HEALTH Q2

• R.A 10354 - Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012
• R.A 10354 - Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012
• Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 - It is a legal provision which ensures that every Filipino citizen has the right to sustainable human development that includes education and information in reproductive health and responsible parenthood.
• Four Pillars on the Foundation of R.A. 10354:

  • Informed Choice
  • Birth Control
  • Respect for life
  • Responsible Parenthood
• Informed Choice – provision for the integration of reproductive health and sexuality education in schools.
• Birth Control – reproductive healthcare, information, and supplies shall be made available most especially to poor beneficiaries.
• Respect for Life – recognizes that abortion is illegal and punishable by law.
• Responsible Parenthood – aims to help couples to realize their desired timing, spacing, and the number of children in accordance to their socioeconomic, emotional, and psychological capacity.
• Calendar Rhythm Method or Natural Family Planning - is one of the most popular contraceptives in the Philippines.
• NFP - Natural Family Planning
• Main Reasons for preferring the Calendar Rhythm Method:

  • Medical
  • Convenience
• R.A 9211 - Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003
• R.A 9211 - Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003
• Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 or R.A 9211 - this act was designed to promote a healthy environment and protect citizens from the hazards of tobacco smoke, inform the public of the health risks associated with cigarette smoking and tobacco use, regulate labelling of tobacco products, and protect young people from being initiated to cigarette smoking and tobacco use through access restrictions.
• R.A 9165 - Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
• R.A 9165 - Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
• Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 or R.A 9165 - this Act ensures that the well-being of citizenry, particularly the youth, will be protected from the harmful effects of dangerous drugs on their physical and mental well-being. It is an act that penalizes any person who participates in the sale, trading, administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution, and transportation of any dangerous drugs.
• Drug Rehabilitation - is the process of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency on drugs or any addictive substances.
• Drug Rehabilitation - The general intent is to enable the patient to confront substance dependence, and stop substance misuse to avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical consequences that can be caused.
• R.A 9512 - National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008
• National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008 or R.A 9512 - is an act that mandates the state to protect our environment and to promote national awareness regarding the role of natural resources in economic growth and the importance of the environmental conservation and ecological balance.
• Philippine Climate Change Commission - PCCC
• R.A 7394 - Consumer Act of the Philippines
• R.A 7394 - Consumer Act of the Philippines
• Consumer Act of the Philippines or R.A 7394 - Is an act that protects the Filipino consumers against deceptive, unfair and unconscionable sales acts and practices.
• Consumer Act of the Philippines or R.A 7394 - It also provides provision, and information and education to facilitate the sound choice and proper exercise of rights by the consumers.
• Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 - R.A 8423
• Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 - R.A 8423
• Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 or R.A. 8423 - is an act that aims to improve the quality and delivery of health-care services to the Filipino people through the development of traditional alternative health care and its integration into the national health-care delivery system.