DepEd support DOH’s AHD program
By CYNTHIA T. FELIAS
Teacher III
Pareja Integrated School
To ensure that all adolescent will have access to comprehensive health care and services in an adolescent-friendly environment, the Department of Education (DepEd) supports the Department of Health (DOH) in the dissemination of information on Adolescent Health and Development.
The DOH advocates for the updating of relevant policies and guidelines to ensure that adolescents received the intended care the agency’s Adolescent Friendly Health Facilities. DOH will provide the links for the various AHDP-related manuals and reference materials.
The Adolescent Health and Development Program (AHDP) Manual of Operations (MOP) was developed and was disseminated to the coordinators through announcements on various consultation meetings and provision of the document by copy furnishing in their respective emails. The MOP is a guide for program managers on the implementation of the National Policy and Strategic Framework on Adolescent Health and Development that contains monitoring and evaluating measures to help track how the program is proceeding or progressing, thus aid in decision-making. It also provides a more comprehensive, adolescent-friendly and acceptable health guidance to front liners on the ground. ###
