By: JMA Salvilla

A Demo-Lecture in

Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

Group Activity: 2 Minutes Preparation time. 2 Minutes for each group presentation

Select a presenter to answer the following:

Question: What do you see in the pictures below?

BA

Criteria for Group Presentation:

Content------------------------------------- 4 pts.Organization------------------------------- 3 pts.Delivery------------------------------------- 3 pts.

Total---------------------------------------- 10 Points

HEALTH INSTITUTION

Primarily established to ensure public health and to provide universal health services

Kinds of health systems:

A. Alternative Health System B. Western Medical System

Where do you think these items belong? Choose A or B. Stand up to answer.

____ 1. standardized and learned from health sciences schools

____ 2. first health systems to exist

____ 3. based on science

____ 4. generally, the method is not recognized by modern science

____ 5. usually practiced by traditional healers

____ 6. based on the skills of health workers

____ 7. patients are treated based on standardized diagnostic practices.

• Acupuncture

• Western Medicine

• Alternative Healing Health

• WHO

• Shaman

• Hypnosis

With the help of your mobile phone or tablet, write the definition or description of the following items on the board:

Match the description below with the above items:

(2 points for each correct answer)

1. Healing specialist of a tribe

2. Healing practice that has the effect of medicine but does not necessarily originate from

medical practices or a scientific method

3. Agency of the United Nations that organizes and funds health-care programs in

nearly every country in the world.

4. Usually done by a doctor, nurse, and other conventional health care provider.

5. Altered state of consciousness and heightened responsiveness to suggestion;

6. Chinese traditional medicine involves stimulating specific points in the body for

therapeutic purposes

• Group Activity: Choose one item below and create a human tableau

using only your body. One member will explain to the class what the

human tableau is all about. (2 mins prep.)

• 1. Bughat5. Hiwit

• 2. Usog 6. Luy-a

• 3. Buyag 7. Bot-Bot

• 4. Tuyaw

Criteria:

Picture------------ 5 pts.

Explanation------5 pts

Total ------10 pts.Guide questions to answer:

1. What has all these terms have something in common?

2. Why do you think Filipinos believe on these things?

3. Do you think “hiwit, Luy-a, or Usog” is myth or reality? Explain briefly.

• Human Right to Health …means that everyone has the right to a

standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services.

- Article 25 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights

1987 Constitutional Provisions on Health

SOCIOLOGY ON HEALTH• How culture influences health and illness?

• 1. South American Tribe - skin disease is normal

• 2. American - spirits belief is insane

• 3. “Healthy” or “sick” - a matter of cultural definition

*** Sociologists: not to define “true health” or “true illness” but

analyze.....

1. how people’s experiences affect their health;

2. how people’s ideas about health affect their lives;

3. how people determine that they are sick.

Group Activity: Prepare a presentation on the following:

4 Minutes preparation.

3-4 Minutes Presentation

Group 1 – Show how Alternative Medicine is practiced by Filipinos in

their culture to cure illnesses and disease.

Group 2 - Show how western health system is practiced by Filipinos in

their culture at present?

Group 3 - Show how family members would differ in their beliefs in

dealing with illnesses/sickness. (Traditional vs. Western health system)

Criteria:

Presentation--------- 5 pts.

Creativity------------- 5 pts.

Clarity----------------- 5 pts. Total: 15 Pts.

In a one-half sheet of paper answer the following question

in 3 minutes.

Why is health institution important in our society?

ASSIGNMENT:

• As a class, produce a pamphlet that features medicinal

herbs. Each student will conduct research on medicinal

herbs. Organize the pictures along with their relevant

information to produce the pamphlet.

(To be submitted next meeting)

NATIONAL CHESS ARBITRATION SEMINAR

Chess Arbiters Union of the Philippines in Partnership with

Chess Trainers Alliance of the PhilippinesOctober 29-30, 2016

Audio Visual Hall, West Visayas State University, Iloilo City

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