Community Health Seminar and Children’s Day Activities

HAPI Jr. worked with the College of Nursing – Level 3 students of the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA of Las Pinas helped them by both sponsoring and finding private donors to provide meals, grocery items, and household items for the adults and senior citizens who attended the event. Prizes and school supplies were also provided to the children who attended the event as part of Children’s Day 2022. The nursing students conducted a survey prior to the event to find out what health issues were most common in the depressed areas of the community among the adults and seniors. The data showed that many were concerned, or affected by, vision loss, hypertension, and diabetes. The students, with the guidance of their Clinical Instructors, held a seminar that not only gave simple and cheap solutions to avoid these health problems but also included information about proper sanitation to avoid catching dengue or the common cold. In between topics, the attendees were encouraged to get up out of their seats and do simple exercises that they could also do at home to lessen joint pain and keep them healthy. While the health seminar continued, the children who attended were gathered in one area to learn about how to avoid catching the common cold and dengue. They then played games to review what they knew and received prizes. Attendees had the opportunity to have their blood sugar levels and blood pressure checked as well. All of this is very important to the members of the community as they do not have the financial means to always go to the health centers to have themselves checked. Simple steps taken at home can help them avoid greater problems in the future. Before heading home, everyone received rice noodles and puto, a steamed cake made with rice flour.