CHILD’S HEALTH PROGRAMS (PART 1)

Question 1

What are the age groups most vulnerable for common childhood diseases?

Answer 1

newborns, infants, and children

Question 2

Babies are considered newborns until how many days?

Answer 2

28 days

Question 3

Metabolic disorders in children usually results to

Answer 3

mental retardation

Question 4

Target number for neonatal mortality

Answer 4

12 deaths per 1000 live births

Question 5

Target number for under 5 mortality

Answer 5

25 deaths per 1000 live births

Question 6

Institutionalized nationwide health campaign conducted every third week of April & October

Answer 6

Garantisadong Pambata

Question 7

Also known as the Philippine National Strategic Framework for Plan Development for Children

Answer 7

CHILD 21

Question 8

A strategic framework for planning programs and interventions that promote and safeguard the rights of Filipino children

Answer 8

CHILD 21

Question 9

Goal of CHILD 21

Answer 9

To achieve good health for all Filipino children by the year 2025

Question 10

This realizes that health is a critical and fundamental element in children’s welfare and health programs cannot be implemented in isolation from the other components that determine the safety and well being of children in society.

Answer 10

Children’s Health 2025

Question 11

A ___ ___ ___ is:

• Wanted, planned, and conceived by healthy parents carried to term by healthy mothers
• Screened for congenital defects shortly after birth
• Exclusively breastfed for at least 6 mos. of age

Answer 11

Healthy Filipino Child

Question 12

This is a PhilHealth benefit package for essential health services of the newborn during the first few days of life

Answer 12

Newborn Care Package

Question 13

It involves health practices to newborn care which have been proven to improve the health outcomes of the baby

Answer 13

Essential Newborn Package

Question 14

True of False. Breastfeeding initiation can wait up until 2 days after childbirth.

Answer 14

False. Mother and baby should not be separated and should initiate early breastfeeding immediately after childbirth.

Question 15

Prevents eye infection for newborns

Answer 15

Eye prophylaxis

Question 16

Vitamin K is administered to the baby to promote

Answer 16

blood clotting

Question 17

What are the first 2 vaccines that a baby receives?

Answer 17

Hepatitis B and BCG vaccine

Question 18

Vaccine that prevents tuberculosis and leprosy

Answer 18

BCG vaccine

Question 19

the practice of placing the newborn in the same room as the mother right after delivery up to discharge to facilitate mother-infant bonding and to initiate breastfeeding.

Answer 19

Rooming-in

Question 20

How long is prolonged skin to skin contact between mother and baby recommended for?

Answer 20

90 minutes

Question 21

This program enables blood test to be done on the newborn after 24 to 72 hours after birth. It allows early detection and management of several congenital disorders

Answer 21

Comprehensive Newborn Screening Program

Question 22

R.A. that mandates newborn screening

Answer 22

R.A. 9288 - Newborn Screening Act of 2004

Question 23

The basic newborn screening package detects how many disorders?

Answer 23

6 disorders

Question 24

detects up to 28 genetic disorders

Answer 24

Expanded Newborn Screening Program

Question 25

Which part of the body is blood taken from for screening?

Answer 25

Baby’s heel

Question 26

NBS results are available after how many days?

Answer 26

7 - 14 working days

Question 27

Negative NBS results mean

Answer 27

baby is normal

Question 28

True or False. When the NBS results return negative, the parents receive a notification from the health facility.

Answer 28

False. The parents usually do not get notifications of their baby’s NBS result unless if it is positive.

Question 29

What should parents do when their babies’ NBS result return positive?

Answer 29

Newborn must be brought back to his/her health practitioner for further testing.

Question 30

Establishes Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program (UNHSP) for the prevention, early Diagnosis & Intervention of hearing loss by requiring all newborns to have access to hearing screening

Answer 30

R.A. 9709 - Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) and Intervention Act of 2009

Question 31

Percentage of newborns with hearing loss in the Philippines

Answer 31

0.14%

Question 32

How many months does hearing loss intervention for babies start?

