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Baguio City—Mental Health Program The Mental Health Program provides for the protection and promotion of an individual’s right to health and be given sufficient, proper, and timely mental illness prevention and treatment. It aims to maintain the psychiatric, neurologic, psychological, and mental stability of citizens...

Antique province—Tobacco Control Program The Tobacco Control Program of Antique province promotes smoke-and vape-free communities through comprehensive strategies that provide causative and reactive interventions anchored on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), National Tobacco Control Strategy, Provincial Ordinance No....

Claveria, Cagayan—Immunization The municipality has consistently allocated a budget for this program through collaborative efforts of the LGU’s various departments, including health, agriculture, environment, agriculture and the Department of Education. Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay—Age-appropriate Immunizations The program aims to reach parents of the under-five age group, school-aged...

Borbon, Cebu—Borbon Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Health and Health Emergency Management Services The “Borbon Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Plan in Health” is an initial step in the protection of Borbon residents against man-made or natural disasters. The program aims to...

Bayambang, Pangasinan—ECCD F1K Dietary Supplementation Program for Mothers Through the donation of Bayambang Mayor Cesar T. Quiambao, the local government unit set up the LGU Bayambang Fitness Center to help uplift the mental and physical health of mothers in the community. The LGU Bayambang Fitness...

The Department of Health (DOH) and its partners recognized 40 outstanding local government units (LGUs) that are at the forefront of health promotion and COVID-19 response for the first-ever “Healthy Pilipinas Awards for Healthy Communities.”     The “Healthy Pilipinas Awards for Healthy Communities” recognized...