The Department of Education (DepEd) through the Bureau of Learner Support Services-School Health Division(BLSS-SHD), maintains its committment to provide good nutrition to learners amidst the the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, it shall continue the implementation of the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) for School Year 2020-2021 to address hunger and encourage learners to enroll, contribute to the improvement of their nutritional status, provide nourishment for their growth and development and help boost their immune system, and enhance and improve their health and nutrition values.

The Department of Education crafted the Wash in Schools Policy (DepEd Order No. 10 s. 2016), as a holistic program for personal health care and environmental sanitation through a set of standards for proper and correct health practices in schools. It goes beyond handwashing, toothbrushing, and deworming – which are the key programs of the Essential Health Care Program (EHCP) – to cover water, sanitation including food handling and preparation, hygiene including Menstrual Hygiene Management, deworming, health education, and capacity building. In crafting this set of guidelines, thus, the Department, in partnership with agencies and stakeholders, hopes to address the gaps in the areas of hygiene and sanitation and keep more children healthy and in school.

In line with this, San Juan Elementary School locally funded the construction and enhancement of the wash-in area of the kindergarten, grade I & II, grade IV, and grade V classrooms.