Answer 32

6 months

Question 33

Method where sounds are played & if a baby hears normally, an echo is reflected back into the ear canal & is measured by the microphone

Answer 33

otoacoustic emissions (OAE)

Question 34

Measures how the hearing nerve responds to sounds and can identify babies who have a hearing loss

Answer 34

automated auditory brainstem response (AABR)

Question 35

It has the goal of reducing child mortality and morbidity through optimal feeding of infants and young children

Answer 35

Infant and Young Child Feeding Program

Question 36

Breastfeeding should be initiated within ___ hour/s after birth

Answer 36

1 (one)

Question 37

Breastmilk should be exclusive for the first ___ months of life

Answer 37

6 (six)

Question 38

True of False. Breastfeeding strengthens the infant's immune system, preventing many infections by providing nutritinal complete food

Answer 38

True

Question 39

Breastfeeding provides natural methods of delaying pregnancies like

Answer 39

Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM)

Question 40

Give examples of diseases that mothers could prevent through breastfeeding.

Answer 40

Ovarian cancer, breast cancer, and osteoporosis

Question 41

Thick, sticky and yellowish form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth

Answer 41

Colostrum

Question 42

Colostrum is concentrated in

Answer 42

proteins and carbohydrates

Question 43

True or False. Colostrum is sometimes hard to digest.

Answer 43

False. Colostrum is low in fats making it easy to digest.

Question 44

Antibodies in the colostrum help protect the ___ in the throat, lungs, and intestine of the infant

Answer 44

mucous membranes

Question 45

Colostrum is also concentrated with ___ that protect the infant from harmful viruses and bacteria

Answer 45

Leukocytes

Question 46

Breastfeeding is encouraged until what age?

Answer 46

2 years or longer

Question 47

starting other foods in addition to breast milk at 6 complemented months helps a child to grow well

Answer 47

Complementary feeding

Question 48

These types of vegetables help a child to have healthy eyes

Answer 48

Dark green leaves and yellow colored fruits and vegetables

Question 49

6-8 months old should be fed how many times a day?

Answer 49

2-3 times

Question 50

9-23 months old should be fed how many times a day?

Answer 50

3-4 times, with 1-2 additional snacks

Question 51

Requires both public & private health institutions to promote rooming-in & to encourage, protect, & support the practice of breastfeeding.

Answer 51

R.A. 7600 - Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992

Question 52

Expands the promotion of breastfeeding, amending for the purpose of RA 7600 - lactation periods for breastfeeding employees and lactation stations in all Health & Non-Health Institutions

Answer 52

R.A. 10028 - Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009

Question 53

It shall be adopted as an intervention to address micronutrient deficiency for a package of micronutrient supplements

Answer 53

Micronutrient Supplementation Program

Question 54

Promotes the micronutrient supplementation program

Answer 54

A.O. No. 2010-0010 - Revised Policy on the Micronutrient Supplementation

Question 55

Micronutrient supplements are provided to

Answer 55

6 mos - 5 yrs, pregnant and lactating women, and women of reproductive age (15-49)

Question 56

helps in the formation and maintenance of healthy teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, mucus membranes, and skin

Answer 56

Vitamin A

Question 57

Vitamin A is also known as ___ because it produces the pigments in the retina of the eye and also promotes good vision, especially in low light

Answer 57

retinol

Question 58

Vitamin A supplementation under the Garantisadong Pambata Program involves supplementation that is given every ___ for children 6 mos to 5 years old

Answer 58

6 months

Question 59

considered a moderate public health concern among children from 6 months to 5 years old

Answer 59

Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD)

Question 60

a dietary element essential only is small quantities

Answer 60

Micronutrients

Question 61

short term intervention to correct high levels of micronutrient deficiencies by providing large doses of micronutrients immediately until more sustainable food based approaches are put in place and become effective

Answer 61

Micronutrient Supplementation

Question 62

not in a conventional food form and whose purpose is to supplement the intake of vitamins and/or minerals from the normal diet

Answer 62

Micronutrient Supplement

Question 63

mandates the fortification of staples to address micronutrient deficiencies of the Filipino diet

Answer 63

R.A. 8976 - Food Fortification Law of 2000

Question 64

Encourage manufacturers to undergo food fortification in their products

Answer 64

Voluntary fortification

Question 65

Voluntary fortification if usually done through which program?

Answer 65

Sangkap Pinoy Seal Program

Question 66

These drugs are distributed during the national deworming months

Answer 66

Antihelminthic drugs

Question 67

National deworming months

Answer 67

January and July