4th Exposure

During our fourth exposure to the community, we focused on the initial implementation of our planned community interventions and updating key community statistics. This exposure marked the transition from planning to action, allowing us to carry out selected activities and assess the community’s current needs and progress. We also gathered updated data to ensure that our interventions remained relevant and responsive to the identified priority health concerns.

𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒚 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒓 🌷

Our courtesy call with the Municipal Mayor marked a meaningful beginning to our community immersion. We are grateful for the warm welcome and the support extended to our group. 🤍

Through unity and collaboration, we hope to contribute to promoting the health and well-being of the community. May this partnership serve as a foundation for meaningful service and lasting impact. 🌱

𝒯𝑜𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇, 𝓌𝑒 𝓈𝑒𝓇𝓋𝑒. 𝒯𝑜𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇, 𝓌𝑒 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. ♡

𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 🌸

It was an honor to meet our community preceptors, who will serve as our mentors and partners throughout our community immersion.

We are deeply grateful for their warm welcome, their willingness to share their knowledge and experiences, and their dedication to serving the community. We look forward to learning from their insights and working alongside them to help promote and improve the health and well-being of the people we serve.

Learning continues. Service continues. ♡

𝒯𝑜𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇, 𝓌𝑒 𝓈𝑒𝓇𝓋𝑒. 𝒯𝑜𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇, 𝓌𝑒 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. ♡

𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒈 𝑪𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒚 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒚 🌷

Our participation in the Barangay Flag Ceremony and Barangay Assembly provided an opportunity to introduce the programs and activities we will be implementing throughout our community immersion.

We are grateful to the Barangay Officials and all members of the community for their warm welcome, support, and cooperation. We look forward to working together in unity and partnership to make our programs successful and create meaningful, positive change for the health and well-being of the community. 🌱

𝒯𝑜𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇, 𝓌𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓌𝒶𝓇𝒹. 𝒯𝑜𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇, 𝓌𝑒 𝒸𝒶𝓇𝑒. ♡

𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆-𝒕𝒐-𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒔 🌿

Over the course of three days, Team USWAG Kauswagan went from one purok to another across Barangay Kauswagan, bringing essential health services closer to families in the community.

We conducted Mass Hypertension Screening to identify individuals with elevated blood pressure at an early stage and provide them with appropriate health guidance and care.

We also conducted Hypertension Adherence Monitoring to help ensure that residents diagnosed with hypertension continue taking their medications and attending regular follow-up consultations.

In addition, we updated the Pet Registry to strengthen responsible pet ownership and promote the health and safety of both animals and the community. 🐾

Our heartfelt gratitude goes to all the families who warmly welcomed us and participated in our activities. Your cooperation and support strengthen our commitment to building a healthier and more resilient Barangay Kauswagan.

𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆—𝒑𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒈-𝑼𝑺𝑾𝑨𝑮! ♡

𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 🌱

“𝑰𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆.”

Team USWAG Kauswagan continues to strengthen partnerships with our community partners through coordination meetings and courtesy visits with various agencies and institutions in the municipality.

We engaged with:

𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 (𝑨𝑫𝑯) — for the YAKAP Caravan, teleconsultation services, and other health initiatives.

𝑹𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕 (𝑹𝑯𝑼) — to strengthen programs on hypertension, maternal health, and community-based health services.

𝑴𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆 (𝑴𝑨𝑶) — to promote community gardening and nutrition initiatives that can contribute to the prevention of non-communicable diseases.

𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 (𝑫𝑺𝑾𝑫) — to collaborate on health education through 4Ps Family Development Sessions and other social welfare programs.

𝑴𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒍 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕 (𝑴𝑳𝑮𝑼) — to ensure continued support and collaboration across our community programs.

These meetings were more than opportunities to plan activities; they were meaningful steps toward building stronger partnerships across sectors. Through collaboration, we can help ensure that every program is effective, sustainable, and able to reach every household in Barangay Kauswagan.

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍. 𝑷𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒈-𝑼𝑺𝑾𝑨𝑮, 𝑲𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒘𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒏! ♡

𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒕 𝑶𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 | 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝑹𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒆𝒔 🐾

A healthy community begins with responsible care for our dogs and cats.

Through our Responsible Pet Ownership Education Campaign, Team USWAG Kauswagan visited every purok to share important information about:

🐾 Proper care and feeding of pets

💉 The importance of anti-rabies vaccination in protecting our families and community

📋 Pet registration and responsible pet ownership

🩹 The proper steps to take following an animal bite or scratch

Rabies is 100% preventable through responsible pet ownership and regular vaccination. Every vaccination not only protects our beloved pets—it also helps protect every family in Barangay Kauswagan.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all residents who participated in and supported our campaign. Together, let us continue caring for our animals and keeping our community safe.

𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑶𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔. 𝑺𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒔. 𝑹𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒆𝒔-𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝑲𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒘𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒏! ♡

𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝑬𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 | 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒚 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 🌸

𝑲𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔.

A successful Birth Emergency Preparedness Capacity-Building Session was conducted for our Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) to strengthen their knowledge and skills in preparing pregnant women and their families for safe pregnancy and childbirth.

We extend our deepest gratitude to Dr. Joan Talavera, Ma'am Kate Sotto, Ma'am Ruth Carrera, and Ma'am Meryldon Bito of the Rural Health Unit (RHU) for generously sharing their time, expertise, and valuable knowledge with our BHWs. Your guidance and teachings will help further strengthen the quality of health services provided to the community.

