Continuing Education

This public health nursing course includes six competence areas essential to the health systems approach: health systems delivery, health financing, health regulation, health governance, health information systems, and the management of human resources for health. This course will enable the nurse to take on the role of leader, manager, advocate, and care provider of various clientele in primary care facilities as part of the universal health care implementation

Learning Objectives: 

• Direct the provision of safe and quality health care & nursing service through Universal Health Care & Primary Care
• Manage the implementation & evaluation of individual & population-based health services based on assessed needs of the community with emphasis on disease prevention & health promotion
• Initiate collaboration and partnership with other health care providers, stakeholders, facilities and agencies towards creating an efficient and effective delivery of public health services within a health care provider network
• Develop relevant health policies that address priority health problems based on assessed needs of the community
• Manage public health programs and services including social health insurance programs to ensure equitable and universal access to health care
• Ensure continuous quality improvement of health services and facilities to enhance the integration of local health systems
• Supervise health human resource ensuring adequate skill mix and competencies of health workers, especially primary care workers
• Apply principles and best practices in health informatics to ensure efficient data management and information systems.

Modules of the program:

• Health Service Delivery Module (Module 1). 
  • Module Coordinator Writer: Prof. Maria Angela A. Mabale MA, RN
• Health Regulation Module (Module 2). 
  • Module Coordinator Writer: Prof. Mary Abigail A. Hernandez RN, MPH
• Health Financing Module (Module 3). 
  • Module Coordinator Writer: Prof. Bettina D. Evio MAN, RN 
• Health Governance Module (Module 4). 
  • Module Coordinator Writer: Prof. Kristine Joy L. Tomanan MCD, RN
• Human Resource for Health Module (Module 5). 
  • Module Coordinator Writer: Prof. Peter James B. Abad MSc, RN
• Health Information Systems (Module 6). 
  • Module Coordinator Writer: Dr. Sheila R. Bonito DrPH, RN

You can download the Proceedings for Batch 2 of the Leadership Development Course 2020 here.

Date offered: 

The training program will be launched on August 2, 2021 for its third batch, and on December 13, 2021 for its fourth batch.

Contact Information:

For inquiries on application and scholarships, please email upcn-cecesp.upm@up.edu.ph