Community health nursing, Summaries of Community Health

Download Community health nursing and more Summaries Community Health in PDF only on Docsity! CHN Prefinals EVOLUTION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING IN THE PHILIPPINES Occupational health nursing in the Philippines traces its roots to Ms. Magdalena Valenzuela of the Department of Health (DOH). She instituted the Industrial Nursing Unit (INU) of the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) on November 11, 1950. Ms. Perla Gorres of the Philippine Manufacturing Company (PMC) served as the first chairperson. On August 19, 1964, Ms. Anita Santos of Jardine Davies was elected as first president. She organized several continuing education programs. She also strived for the passing of the constitution and by-laws governing the association, which was approved on November 12, 1966. It paved way to the modification in name of the organization to Occupational Health Nurses Association of the Philippines (OHNAP), Inc. On June 5-6, 1970, the first annual convention was held. In 1978, the constitution and by-laws were amended. The latter became registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 1979. As a result of the amendments, an article in the by- laws was created to organize a Specialty Board for Certified Occupational Health Nurses title to be conferred to its qualified affiliates. OHNAP remains dynamically involved in the programs of DOLE, Bureau of Working Conditions, OSHC, and DOH. Some professional organizations including The Philippine Nurses Association & Nursing Specialty Organizations, Medical Associations Philippine College of Occupational Medicine (PCOM), Philippine Society of Hypertension (PSH), Philippine Lipid & Atherosclerosis Society (PLAS) also have active linkages with OHNAP. OHNAP is also instrumental in the "Delivery of Justice to Disadvantaged Women".