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ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

UNIVERSITY AND INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Advocacy and Outreach Programs

For more details, visit the list of our Recent Outreach Activities

Folic acid Awareness Campaign

After being handpicked by Dr.Carmencita Padilla, then director of the Institute of Human Genetics of the National Institutes of Health (NIH, UP Manila), The UPLB Genetics Society accepted the proposal of being the pioneer youth organization of an advocacy-awareness program focused on the promotion of Folic Acid Supplementation and its importance in the prevention of birth defects. One of the major components of the proposal is the orientation of youth leaders from various university- and community-based organizations nationwide which led to the formation of the Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health-Philippines.

At present, GeneSoc continuously sends delegates, as an affiliate organization to VYLH-Philippines activities, island-wide camps and meetings. GeneSoc also acts as the coordinator of the member organizations of VYLH-Philippines Los Banos.

In 2016, GeneSoc in partnership with VYLH-Philippines and the Local Government of Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija launched the K4Health Community Youth Training Program. The activity was supported by the Department of Health Central Luzon Regional Office (DOH RO3), Newborn Screening Center - Central Luzon (NSC-CL), Institute of Human Genetics - NIH, UP Manila and alumni members of the organization.

Folic acid Awareness Campaign

Research and Outputs

Folic Acid Awareness Week (2012)

Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health (VYLH)-Philippines Los Baños

K4Health Community Youth Training Program

Hope Intervention Outreach Program

One Gene: One Child

Tree Planting Activity

IBS Adopt-A-Room Project

Annual lecture hall clean-up, wall clock donation and posting of room schedules.

Medical Mission

Elder's Day / Children's Day

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University Activties

Annual Freshmen Welcome

The organization participates in the annual Freshmen Welcome activities in the Institute and in the University. At the University-level, GeneSoc participates in the Annual AlmOSAlan coordinated by the Office of Student Affairs (OSA). The AlmOSAlan is a welcome breakfast treat for new freshmen students during the first day of the First Semester. Members of the organization also assist in the campus tour of new students which helps in familiarizing the students with the UPLB Campus, CAS Freshmen Welcome Party and CAS Freshmen Representative Selection.

IBS Freshman Orientation and Campus Tour

At the Institute, GeneSoc coordinates with the Student Welfare Committee for the Annual BS Bio and BST MST New Freshmen Orientation. In June 2008, the organization was able to distribute its first Freshman Survival Handbook for BS Bio and BS MST students.

In 2015, The UPLB Genetics Society collaborated with Philobioscientia, The UPLB Life Sciences Society in conducting the 2016 IBS Orientation and Campus Tour for all BS Biology and BS Mathematics and Science Teaching Freshmen, Shiftees, and Transferees. The activity is one of the major activities of the Institute of Biological Sciences.

Parolan

CAS Fair

February Fair (University-wide)

UPLB Loyalty Day

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