This document provides an overview of the Health Education curriculum in the Philippines. It discusses the goals of promoting overall wellness, outlines the time allotted to health classes by grade level, and describes the basic content areas covered like nutrition, disease prevention, and injury avoidance. Key aspects of the curriculum are that it takes a holistic view of health, emphasizes developing life skills, promotes community and environmental health, and correlates health topics with other subject areas. The curriculum is organized psychologically and uses a continuous spiral approach to progressively build students' health knowledge and skills over time.

1. HEALTH EDUCATION

2. The Health Program in Grades 7-10
deals with physical, mental, emotional,
social, moral and spiritual dimensions
of health that enable the learners to
acquire essential knowledge, attitudes
and skills necessary to promote good
nutrition, prevent and control
diseases,

3. substance use and abuse and
reduce health related risk
behaviors and injuries with the
view to maintaining and improving
personal, family, community,
national and global health.

4. BASIC INFORMATION
• Learning Area: Health Education (MAPEH)
• Time Allotment:
– Grade 1 40/30 mins./week
– Grades 2-4 30 mins.
– Grades 5-6 40 mins.
– Grades 7-10 60 mins.

5. BASIC INFORMATION
• Language of Instruction
–Grades 1-3 Mother Tongue
–Grades 4-5 Filipino
–Grades 6-10 English

6. A Basis of the Curriculum: SCHOOL
HEALTH DATA
• 97% have dental caries
• 67% suffer from parasitism
• 40% pediculosis (kuto)
• 15% are undernourished
• 3% are overweight
• Iron deficiency anemia
• Hearing and visual impairment (Impacted cerumen)
• Upper Respiratory Infection
• National situation among areas: road safety, drugs

7. Comparative Life Span and Time Allotment in Minutes
per Week for Subjects in Grades 1-6 in Four Asian
Countries (SEAMEO-INNOTECH. 2011)
Philippines Singapore Malaysia Brunei
Darussalam
Life Expectancy 71 80 74 77
at Birth (2005)
SUBJECTS
Mother Tongue/
National 1,950 1,800 1,980 1,620
Language
English 2,250 2,400 1,890 1,620
Science 1,100 540 360 810
Mathematics 1,950 1,740 1,080 1,620
Social Studies 1,500 360 180 270
MAPEH 500 1,500 1,080 900
Character 750 1,800 1,080 810
Education/
Islamic & Moral
Education
EPP, Design & 600 180 180
Technology/ ICT

9. Content Areas in Health Education
Growth and Development
• Developmental milestones in
childhood and adolescence
• Personal health
• Development of self-
management skills

10. Content Areas in Health Education
Personal Health (*}
• Development and
practice of behaviors
promoting physical,
mental, social, emotional,
and spiritual health
• Prevention and
management of personal
health problems

11. Content Areas in Health Education
Nutrition (*)
• Recognition of the nutrients
children and adolescents need
• Analysis of quality and
quantity of food intake
• Development of proper eating
habits to meet physiological,
psychological and social needs,
• Diseases and disorders that
arise from improper eating
habits

12. Content Areas in Health Education
Substance Use and Abuse
• Their identification
• Causes
• Effects on the person, the
family, society and the
nation
• Prevention and control

13. Content Areas in Health Education
Family Health
• Human life cycle related to personal
interactions within the family
– nurtures the individual
– provides a home environment

14. Content Areas in Health Education
Prevention and control of diseases and disorders
• Prevention and control of communicable and
non-communicable diseases and disorders,
through
– Development of health habits and practices
– Health programs supported by legislation
– Provision of health services in the school and in the
community

15. Content Areas in Health Education
Injury Prevention, Safety and First Aid (*)
• Causes, effects, and prevention of accidents
and injuries
• Promotion of safe environments

16. Content Areas in Health Education
Consumer Health
• Application of consumer skills in the
wise evaluation, selection and use of
health information, products, and
services

17. Content Areas in Health Education
Community and Environmental Health
• Situates the learner as an integral part of
his/her community and the environment.

