HEALTH

THIRD QUARTER
MODULE 5 – 8
Programs, Policies, and
Agencies Responsible for the
Prevention and Control of
Communicable Diseases
(Week 6-8)
HEALTH - GRADE 8
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 3 – Module 5 – 8: PROGRAMS, POLICIES AND AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
First Edition, 2020

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HEALTH
THIRD QUARTER
MODULE 5 – 8
Programs, Policies, and
Agencies Responsible for the
Prevention and Control of
Communicable Diseases
(Week 6-8)
For the learner:

Welcome to the Health 8 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Ways of

managing Health Issues, Trends and Concerns!

Your understanding of health concepts will contribute to your sense of social

connectedness and help you assume greater responsibility through a variety of roles
as you participate in a real world situation. This module is uniquely crafted to
explore your greatest potential and promote lifelong skills through

active participation in the different learning experiences. Emphasis is placed on

combining tactical knowledge that you will acquire, and the development of skills for
a better performance and achievement of the expected learning outcomes.

This module was designed to provide and equip you with knowledge, skills and habits
that will enable you to achieve competence in maintaining your health and physical
condition. The domain in Health Education emphasizes on the development of the
proper skills of a health-conscious consumer, lifelong participation in health trends,
issues and concerns in health care, and planning for a health career.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to

check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such as a
story, a song, a poem, a problem opener, an
activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the
answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.
 What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank
sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will

help you transfer your new knowledge or skill
into real life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your

level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given

to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
 What I Need to Know

The main lesson of the module is about Programs, policies, and agencies, responsible
for the prevention and control of communicable diseases.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Demonstrate self-monitoring skills to prevent communicable diseases.
2. Promote programs and policies to prevent and control communicable
diseases.
3. Identify agencies that promotes programs and policies to prevent and control
communicable diseases.
 What I Know

A. Instructions: Read each statement carefully about the nature of

communicable diseases. Your parent/guardian will guide you whether the
statement is true or false by putting (√) mark on the appropriate box. Do this
in your activity sheet.

Statement TRUE FALSE

Organisms like bacteria and viruses are all over the

1
environment
Many of the most common diseases are caused by tiny
2 microorganisms called pathogens.

Communicable diseases come from infected person to

3
another.
Stomachache is one symptom that can be manifested
4 by communicable disease.

5 Viral hepatitis is caused by virus that affects the liver.

Rabies virus can enter only the brain cells while polio
6 virus attacks on the nervous system.

7 Malaria is a sickness caused by a carrier mosquito.

Pinworms hatch and live primarily in the intestines of

8
a person.
Covid-19 is an infectious disease cause by a newly
9 discovered coronavirus.

Stagnant water is a reservoir for mosquitoes to

10
multiply

A. Self – Inventory
How do I rate?

Number your activity sheet from 1 to 20. Read the statements and respond by
checking:
M if the statement describes you most of the time.
S if the statement describes you some of the time, and
N if the statement never applies to you.
Answer this self – inventory, without any assistance from your teacher or
anybody.
Total the number of each type of your response.
Proceed to the next section, the How did you Score section.

Self-Inventory

Questions M S N
1 I keep my immunization records up to date.
2 I stay away from people who currently have cold or flu.
3 I exercise aerobically at least three times a week.
4 I eat balanced diet daily.
5 I do not smoke.
6 I get at least eight hours of sleep each night.
7 I stay at home within the first day when symptoms of an
illness appear.
8 I take a few minutes each day to relax.
9 I avoid using towels that others have used.
10 I avoid using other people’s combs and brushes.
11 I cover my mouth when I cough or sneeze.
12 I do not share eating utensils or glasses with other people.
13 I listen or respond to my body that it is tired or that
something may be wrong.
14 I wash my hands before and after eating meal, before
preparing food, and after using the toilet.
15 I shower or bathe regularly.
16 I put food wastes in closed containers.
17 I advise my parents to make sure our pets have vaccines too.
18 I avoid walking around without footwear.
19 I avoid eating dairy and poultry products that are not
refrigerated.
20 I support efforts of the government to enforce public health
laws for immunization and reporting communicable diseases.
Total for Most of the time
Total for Some of the time
Total for Never applies

How did you score?

