It's been three months since we've been to Barangay Tulungatung for our CHP's house-to-house survey. The team and the residents were able to identify the problems and prioritize them last semester. And our visit this semester at Barangay Tulungatung is different, as we immersed our selves and live in the community for a month. Immersing at our assigned community gave us the opportunity to built rapport, good camaraderie and stronger bond with the people in the community. It brought engagement that helped the team perform better and productive, just as planned.
Before our one-month immersion, we had planning and scheduling of activities with the guidance of our preceptor, Dr. Shiela Tan-Ganih. We knew by then that our full-pack schedule will bring us productive days ahead.
It was a fruitful general Assembly we had with our Barangay leaders, zone leaders, and organizational heads last August 27, 2022 at Barangay Health Center. We presented our community health plan. We felt the support and accords that they also want the planned goals to be achieved. With us in the photo are Dr. Jem Cristobal, our community facilitator, Barangay Captain Jesus Felipe, and Mrs. Fe Alvarez, midwife.
It was September 1, 2022 at Senior's Building, we held a meeting for the organization of Barangay Rabies Control Committee, Hypertension Committee, and Barangay Ecological Solid Waste Management. We also conducted Solid Waste Management Health Education on this day. We were able to establish the different committees. They all signed commitment letters as an authentication that they are engaged in the goals of our community health plan for their Barangay's benefit and health.
Residents were ecstatic as we've announced that we will hold Zumba every Saturday morning. We started our Zumba session as part of the hypertension committee activity last September 3, 2022. It was fun to sweat out!
Team Civitas Medicos also went to Tulungatung Elementary School to conduct Health Awareness on rabies control, solid waste management, drugs, and covid-19 immunization last September 7-8, 2022. The students were attentive during the lecture duration and we had a little fun with games. Mr. Zossimo Beira, the school principal handed us certificates of recognition.
The team conducted hypertension awareness and BP monitoring program training for the hypertension core group last Sept 8, 2022 at Barangay health center. They have learned how to take blood pressure and the proper referral system. Pre-test and post-test test was done to evaluate their knowledge acquired during this session.
An immortalized line of our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal emphasized "Ang Kabataan ay ang pag-asa ng bayan". However cliché, we stand for hope on our future generation. We must instill proper education for them to live a healthy life in the current generation and to pass on the future. Team Civitas Medicos transpired a health teaching to senior high school students of Barangay Tulungatung last September 9, 2022 at Barangay covered court. Part of the teachings were about solid waste management, Covid-19 immunization, rabies control, drugs and teenage pregnancy.
Staff development program and fabrication of rabies control action plan was conducted for healthcare workers and Barangay rabies control committee last September 12, 2022 at Barangay health center.
A meeting with Barangay Ecological Solid Waste Management Committee was held at Senior's building last September 17, 2022 for the implementation of RA 9003.
Team Civitas Medicos has duties to serve the community. Every Tuesday at the barangay health center, we are duty for scheduled prenatal and immunization for pediatrics every Wednesdays. We also have duties on Ayala lying-in center every Thursday-Friday for 24 hours schedule. Every Thursday aftenoon is scheduled for OPD. We also give various lectures to the community such as adolescent program, family planning, teenage pregnancy and breast feeding.
There are still present cases of Covid-19 in our community. Team Civitas Medicos also participate in Covid-19 vaccinations in the barangay as we still fight for Covid-19 virus.
Team Civitas Medicos is really grateful for the community experience we had as we hone our skills and characters to become good doctors in the future.
See you soon, Barangay Tulungatung!