RationalePeople know that health is wealth.

A healthy individual canmaximize his potential

in giving a good outcome in his society.Being healthy makes one more productive in any
field he is intoand he can have lesser chances of acquiring diseases. With theexistence of
countless diseases nowadays, every individual mustbe prepared in protecting himself for an
ounce of prevention isbetter than a pound of cure.Moreover, with the increasing demands of
basic commodities,it is better for an individual to be free from any sicknessbecause if
otherwise, it will just be an additional burden forthe family who is already undergoing
problems such as povertyand of the like.Barangay Damilisan is one of the oldest barangays
of themunicipality of Miagao. It is considered to be the mostprogressive barangay among
others in Miagao as seen from thebeautiful houses along the highway. At present there are
239households and a total population of 1432. It has a total landarea of 65 hectares with 20
hectares for agriculture, 44hectares of residential lands, and one hectare of
commerciallands.Today, Barangay Damilisan is headed by Barangay CaptainRogelio Gayom
Sr. with the help of many officials, healthworkers and day care center facilitators. It also has
a monthlyvisiting doctor and nurse from the Municipality of Miagao. As ausual project of the
barangay, they are having seminar lecturesor information gathering whenever the season of
certainillnesses is fast approaching.
As the proponents of this said project were interviewingdifferent families, mothers and
children in the barangay, theyhad found out that the residents of Barangay Damilisan
areexperiencing problems regarding health especially some commonsicknesses such as
cold, sore eyes, asthma and many others.Therefore, there is a need to conduct lectures on
proper hygieneand sanitation, proper nutrition, exercise, educationalactivities and
awareness programs on the different types ofdiseases so as to prevent the spread of
communicable diseasesand for people to basically be healthy. Children between 3-6years of
age, with their parents, will be participating in thesaid activity which will be held in the
Daycare Center ofBarangay Damilisan, Miagao, Iloilo.Not only these, because the proponents
of this project alsonoticed the lack of resources for educational materials in itsday care
center, the team will donate educational materials suchas story books, story-telling devices,
coloring books, someschool supplies and many more in the day care center in order
toincrease the interest of preschoolers in learning.Statement of the ProblemHow could the
proponents increase the awareness of childrenbetween 3-6 years old and their parents on
sanitation inBarangay Damilisan, Miagao, Iloilo?Project GoalsGenerally, the proponents aim
to educate the people ofBarangay Damilisan on living a healthy life through properhygiene
and sanitation.

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disseminateinformation onproper hygiene andgood sanitationwithin the
communityObservance ofproper handwashing and otherconcerns onsanitation.How To Brush
Your TeethProperly and OtherProper Hygiene RoutinesTo minimize thespread of diseasesin
the barangaythrough goodnutrition andexerciseDecrease in casesof having diseasesLecture
on How CanProper Nutrition MakeYou Healthy, and HowExercise Can Contributeto Ones
Health;Distribution of Flyersand Posters; VegetableGarden and MostNutritious
MenuContest;To update theresidents on thedifferent types ofdiseases that theymight
encounterAwareness on thedifferent types ofdiseasesLecture on DifferentTypes of
Diseases;Distribution of Flyersand PostersTo increase theinterest of daycarestudents on
funlearningPrioritization ofeducationLarong Pambata; Read-A-Book Campaign; Donationof
books and schoolsuppliesPersonnel/ Staff