Give yourself 4 points for each most of the time, 2 points for each some of the time,
0 points for each never answers.
Get your total and read the result of your score below:
60 to 80 = Excellent!
Your disease prevention efforts are outstanding. Congratulations!
40 to 59 = Good!
You are doing very well in your efforts to prevent communicable diseases.
20 t0 39 = Fair!
Disease prevention is not important to you. Some efforts will be beneficial to you
and to others.
Below 20 = Needs Improvement!
 Be careful. You may be spreading communicable diseases to others. Now is the
time to start taking good care of yourself

Lesson
Programs, Policies, and Agencies,
1 Responsible for the Prevention and
Control of Communicable Diseases

What’s In

Answer the following questions:

1. What is your idea about communicable diseases?

2. When is communicable disease under control? Explain your answer.
3. How can one’s lifestyle affect the management of communicable diseases?
Explain.
4. What is life with diseases?
5. Why should we be threatened with communicable diseases?
.

What’s New

Activity 1: QUICK CHECK

Check on your prior knowledge and what you want to learn about the control and
prevention of communicable diseases.

What I Know What I Want to Know What I usually Do

 What is It

SELF-MONITORING SKILLS
• It is the process of observing one’s behavior and evaluating it in
relation to one’s goal.

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
• It is an illness caused by infectious agent or its toxic products
that are transmitted directly or indirectly to a well person
through an agent, vector or inanimate object.
TYPES
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
• It is not easily transmitted by ordinary contact but requires a
direct inoculation through a break in the previously intact skin
or mucous membrane.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
• It is easily transmitted from one person to another through direct
or indirect means.

TERMINOLOGIES

• DISINFECTION – destruction of pathogenic microorganism

outside the body by directly applying physical or chemical
means.
o Concurrent – method of disinfection done immediately
after the infected individual discharges infectious
material/secretions. This method of disinfection is
appropriate when the patient is still the source of
infection.
o Terminal – applied when the patient is no longer the
source of infection.

• Disinfectant – chemical used on non-living objects.

• Antiseptic – chemical used on living things.
• Bactericidal – kills microorganism.
• Sterilization – complete destruction of all microorganism
• Quarantine – a state, period, or place of isolation in which
people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been
exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.
• Fumigation – the action or process of disinfecting or purifying
an area with the fumes of certain chemicals.
• Immunization – the action of making a person or animal
immune to infection, typically by inoculation.
8 Healthy Habits that Prevent Germs and Infectious Diseases from Spreading
1. Handle & Prepare Food Safely

• Food can carry germs. Wash hands, utensils, and surfaces often when
preparing any food, especially raw meat. Always wash fruits and
vegetables. Cook and keep foods at proper temperatures. Do not leave
food out.
• Refrigerate promptly.

2. Wash Hands Often

• One of the most important healthy habits to prevent the spread of
germs is to clean your hands. Our hands can carry germs, so it is
important to wash them often, even if they do not look dirty.

3. Clean and Disinfect Commonly Used Surfaces.

• Germs can live on the surfaces. Cleaning with soap and water is usually
enough. However, you should disinfect your bathroom and kitchen
regularly. Disinfect other areas if someone in the house is ill.

4. Cough and Sneeze into a Tissue or on your Sleeve.

• Cough or sneeze into a tissue or on your shirt sleeve not into your
hands to prevent germs to be passed onto other people, or contaminate
other objects that people touch.

5. Do not Share Personal Items

• Avoid sharing personal items that cannot be disinfected, like
toothbrushes and razors or sharing towels between washes. Needles
should never be shared, should only be used once, and then thrown
properly.

6. Get Vaccinated
• Vaccines can prevent many infectious diseases. You should get some
vaccinations in childhood, some as an adult, and some for special
situations like pregnancy and travel. Make sure you and your family
are up to date on your vaccinations.

7. Avoid Touching Wild Animals

• You and your family should avoid touching wild animals which can
carry germs that cause infectious diseases. If you are bitten, talk to
your doctor. Make sure that your pet’s vaccination is up to date.

8. Stay Home When Sick.

• When you are sick, stay home and rest. You will get well soon and will
not spread germs.
HEALTH MEASURES to PREVENT and CONTROL Communicable Diseases

• Maintain personal health and hygiene.

• Be considerate of the health of others.
• Avoid risk factors associated with communicable diseases.
• Have regular check-ups.
• Submit to early medical treatment.
• Avoid direct contact with people who have serious communicable diseases.
• Submit to immunizations against communicable disease.

