Author: Padayon UP

This training is a capacity-building program for Local Chief Executives and Municipal Health Officers on Health Leadership and Governance, with bridging leadership as the platform for transforming health systems and improving health outcomes. This is a component of the Health Leadership and Governance Program (HCGP) of the Department of Health (DOH). It is conducted in collaboration with the Zuellig Family Foundation and other academic partners in various regions of the country. In Region 8, the School of Health Sciences is the identified academic partner that provides the training. This partnership began in 2013.

These services aim to provide clients with research consultation covering research design, data encoding and cleaning, and data analysis.

This three-day course will focus on the different steps in planning for and conducting health research. The teaching-learning strategies include lectures, workshops, and group discussions. The participants will apply the concepts learned in the course in the development of their individual research proposals. During plenary sessions, participants will present their capsule proposals, which will be critiqued by fellow participants and a facilitator for fine-tuning.

The UP-PGH Department of Rehabilitation Medicine organizes a yearly postgraduate course for physiatrist and paramedical staff. For the past years, themes of the postgraduate course included sports medicine, maximizing rehabilitation outcomes, and latest trends and interventions in rehabilitation medicine.

This training involves developing participants’ skills in the collection and analysis of qualitative data.

This service determines the physico-chemical parameters of a drinking water sample.

This course helps in the application of skills on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in specific workplaces. This course fulfills the training requirements for OHS personnel.

The nutrition and wellness clinic is envisioned to be a key partner in promoting the nutritional well-being of UPLB and nearby communities. Its mission is to provide nutrition information through nutrition counselling, nutrition forum and related services.

This course aims to develop the competencies on the strategies of health promotion and health promotion planning and evaluation of the participants.

Health care organizations need to manage organizational change effectively to survive and thrive in today’s rapidly changing global economy. Organizational change is inevitable across a wide range of health care organizations—from small healthcare facilities to large, complex, state-of-the-art corporations, including government and non-government, profit and non-profit organizations. This course is geared towards the continuing education of health care institution executives. OD also compliments strategic planning; it’s an important tool in managing and planning organizational growth.