Team Greenfinity
We are a team of 4th year BS Public Health students from the University of the Philippines Visayas. With our passion to help build a healthier Philippines and as part of our Public Health practice, we have committed to help farmers decrease the incidence of agricultural work-related accidents.
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Started May 2016 with only 5 members, Team Greenfinity participated in Unilab Ideas Positive Run 7 with Project Triple M, and luckily qualified for the regionals. The team may not have made it as a national finalist but still decided to push through with the implementation of the project for the benefit of its chosen community. With 6 more members, the team continues to campaign for occupational safety and health in the agricultural setting.
Team Leader: REYNA FRANCES ORTIZ
The best moments I get to have as a public health student is when I'm given the chance to step out of my comfort zone, to experience life away from the luxuries of home, and to make use of my art, education and capabilities to be of genuine service to those in need. Public Health made me realize that to become a servant is to become a hero. I will remember this throughout my journey to becoming a doctor; saving lives, rather than just saving.
Assistant Leader: PATRIQUE HENRI STA. MARIA
Public Health will be my stepping stone towards becoming a great doctor someday. This community immersion will not only allow us to practice and apply all that we have learned in the classroom, but it will instill in us the values of teamwork and efficiency. It isn't only about complying with the requirements for graduation, but about making a healthier Philippines for all.
Secretary: MARIEL MAE LIM
Treasurer: BLESS IVY LISONDRA
Public Health was my first choice when I applied to UPV. It was mostly because many people recommended this course, saying that it will provide a good background when I go to med school. But after 4 years in this course, I learned that Public Health wasn't just about memorizing all the anatomical parts of the body and all its biochemical functions. It was also about public service and community work. This aspect of the course reminded me of the reason why I wanted to be a doctor in the first place. My father's hometown is inaccessible to medical service, which is why the mortality there is very high. This inspired me to become a doctor so that in the future, I can use all that I learned to work as a doctor of the barrio. This community project of ours in Sitio Rero-an is just one step towards reaching my dreams. Seeing the people responding positively towards our efforts gives me more reason to work hard as a Public Health student.
Members: ROBYN EMIELLE ESPEDIDO
MARIE ISABELLA LABATOS
AMADO MIGUEL LAVALLE
Health should always be the number one priority of a person in the individual level. As a Public Health student, the obligation to educate and make aware those individuals who have yet the idea of proper maintenance of well-being is a problem that must be addressed. Seeing the unfortunate victims of poverty has always given me the feeling of wanting so bad to do something for them; this community experience has given me the opportunity to somehow put myself in their everyday lives and in a way feel what it’s like to be in their situation. In the process, this has given me the chance to touch their lives by educating them in all aspects of health. To experience and see first-hand what they go through especially when it comes to their health problem, to me, is more insightful than reading a case problem from a book, and because of this I am more than grateful for being out there among them.
WILFREDO ORQUIA III
JESSA GRACE TORDESILLAS
CZARINA TROJILLO
I chose my course, Public Health, without really understanding what underlies it since the only thing I considered was finding a suitable pre-med course. However, as I went through each year as a PH student I came to realize that I was destined to serve. Being a doctor and giving importance to the health of the people has been my lifelong dream and Public Health opened my eyes to the realities of the health situation of our country. Getting a chance to interact with these people, know there problems, live with them, and help them conquer there problems for a healthier community and in turn, a healthier Philippines, is the greatest opportunity given to me, so far in my life.
RAFAEL ANTONIO TUPAS
Triple M: Maalam kag Maayo nga Mangunguma
This pilot project is centered on the farmers of Sitio Rero-an, Barangay Acao, Cabatuan, Iloilo. It aims to decrease the incidence of work-related injuries among the farmers, with the purpose of improving the farmers' knowledge, attitude and practices.
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Triple M: Maalam kag Maayo
nga Mangunguma
Agriculture is one of the most hazardous occupations worldwide. In several countries, the fatal accident rate in the agriculture sector is double the average for all other industries (International Labour Office, 2000). However, due to inadequate recording and notification systems, official data on the incidence of occupational accidents in the agriculture sector are underestimated and imprecise. Only relatively few accidents are reported, thus, available information on workplace accidents does not reflect the very many injuries actually experienced by the workers, depriving them of proper treatment and appropriate preventive measures.
Sitio Rero-an is the chosen community for this project. It has a total of 53 farmers, all of which have low regards toward occupational health. Various work-related injuries may be attributed to their poor ergonomics, improper use of personal protective equipment, and to the insufficient health education given to them. This situation has led to the increase in mortality even for easily manageable conditions.
This study aims to decrease the incidence of work-related injuries among farmers in Sitio Rero-an, Barangay Acao, Cabatuan, Iloilo. Component objectives are as follows:
1. To ensure the sustainability and proper management of the proposed programs in Sitio Rero-an
2. To improve knowledge, attitude and practices of farmers towards their health-related behavior
3. To provide immediate treatment of work-related injuries
These objectives will be achieved through the organization of a core group, health education and provision of personal protective equipment, and provision of first-aid kits within the sitio, respectively.
Learnings Away From The Classroom
Thursday, May 4, 2017
7:58 PM
by Wil Orquia
Learnings do not end inside the four walls of Corazon V. Galindo Primary School. It should be sustainable and must not be easily forgotten. As part of the team’s objective to improve the knowledge, attitude and practices of our target community, the farmers of Sitio Rero-an, towards work-related injuries, the team created Information Education Communication (IEC) materials. The IEC materials were created in order for them to be refreshed and be reminded of all the lectures done throughout the whole community public health practice period.
We had a lot of struggles this week both in the preparation and distribution of our IEC materials. First, we did not know how to conceptualize an IEC material that would easily be comprehended by the farmers given their age. So we created a very concise, not so flashy, yet very informative material. It is a two-page summary of Personal Protective Equipment reminders and Ergonomics lessons that we have tackled with them during our lectures.
Secondly, rain poured almost every day this week. Pitter patter! Pitter patter! Pitter patter! It started pouring right above our beds. With our foams slightly soaked in rainwater, we changed our sleeping arrangement in a manner that would be convenient and away from the water dripping from our roof. We used our pails and bowls in order to catch the drops and to protect our things from getting wet, especially our laptops, printer and bondpapers that will be used to produce our IEC materials. The rain also made it very hard for us to communicate well. It was hard to hear ourselves talking. Everyone is forced to shout to make a conversation. This also hindered us from distributing our IEC materials early since we didn't have the luxury of a covered transportation to the houses of our farmers. It was a challenge for us to go on foot to distribute our IEC materials when the hard rain kept pouring.
Thirdly, blackouts became more frequent in our sitio. One of the power interruptions was caused by a broken electric line; a bamboo got stuck and tangled with the wires when it was transported away. This gave us a hard time to create our IEC materials due to our drained laptop batteries. We were forced to travel to the Poblacion area where electricity is available. One of our helpful friends catered us and let us do our work in his house. We were able to manage our time and money very well, distributing the labor and being very resourceful when it came to printing, cutting and laminating the IEC materials.
To cut the long story short, even though we battled the bad weather and worse luck, we were able to produce the IEC materials and we were happy to have distributed it just right on schedule.
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