DEPED SCHEDULED/SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES DURING THE ONE HEALTH WEEK CELEBRATION ON 6-11 SEPTEMBER 2021

OUA MEMO 00-0821-0218 MEMORANDUM
25 August 2021

For: Regional Directors and BARMM Education Minister Schools Division Superintendents
Regional and Division OKD Coordinators Regional and Division Coordinators
of School Health and Nutrition Programs All PSDSes and School Heads
All Others ConcernedSubject: SCHEDULED/SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES DURING THE ONE HEALTH WEEK CELEBRATION ON 6-11 SEPTEMBER 2021

1. The Department of Education, through the Bureau of Learner Support Services-School Health Division (BLSS-SHD), will celebrate the One Health:

Week1- on September 6-11, 2021 to showcase DepEd’s flagship programs
under the Oplan Kalusugan sa DepEd (OK sa DepEd):

a. Medical, Dental, and Nursing Services, including the School Dental Health Care Program (SDHCP);
b. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools (WinS) Program;
c. School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP);
d. Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) Program;
e. School Mental Health Program; and
f. National Drug Education Program (NDEP).

2. The theme for the celebration is “Bayanihan para sa Kalusugan: OK sa DepEd, sa Paaralan, at sa Tahanan,” emphasizing how partnerships for school health are essential to support the new school year that will remain under the “new normal” set-up.

1. Each day of the One Health Week will showcase a set of activities that focus on a specific OK sa DepEd flagship program.

a. Scheduled activities coordinated by the Central Office, through the BLSS-SHD, will provide key updates and launch key initiatives under each OK sa DepEd flagship program, especially given the current situation of the basic education sector.

i. The schedule of the activities is fixed. All DepEd personnel, learners, partners, and other stakeholders are invited to virtually participate in these national activities that will be streamed via the official social media pages of the Central Office and cross-posted in the social media pages of the Regional Offices (ROs).

ii. Schools Division Offices (SDOs) and schools are enjoined to share the livestream of the said activities in their respective social media pages as scheduled.

b. Suggested activities to be coordinated by the ROs and SDOs nationwide, through their respective School Health and Nutrition (SHN) Units/Sections, intend to promote the regions’/divisions’ respective health and nutrition initiatives for the schools and the learners in their respective jurisdictions, and how such initiatives ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the learners especially amid the pandemic.

i. Suggested activities may be modified depending on the respective contexts of the ROs or the SDOs. ROs and SDOs are encouraged to livestream their activities in their respective social media pages.

ii. The field is enjoined to hold the suggested activities in the recommended timeslots so as not to overlap with the scheduled activities coordinated by the Central Office.

2. The overview of the scheduled national activities and suggested field activities is shown below. Refer to the Annexes for the details of each activity, including the latest draft program for each activity as well as the requested/recommended preparations for the field for the activities. Changes in the program or any additional requests/recommended preparations may be communicated separately by the respective program coordinators.

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