Health Trends Part Ii

Health Trends, Issues,
and Concerns
National
Level
Cyber
crime
the Ph in
ilippin
es
• The Act that promotes
environmental awareness
through environmental National
education.
• National Environmental Environmental
Awareness and Education Act
of 2008 Environmental Awareness and
Education should be
integrated with DEPED
Education Act of
(Community Service) and be
part of the National Service
2008 R.A.9512
Training Program (NSTP)
Philippine The Act promulgates “policies and
prescribing measures for the
AIDS prevention and control of HIV/AIDS
in the Philippines, instituting a
Prevention nationwide HIV/AIDS information
and Control and educational program,
establishing a comprehensive
Act of 1998 HIV/AIDS monitoring system,
strengthening the Philippine
R.A. 8504 National AIDS Council, and for other
purposes” (PNAC)
provides for education and
01 information dissemination
in various institutions and
agencies,
Safe practice and procedures
02 (testing, screening, and
The purpose and counseling) in health
organizations and associations
function Monitoring of cases
03 with confidentiality
Programs for anti-

04 discriminatory acts.
To formulate policies for the
protection of indigenous and natural
health resources and technology
from unwarranted exploitation;
Traditional
Medicine Act of To formulate policies to strengthen
the role of traditional and alternative
1997 (RA 8423) health care delivery system; and
To formulate standards, guidelines and codes To promote traditional and alternative health
of ethical practice appropriate for the practice care in international and national conventions,
of traditional and alternative health care as well seminars and meetings in coordination with the
as in the manufacture, quality control and tourism-related agencies as well as non-
marketing of different traditional health care government organizations and local
materials. government units.
● Republic Act No. 7719, promotes
voluntary blood donation to provide
sufficient supply of safe blood and to
regulate blood banks. This act aims to
inculcate public awareness that blood
donation is a humanitarian act.
National ● The National Voluntary Blood

Services Program (NVBSP) of the
Department of Health is targeting the
Blood youth as volunteers in its blood
donation program this year. In
Services Act accordance with RA No. 7719, it aims

to create public consciousness on the
importance of blood donation in
of 1994 saving the lives of millions of Filipino
• Blood Safety
• Blood Adequacy
• Rational Blood Use
• Efficiency of Blood
Services
Illegal Access
The access to the whole or any part
of a computer system without
right.
Cybercrime Illegal Interception
The interception made by
Prevention Act of technical means without right
of any non-public transmission
2012 REPUBLIC of computer data to, from, or
within a computer system
ACT NO. 10175 including electromagnetic
emissions from a computer
system carrying such computer
data.
System Interference.
35% The intentional alteration or
reckless hindering or
interference with the
functioning of a computer or
computer network by
Data Interference. inputting, transmitting,
The intentional or reckless damaging, deleting,
alteration, damaging, deletion deteriorating, altering or
or deterioration of computer suppressing computer data or
data, electronic document, or program, electronic document,
electronic data message, or electronic data message,
without right, including the without right or authority,
introduction or transmission of including the introduction or 65%
viruses. transmission of viruses.
Computer-related
Offenses: Computer-related Fraud. The
Computer-related Forgery. unauthorized input, alteration, or
(i) The input, alteration, or deletion of any deletion of computer data or
computer data without right resulting in program or interference in the
inauthentic data with the intent that it be functioning of a computer system,
considered or acted upon for legal purposes causing damage thereby with
as if it were authentic, regardless whether
fraudulent intent:
or not the data is directly readable and
intelligible; or Computer-related Identity Theft.
(ii) The act of knowingly using computer The intentional acquisition, use,
data which is the product of computer- misuse, transfer, possession,
related forgery as defined herein, for the alteration or deletion of identifying
purpose of perpetuating a fraudulent or information belonging to another,
dishonest design. whether natural or juridical,
without right
(3) Unsolicited Commercial
Content-related Offenses: Communications. The transmission
(1) Cybersex. The willful engagement,
of commercial electronic
maintenance, control, or operation,
directly or indirectly, of any lascivious communication with the use of
exhibition of sexual organs or sexual computer system which seek to
activity, with the aid of a computer advertise, sell, or offer for sale
system, for favor or consideration. products and services are prohibited.
(2) Child Pornography. The unlawful (4) Libel. The unlawful or prohibited
or prohibited acts defined and acts of libel as defined in Article 355
punishable by Republic Act No.
of the Revised Penal Code, as
9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography
Act of 2009, committed through a amended, committed through a
computer system: Provided, That the computer system or any other similar
penalty to be imposed shall be (1) one means which may be devised in the
degree higher than that provided for in future.
Republic Act No. 9775
By raising awareness within the
community, we in
turn will influence case
detection, raise the profile of
the disease, advocate effectively
for our patients, and, hopefully,
mobilize political will.
Therefore, it is important that
communities' efforts be designed
effectively to achieve the
desired health outcomes.
R OU P
G
QU I Z
1. Tobacco Regulation
Act of 2003
An act that protects
people from the sale,
use, and
advertisements of TRUE
hazardous tobacco
products. TRUE OR
FALSE?
2. Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act of
2002
It is a policy-making and
strategy-formulating body
in planning and
formulation of policies and
program on tobacco and
FALS
alcohol prevention and
control. TRUE OR E
FALSE?
3.Seat Belts Use Act of
1999. An act requiring the
mandatory compliance by
drivers of public and
private vehicles to use seat
belt devices and requiring
vehicle manufacturers to TRUE
install seat belt devices in
all their manufactured
vehicles. TRUE OR
FALSE?
4. Complete the Philippine AIDS
statement: Prevention and
Philippine Control Act of
________ 1998.
Prevention and
Control Act of
1998.
5. Complete the National
statement:
Blood
National
________Service
Services
s Act of 1994. Act of
1994.
6. Cybercrime
__________ Cybercrime
Act of 2012 Prevention
Act of 2012
7. Provides for
Responsible
maternal and child
Parenthood and
healthcare, family
planning, and
Reproductive
responsible Heath Act of
parenthood. 2012
8. It is a law that aims to
protect the interest of
the consumer is,
promote general welfare R.A. 7394
and to establish Consumer
standards of conduct for
business and industry. Act of the
Philippines
9. It's an Act to promote
environmental awareness
through Environmental
Education (EE) and covers the
integration of EE in the school
Environmental
curricula at all levels, be it Awareness and
public or private, including
daycare, preschool, non-formal, Education Act
technical, vocational, indigenous
learning and out-of-school youth
of 2008
courses or programs.

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• Rational Blood Use

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