I. Project Description

II. Methodology

• Procedures

• Team Profile

III. About the community

• Profile

• Linkages

IV. Focus Story

• Origin

• Features: Uses and preparations of herbal medicines

V. Bibliography

VI. Conclusions/Results

VII. Recommendations

VIII. Gallery

2008 National Health Month Events

January

 (14-20) National Cancer Consciousness Week (21-27) Goiter Awareness Week (29) World Leprosy Day

February

 Heart Month National Health Insurance Program Month (14-19) National Mental Retardation Week (25-29) Leprosy Prevention and Control Week

March

 Burn injury Prevention month Colon and Rectal Cancer Awareness Month National Women’s Health Month Rabies awareness month (8) National Women’s Health Day (24) World TB Day

April

 Cancer in Children Awareness Month (7) World Health Day (14-20) Garantisadong Pambata- Round 1

May

 Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Natural family Planning Month No Smoking Month Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (2) World Asthma Day (12-18) Safe Motherhood Week (21) AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day (31) World No tobacco Day

June

   National Blood Donors Month National Kidney Month Prostate Cancer Awareness Montj (5) World Environment Day (14) World Blood Donor Day (16-22) Safe Kids Week (23) DOH Anniversary

 July

  National Blood Donors Month Nutrition Month (1-7) National Disaster Consciousness Week (11) World Population Day (14-20) National Disability Prevention  and Rehabilitation Week (14-20) National Diabetes Awareness Week

August

    Family Planning Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month National Lung Month National Tuberculosis Awareness Month (1-7) World Breastfeeding Week (1-7) Mother-Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Month (4-10) National Hospital Week (11-17) Asthma Week (11-17) Philippine National Research System Week  (19) National Tuberculosis Day  

September

    Generic Awareness Month Liver Cancer Awareness Month (1-7) National Epilepsy Awareness Month (8-14) Obesity Prevention and Awareness Week (20) World Heart Day (28) World Rabies Day  

October

    Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Children’s Month (1-7) Elderly Filipino Week (6-12) National Newborn Screening Week (10) World Mental Health Day (10) World Sight Day (13-19) Garantisadong Pambata- Round II (13-19) Health Education Week (13-19) National Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Week (20-26) Food Safety Awarenes Week

November

    Cancer Pain Awareness Month Filariasis Awareness Month Malaria Awareness Month Traditional and Alternative Health Care Month (3-9) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness week (3-9) National Skin Disease Detection and Prevention Week (7) National Food Fortification Day (10-16) Deaf Awareness Week (14) World Diabetes Day (17-23) Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week (23-29) Population and Development Week

December

    Firecracker Injury Prevention Month (1) World AIDS Day (1-7) Health Emergency Week (10) National Youth Health Day