We also commend our dedicated BHWs for their active participation and commitment to learning. Your willingness to continuously improve your knowledge and skills is essential to providing more effective support and care to pregnant women and their families.

𝑨 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑻𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒖𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚.

𝑷𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒈-𝑼𝑺𝑾𝑨𝑮 𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒔𝒐𝒈 𝒖𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒖𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒈𝒂 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒚 𝑲𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒘𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒏! ♡

🩺🤝💚 YAKAP CARAVAN AND MASS HYPERTENSION SCREENING | BRINGING SERVICES CLOSER FOR A HEALTHIER KAUSWAGAN! 💚🏥

We experienced another successful day of community service through the YAKAP Caravan at Alicia District Hospital, held alongside a Mass Hypertension Screening for the residents of Barangay Kauswagan. Through this initiative, many residents accessed free health services, screenings, and medical guidance to help safeguard their health.

The Mass Hypertension Screening is a major step toward detecting high blood pressure early, connecting residents with proper medical advice, treatment, and regular monitoring. Early identification of hypertension helps prevent serious complications such as strokes, heart disease, and kidney disease.

💚 A heartfelt thank-you to Alicia District Hospital for their unwavering support and dedication to our community. Special thanks to Dr. Sheino Sotto, Chief of Hospital, for his outstanding leadership and continued efforts to bring quality healthcare directly to every barangay. We also express our gratitude to all the doctors, nurses, midwives, medical technologists, pharmacists, administrative staff, and the entire ADH team who tirelessly devoted their time, expertise, and compassion to serve.

We would also like to express our deepest gratitude to the community of Barangay Kauswagan for your active participation, cooperation, and trust in our programs. Your support made this event a success and proved that caring for our health is a shared responsibility.

🌱 When the hospital, local government, and community unite, more lives are saved and a healthier future is built. Let us keep moving forward, Kauswagan! 💚

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💙 BULIG BANA: MEN'S FORUM FOR SAFE PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH 💙👩‍🍼

Pregnancy and childbirth are not the sole responsibility of the mother—husbands and the entire family play a crucial role in caring for and protecting both mother and child. ❤️

Through the Bulig Bana: Men's Forum, local fathers, husbands, and men in the community gathered to understand their vital role in Birth Emergency Preparedness and Facility-Based Delivery. The forum emphasized the importance of birth planning, arranging transportation and emergency funds, recognizing pregnancy danger signs, and supporting wives at every stage of pregnancy.

🌟 Our deepest appreciation goes to Alicia District Hospital for their continuous support and collaboration in this program. Special thanks to Dr. Sheino, Dr. Jermae Sotto, and Ms. Ederosas, who generously shared their time, knowledge, and experience to empower our men. Your dedication serves as a great inspiration and contributes significantly to strengthening maternal and family health in Barangay Kauswagan.

Thank you as well to all the husbands and fathers who attended and actively participated in the discussion. Your presence demonstrates that caring for mothers and children is a shared commitment every family should strive for.

💚 When husbands, mothers, families, and the community support one another, childbirth becomes safer and our children enjoy a healthier future.

🚨🧑‍🍼💚 A PREPARED FAMILY MEANS A SAFE DELIVERY! 💚🏥

Preparation shouldn't wait until the day of labor—it needs to begin during pregnancy. ❤️

As part of our Safe Motherhood campaign, Team USWAG Kauswagan distributed the Birth Emergency Preparedness Package (BEPP) and Birth Emergency Algorithm to expectant mothers to help them plan for a safe and smooth delivery.

🚨 The BEPP contains essential supplies and information to help mothers and their families prepare for childbirth.

📋 The Birth Emergency Algorithm serves as a step-by-step guide for families during emergencies—detailing whom to contact, where to go, what to bring, and how to act swiftly to prevent delays and secure timely care.

❤️ Our ultimate goal is to ensure that no mother or child is left at risk due to a lack of preparation. Equipped with proper information, sound planning, and strong family and community support, we can ensure a safe and healthy delivery.

💚 Preparing today can save lives tomorrow. Let us continue moving forward for safe mothers and healthy children!

🐶🐱📚 TAHOL: RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND ANTI-RABIES CLASSROOM SESSION 📚💚

Education begins with the youth, and responsible pet care starts with awareness. 🐾

Team USWAG Kauswagan successfully conducted the TAHOL (Transforming Animal Health and Ownership Liability) Responsible Pet Ownership and Anti-Rabies Educational Session at Kauswagan Elementary School. Our team visited classrooms to educate students on proper pet care, the importance of anti-rabies vaccinations, and steps to prevent rabies.

Through interactive discussions, Q&A, and engaging activities, the students learned that caring for pets is a significant responsibility. They were also taught what to do if bitten or scratched by an animal and why seeking immediate medical attention is vital.

💚 A big thank-you to Kauswagan Elementary School, its administration, teachers, and students for their warm welcome and active participation. Your cooperation helps spread awareness among the youth and strengthens our campaign against rabies.

🐾 Every informed child can lead by example within their family and community. Together, let us build a Barangay Kauswagan made up of responsible pet owners and a rabies-free environment.

🌱 Change begins with education. Let us work together to protect our families, pets, and community. Onward to progress, Kauswagan! 💚