facultynews

Lee spearheads men’s reproductive health initiatives

Dr. Romeo Lee, chairperson of the Behavioral Sciences Department, undertakes a number of efforts in promoting reproductive health (RH) among men.

Lee coordinates the Asia-Pacific Technical Group on male involvement in RH that seeks to provide technical and substantive assistance to groups and individuals wanting to establish or strengthen men’s participation. The technical group forms part of the region-wide Alliance in RH.

An editorial board member of the US-based International Journal of Men’s Health, Lee is also undertaking two scientific investigations: one, on men’s risky sexual behavior change, funded by the UNDP HIV Development Program; two, on penile implants and circumcision, a multi-country study supported by the Ford Foundation/Jakarta.

On November 2-4, Lee will present his findings on a completed study on men and domestic violence at the First World Congress on Men’s Health in Vienna, Austria.
The Ford Foundation through the Institute of International Education in New York supports his attendance.

Pagadut speaks on Inculturation and Catechism

Chair of the Religious Education Department Dr. Natividad Pagadut was one of three speakers for the Episcopal Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education (ECCCE) in Ilagan, Isabela on October 16-18. Pagadut discussed the principles of inculturation, the basic structure of the Catechism for Filipino Catholics (CFC), and spoke on the catechesis and the catechist.

Attended by priests, nuns, coordinators and lay leaders from Tuguegarao, Ilagan, Kalinga Apayao, Abra, Bontoc-Lagawe, La Union, Urdaneta, San Fernando, and Bayombong, the event was a live-in Trainers’ Training Seminar Workshop on the Proper Use of the CFC.

In related news, Pagadut had earlier attended a seminar-workshop on the training of trainers where she was chosen as a member of the pool of speakers for would-be trainees. The other two speakers were Sister Jesusa Engkiko, OP and Dr. Linda Tacorda.