CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

A community is a group of people living in the same place or having a particular

characteristic in common. It is consisting of families and group of people sharing the same

culture, norms, values or identity. Public health is introduced in the community to help in

improving and promoting health through the organize efforts of organizations, communities

and individuals. According to Dr. Farraon (2019), every local government unit is self-sufficient

and authorized to deliver the needed public care services. However, there is still a global

inequality observed both in the demands and supply sides of the services delivering network.

The Philippines have been offering public health to its citizen which aims to improve

the health of the community through education, policy-making and research for disease control

and prevention. Yet, in accordance to the data presented by Kenworthy (2017), Philippines

topped in having high maternal and neonatal mortality rate. The healthcare system in the

Philippines is a mixed public-private system. Although the public healthcare system in the

Philippines is considered to be decent, more and more skilled doctors are turning away from it

in favor of private practice or working overseas. As a result, citizens are experiencing issues

and difficulties to access basic care, particularly, to those with poor health conditions and

poverty-stricken. In addition, the World Health Organization stated that if a healthcare system

provides access to quality healthcare regardless of the financial aspect of the profession, it can

be considered well-functioning. With this in mind, the researchers wanted to identify specific

community problems to Barangay Kayquit III, Indang, Cavite to design a plan and come up
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with solution for the existing conflict of the community. This paper aim to focus on

implementing this project into programs which help in resolving the problems. Follow to that

an evaluation will be conducted to recognize if there are any changes in the community.

B. Objective of the Study

The study aims to accomplish the following objectives:

1. Conduct a community assessment and analysis

1.1 classify the demographic profile of the community;

1.2 Identify the different health problems and issues of the people inside the community

that need to be prioritized;

1.3 Determine the cause of the problems in the community;

2. Implement health programs that will address the problem in the community

2.1 develop a plan to solve the problems and issues in the community

2.2 Implement the constructed plan in the community through a program; and

2.3 Conduct an evaluation to recognize the significant changes in the chosen community

C. Significance of the study

The study will benefit the following group of people:

Members of the Community. The community will be the recipient of each program. The

students will gather patients from the community who are in need of health assessments. Also,

they will be aware of their health needs and how to cope up with their problems.
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Municipality and Barangay Officials. The study will help the barangay officials to address

the health problem arising in their community. Through this, the officials will have the idea to

implement more health programs regarding to the health problem of the community.

Students. The students who proposed the programs will be immerse in the community to

discover common health problem, its causes, and how to aid this health problem. This way,

they will know more about the health and diseases that will develop their skills.

Future Researchers. This research will serve as a reference for the future researchers who will

conduct the same study in a different community and it can improve their skills in the field of

medical research.

D. Scope and Limitations

The study is conducted to monitor the health status of the community of Barangay

Kayquit III in Indang, Cavite to determine specific potential problems and implement programs

that can help solve the problems in the community. The said study is administered from January

to May 2019. The families in the community of Purok 3 and 4 of Barangay Kayquit III, Indang,

Cavite are the participants of the study. Gathering of information and implementing programs

are scheduled only every Mondays of the week, from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, of the whole

semester.