Health Literacy interventions shall be developed and implemented to improve people’s ability to

• understand and use health-related information
• inform health-related decisions and
• increase health- seeking behaviors

Health literacy assessments shall be conducted to determine the baseline and the changes in people’s health literacy levels, and inform the planning, design and development and implementation of targeted and responsive health literacy interventions.

In summary, our work for health promotion revolves around using policies, standards regulation, capacity building, technical assistance, sectoral and local engagements, premium subsidies, financial support, human resource for health infrastructure and commodities which shall support the strengthening of population-based health services, individual-based health services and health care provider networks.

Strengthened population-based health services shall cover more protective public health policies and standards, effective social and behavioral change communication packages and health impact assessment, responsive evidence generation through individuals capable of health policy and systems as well as participatory action research

Strengthened individual-based health services ensure successful demand generation activities, effective health service delivery campaigns and accessible linkages to care through healthy settings

And lastly, strengthened health care provider networks through patient-based education activities.

All these efforts contribute to ensuring healthy people through health literacy and changes in health promoting behaviors, as well as healthy places through established governance structures and supportive environments

In ensuring that everyone has the chance to be as healthy as possible, and that no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or other socially determined circumstances, we aim that every Filipino practices key healthy behaviors:

When every Filipino consumes a healthy diet and engages in physical activity, we are able to reduce premature mortality from NCDs and reduce all forms of malnutrition

When every Filipino practices a sustainable lifestyle, improves sanitation and disaster preparedness, we are able to reduce exposure to environmental risks, reduce the number of individuals affected by climate-related disasters and influence the reduction of mental health disorders

When every Filipino gets fully immunized, we are able to reduce the prevalence of vaccine preventable diseases

When every Filipino avoids smoking, harmful alcohol use and drug use, we are able to reduce the number of current tobacco users, binge drinkers which ultimately reduces mortality from noncommunicable diseases and the burden of mental health disorders, as well as influencing the reduced incidence of interpersonal violence and road traffic injuries

When every Filipino practices self care, we reduce the incidence of suicide

And alongside avoid risky sexual behaviors, we are able to reduce the burden of mental health disorders, early and unwanted pregnancies as well as new HIV infections

And when every Filipino avoids violent and dangerous behavior, this also largely impacts not only the reduced incidence and occurrence of interpersonal violence, road traffic and occupational-related injuries, but addresses the burden of mental health disorders, suicide and early and unwanted pregnancies.

Just like how each behaviors can influence many facets of our health and what influences it, action towards addressing these also involves multiple players and collective responsibility by individuals, government and civil society.