Capacity Strengthening for Effective School Health Programs in the Philippines Technical Report as of December  2009

On 26 and 27 November 2009, delegates from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Vietnam convened in Pasig City, Philippines, for the Meeting on School Health Programmes in Asia, which was hosted by Philippine NGO ‘Fit for School Inc.’ with the financial support of German NGO InWEnt – Capacity Building International.

The meeting provided the delegates, comprised of representatives of their countries’ Ministries of Health and Ministries of Education, with an opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss common issues and concerns. The award-winning Fit for School programme in the Philippines was showcased as a model for programme design and implementation, and effective inter-sectoral collaboration.

Capacity Building Seminar attended by participants from the DepEd Central Office - Health and Nutrition Center, DepEd Regional Medical Officers, Regional Supervising Dentists and Adopt a School Program Coordinators.

Fit for School, Inc., in partnership with the Department of Education and the League of Provinces, held its 1st School Health Summit last May 21 to 23, 2009, at the Vista Mar Beach Resort and Country Club in Punta Engano Road, Mactan Island, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, with the theme Fit for School, Fit for Life! – Working for the Future of Our Children

Capacity Strengthening for Effective School Health Programs in the Philippines
Technical Report as of October 16, 2008

Global Handwashing Day, October 16, 2008 in the Province of Bukidnon and the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

School Gardens and Ecological Sanitation Component in Selected Philippine Schools in Northern Mindanao.
Technical Report as of October 15, 2008.

Governors’ Meeting: Advocacy Forum on Intersectoral Approaches to Improve the Health of Filipino Children