18. Characteristics of Health Education
Holistic
Analyzes interrelationship among:
• Factors that influence health status
• Areas of health
• Dimensions of health

19. Characteristics of Health Education
• Epidemiological
– Studies incidence, prevalence, cause, and source
of epidemics
• Preventive
– Helps people take
positive action on
their health & lifestyle to
prevent disease & achieve
optimum health

20. Characteristics of Health Education
Learner-centered
• Focuses on student’s needs, abilities,
interests and learning styles with teacher
as facilitator of learning

21. Characteristics of Health Education
Values-based
• Promotes valuing self and others and
recognizes the worth and integrity of all
involved in the life and work of the school,
fostering positive relationships

22. Characteristics of Health Education
Culture-responsive
• Uses cultural
knowledge, prior
experiences, and
performance styles of
diverse learners to
make learning more
appropriate and
effective for them

23. Characteristics of Health Education
• Rights-Based—Recognizes the Rights of the
Child to
– Life
– Survival and development
– Education
– Health care
– Protection from violence, injury, abuse
– Nutrition
– Shelter, etc.

24. Characteristics of Health Education
• Standards-Based & Outcomes-based:
Requires students to demonstrate that they
have learned academic standards set on
skills and content: what students need to
know, understand, and be able to do.
– Health Learning Area Standard:
• The learner demonstrates understanding of key
concepts of health in achieving, promoting and
sustaining wellness for quality life

25. Key Stage Standard: K to 3
The learner demonstrates understanding and
observance of healthy practices to achieve
wellness.
Grade Level Standard for Grade 1
The learner demonstrates understanding of
essential concepts related to nutrition, personal
health, and safety to enhance health and well-
being.

26. Characteristics of Health Education
Skills-based: Applies life skills to specific health
choices and behaviors
WHO Health Skills, including Life skills
– Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Interpersonal communication skills
• Negotiation/refusal skills
• Empathy-building skills
• Cooperation and teamwork
• Advocacy

27. • Decision-Making and Critical Thinking Skills
– Decision-making/problem solving skills
– Critical thinking skills
• Coping & Self-Management Skills
– Skills for increasing personal confidence & abilities
to assume control, take responsibility, make a
difference, or bring about change
– Skills for managing feelings
– Skills for managing stress

28. Characteristics of Health Education
• Integration of Legislation: Integrates laws
that promote health and prevent and control
unhealthy practices, e.g.,
– R.A. 3573 Prevention and Suppression of
Dangerous Communicable Diseases
– R.A. 9211 Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003
– R.A. 9512 Environmental Awareness
– R.A. 7394 Consumer Act of the Philippines

29. Characteristics of Health Education
• Reinforced by School Celebrations Mandated by Law,
e.g.
– June 6: World Environment Day Incidental
– June 14-18 Safe Kids Week
– July National Nutrition Month
National Disaster Preparedness Month
-- October National Health Education Week
– October Global Handwashing Day
– December 1 World AIDS Day
– February National Dental/Oral Health Week
– March Fire Prevention Month

30. Correlated with Other Learning Areas
• Science
• Music, Arts, Physical Education
• Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao
• Araling Panlipunan
• Edukasyong Pangkabuhayan/ Technology &
Livelihood Education
• English
• Filipino
• Mathematics

31. Coordinated with School Health
Program

32. Curriculum Organization
• Psychological: Starts with the student and
her/his health to family health, thence to
community and environmental health
• Continuous Spiral Progression: Previous
learning is the basis of subsequent learning or
learning is continuous and deepened

33. ORGANIZATION OF THE TEACHING GUIDES
Module (1/Quarter of 10 meetings)
– Objectives
– Content
– Background Information
o Day 1:
Motivation related to the picture about
the Module
Let Us Try (Pre-test) Key to correction
o Days 2-9:
Lessons of 40/30 minutes each
Instructions on how to do the activities and projects, crafts
Questions to ask
o Day 10: Let Us Check

34. Health is a gift, but
you have to LEARN
to keep it.