In order to correct the discrepancies and systematize the reporting scheme to a more reliable data on health and sanitation status, Environmental and Sanitation Section of the City Health Office spearheaded by its section chief Erna Locsin conducted a consultative meeting last October 1, 2010 at the Nutrition Center, in Cadiz City.
The meeting which was also facilitated by Mary Ann Sancho, CHO Statistician; Marilyn Butas, PHN II; and Maribel Demonteverde, SI II, was attended by nurses, midwives, sanitary inspectors, barangay nutrition scholars (BNS) in the 22 barangays.
Butas reported the various programs in immunization, pre-natal, iron and Vitamin A supplementation, while Locsin discussed on the actual and projected reports of number of households with sanitary toilet and water sanitation.
The BNS were advised to correlate their reports with the sanitary inspectors and to consolidate the number of population and households in its barangay.
City Nutritionist Rosario Bacabac instructed the group to have a barangay profile signed by midwives prior to its submission to the CHO in order to achieve an accurate and effective survey.
A concern regarding the households with sanitary toilet and an alternative means if the household cannot afford to construct sanitary toilet, was emphasized by Locsin and Demonteverde. They advocated the sanitary way of managing human waste and encourage the individuals to observe cleanliness at all times.
The sanitarians played a vital role in the control and prevention of diseases through health education for the promotion of health and well being of a person./*
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