Factors in Community Health Program and Policies

• Policies and programs for health target communities:

√ Mortality rate (length of life)
√ Morbidity (quality of life)
1. Health Behavior – refers to an action regarding their health and well- being.
• Alcohol use
• Diet and exercise
• Sexual activity
• Tobacco use
2. Clinical care – refers to having access to quality healthcare services.
• Access to care
• Quality of care
3. Social and economic factor
• One’s job type.
• Income level
• Educational attainment
• Social interaction

AGENCIES IN THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

World Health Organization (WHO)

• WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the
vulnerable.
• Their goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health
coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and
provide a further billion people with better health and well-being.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)

The Department of Health (DOH) holds the over-all technical authority on health as
it is a national health policy maker and regulatory institution. Basically, the DOH
has three major roles in the health sector: (1) leadership in health; (2) enabler and
capacity builder; and (3) administrator of specific services. Its mandate is to
develop national plans, technical standards, and guidelines on health. Aside from
being the regulator of all health services and products, the DOH is the provider of
special tertiary health care services and technical assistance to health providers
and stakeholders.
Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DCPB)

• Develops plans, policies, programs, projects and strategies for disease

prevention and control health protection.
• Provides coordination, technical assistance, capability building, consultancy
and advisory services related to disease prevention and control health
protection.

EPIDEMIOLOGY BUREAU

• Develops and evaluates surveillance systems and other health information

systems.
• Collects, analyzes and disseminates reliable and timely information on the
health status.
• Investigates disease outbreaks and other threats to public health.
• Network public health laboratories in support of epidemiological and
surveillance activities.

HEALTH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BUREAU

• Acts as the DOH Coordinating unit and Operation Center for all health
emergencies and disasters, as well as incidents with the potential of
becoming an emergency, and coordinate the mobilization and sharing of
resources.
• Provides the communication linkage among DOH Central Office and other
concerned agencies, including the hospitals and the regions, during
emergencies and disasters.
• Maintains updated information of all health emergencies and disasters
(except epidemiological investigation reports) and provide such information
to other offices and agencies in accordance with existing protocols.

What's More

Did you know?

There are three levels of preventive care:

Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Care.

Primary prevention aims to avoid the development of a disease or disability in

healthy individuals. Most population-based health promotion activities such as
encouraging less consumption of sugars to reduce caries risk, are primary preventive
measures. Other examples of primary prevention in medicine and dentistry include
the use of fluoridated toothpaste, vaccinations for infectious diseases like measles,
mumps, rubella, polio.

Secondary prevention is early disease detection, making it possible to prevent

the worsening of the disease and the emergence of symptoms, or to minimize
complications and limit disabilities before the disease becomes severe. It includes the
detection of diseases in asymptomatic patients with screening or diagnostic testing
and preventing the spread of communicable diseases. Examples in dentistry and
medicine include screening for caries, periodontal screening, and recording for
periodontal disease and screening for breast and cervical cancer.

Tertiary prevention aims to reduce the negative impact of an already established disease
by restoring function and reducing disease related complications. It also aims to improve the
quality of life for people with disease. Some examples include the use of amalgam and composite
fillings for dental caries, replacement of missing teeth with bridges, implants, or dentures or
insulin therapy for type II diabetes.

Activity 2. Self- monitoring

In your activity sheet, copy the chart as shown. In your daily chart, write what you
can do to keep yourself, home and community clean.
Prepare two copies of this chart. Ask your parents and other family members to
monitor you when you are doing it.

Attach your signature and your parent’s signature too.

SELF MONITORING CHART

Committed
to
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
maintain
cleanliness

-self

-home

-community

Let them check if you have accomplished it through using the following chart.

Committed to do M T W Th F S S

I do not drink from somebody’s bottle/glass.

I do not share my spoon and fork when eating.

I use my own comb and do not share other’s comb.

I do not share my towel or use other’s towel.

I do not share my socks to other’s or use other’s socks.

I wash my hands before and after using them.

I always cover my mouth and nose when coughing or

sneezing.
I only wear washed clothes.

I take a bath regularly.

I always wear face mask and face shield when going out
of the house.

________________________ _______________________
STUDENT’S SIGNATURE PARENT’S SIGNATURE

What I Have Learned

Activity 3. Complete each blank with appropriate entry/word. Then follow

these guidelines to reduce the spread of infections.

√ ____________ every day to keep your skin, hair, and nails clean.
√ Avoid sharing____________ or drinking utensils.
√ Store and prepare food in a safe way to prevent food ________________
√ _______your hands after using the toilet and before and ______ eating.
√ If you are sick, avoid infecting others. Cover your ____ when coughing.
√ There are three other ways to protect yourself from ________diseases. You can
become _________ by having the disease. You can be immunized by injection. If
a __________ is available practice bio__________ back.
√ There are three levels of prevention.
1.) The P__________ level is used before the person gets the disease.
2.) The S __________ level is used after the disease has occurred, but before the
person notices that anything is wrong.
3.) The T ________ level targets the person who already has symptoms of the
disease; to lessen the damage and pain from the disease, to prevent it from
causing complications, to give the best care and to make the sick healthy
again
Evaluate Your Answer:
If you got 13 correct answers, it means that you are very much concern in helping to
reduce the spread of infections.
If you got 11-12 correct answers, it means you are much concern in helping to reduce
the spread of infections.
If you got 6-10 correct answers, it means that you are concern in the reduction of the
spread of infections.
If you got 1-5 correct answers, it means you are in danger of getting infected
 What I can do

How ready are you?

