Baseline and Impact Assessment of Health Literacy Project in Region VI

Baseline and Impact Assessment of Health Literacy Project in Region VI

Project Director:  Roberto E. Javier, Jr.
Funding Agency:  Unilab Foundation

This study aims to develop health literacy measures for UNILAB Foundation to be able to assess the level of health literacy among its HSOTG–TSC student participants. The development of the health literacy measures are anchored on the health science curricula of the Department of Education and the modules developed by Unilab Foundation for its HSOTG–TSC project. Accordingly, this study intends to ascertain the impact of school and the interactive HSOTG health exhibit on the level of health literacy among the students.

Prior to the production of the measures, the study team will conduct a desk review of existing Unilab Foundation documents related to the HSOTG-TSC project. Likewise, the team will also review similar documents in the Philippines such as the DepEd’s Science and Health curricula to examine the outcomes of such systematic intervention and impact of advocacy programs on the level of health literacy of the target audience and recipients. The desk review will help the study team explore indicators that can be used in developing appropriate measures. The study will also look into available materials references that provide data on the health conditions and needs in the specific municipalities, province and region of the schools where the student-participants will be recruited. The team will make use of the data to provide an objective description of the community profile of the selected municipalities, province and the whole of Region VI.

Key words: Health Science on the Go–Traveling Science Centrum (HSOTG–TSC), health literacy, health science curricula, systematic intervention, advocacy programs