Activity 4. Now that we are facing global crisis due to pandemic, as

a young citizen how can you help in spreading awareness on the importance
of prevention of communicable diseases like the covid-19 virus?

Assessment

I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen
letter on a separate sheet of paper.

____1. This pertains to the host or patient being placed in another room to
prevent the spread of the disease.
a. Disinfection c. Isolation
b. Sterilization d. Fumigation
____2. It refers to a complete destruction of all microorganisms.
a. Quarantine c. Fumigation
b. Isolation d. Disinfection
____3. The action of making a person or animal immune to infection, typically by
inoculation.
a. Immunization c. Fumigation
b. Disinfection d. Isolation
____4. A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have
arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease
are placed.
a. Disinfection c. Quarantine
b. Fumigation d. Immunization
____5. Chemical used on non-living objects.
a. Antiseptic c. Bactericidal
b. Disinfectant d. Antibiotic
____6. It is an illness caused by infectious agent or its toxic products that are
transmitted directly or indirectly to a well person through an agent, vector
or inanimate object.
a. Contagious disease c. Non communicable disease
b. Communicable disease d. Infection
____7. Refers to an action regarding their health and well- being.
a. Mortality c. Social factor
b. Clinical care d. Health behavior
 ____8. Not easily transmitted by ordinary contact but require a direct inoculation
through a break in the previously intact skin or mucous membrane.
a. Communicable disease c. Infectious disease
b. Contagious disease d. None of the above
____9. Easily transmitted from one person to another through direct or indirect
means
a. Infectious disease c. Non communicable disease
b. Communicable disease d. Contagious disease
____10. Its mission is to lead and synchronize all efforts in disease prevention
and control towards healthy families and communities through good
Governance, Dynamic Partnership and Share Values.
a. Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DPCB)
b. Department of Health DOH
c. Family Health Office (FHO)
d. Infectious Disease Office (IDO)

II. Identify the level of prevention as primary, secondary or tertiary.

_________________1. Health promotion

_________________2. Screening for cervical cancer
_________________3. Screening and diagnostic testing in asymptomatic
patient
_________________4. Vaccination
_________________5. Insulin therapy treatment

Additional Activities

Make a poster showing habits/practices that help control the spread of diseases.
 Answer Key
What I Know
Statement TRUE FALSE

1 Organisms like bacteria and viruses are all over the environment √

2 Many of the most common diseases are caused by tiny microorganisms called pathogens. √

3 Communicable diseases come from infected person to another. √

4 Stomach ache is one symptom that can be manifested by communicable disease. √

5 Viral hepatitis is caused by virus that affects the liver. √

6 Rabies virus can enter only the brain cells while polio virus attacks on the nervous system. √

7 Malaria is a sickness caused by a carrier mosquito. √

8 Pinworms hatch and live primarily in the intestines of a person. √

9 COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. √

10 Stagnant water is a reservoir for mosquitoes to multiply √

What I Have Learned

Activity 3:

√ Bath every day to keep your skin, hair, and nails clean.
√ Avoid sharing personal or drinking utensils.
√ Store and prepare food in a safe way to prevent food contamination.
√ Wash your hands after using the toilet and before and after eating.
√ If you are sick, avoid infecting others. Cover your mouth when coughing.
√ There are three other ways to protect yourself from communicable diseases. You can become sick by having the
disease. You can be immunized by injection. If a vaccine is available practice biofeedback back.
√ There are three levels of prevention.
4.) The Primary level is used before the person gets the disease.
5.) The Secondary level is used after the disease has occurred, but before the person notices that anything is
wrong.
6.) The Tertiary level targets the person who already has symptoms of the disease; to lessen the damage and
pain from the disease, to prevent it from causing complications, to give the best care and to make the sick
healthy again

Assessment
I. 1.c II. 1. Primary
2.d 2. Secondary
3.a 3. Secondary
4.c 4. Primary
5.b 5. Tertiary
6. b
7. d
8.c
9. d
10.a
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