Analysis of Health-Related Documents in San Fernando, Camarines Sur and Their Integration into the Junior High School Language Curriculum

Jeriel Novero Agawa

Analysis of Health-Related Documents in San Fernando, Camarines Sur and Their Integration into the Junior High School Language Curriculum

Author(s)	Mr. Jeriel Novero Agawa
Country	Philippines
Abstract	This study analyzed health-related public documents from San Fernando, Camarines Sur and integrated the findings into the Junior High School Language Curriculum to promote contextualized and socially responsive language instruction. Using a qualitative document analysis approach guided by Bowen’s framework, thirty official RHU and barangay documents (sanitation inspection reports, deworming records, and nutrition status summaries issued between 2024 and 2025) were thematically coded and mapped to Junior High School language competencies, then validated through semi-structured interviews with ten key informants (five Municipal RHU staff and five barangay midwives). The analysis identified three dominant thematic clusters: (1) public health infrastructure and sanitation gaps, reflected in disparities between basic safe water supply (9,306 households) and safely managed drinking water (3,048), alongside sanitation indicators and ZOD certification patterns; (2) child welfare, preventive care, and coverage deficits, reflected in deworming coverage (65.5%), nutrition assessments using clinical classifications (e.g., stunted, wasted), and routine immunization accomplishments; and (3) formal, statistical, and institutional language, characterized by technical classifications, acronyms, tabular reporting structures, and objective report style. Findings also showed that aggregate indicators, while methodologically reliable, require contextual interpretation to reveal barangay-level variation, reporting ambiguities, and behavior-related constraints confirmed by field practitioners. Based on these themes and linguistic features, the study produced contextualized lesson exemplars that replace generic texts in the original curriculum with authentic FHSIS-based materials to develop students’ informational reading, technical vocabulary, data interpretation, formal writing, oral presentation, and critical literacy. Overall, the study demonstrates that local health documents can function as authentic instructional texts that strengthen language proficiency while advancing functional health literacy and civic awareness among junior high school learners.
Keywords	health-related documents, contextualized curriculum, Junior High School Language Curriculum, health literacy, sanitation and water supply, child welfare and preventive care, Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS)
Published In	Volume 17, Issue 2, April-June 2026
Published On	2026-04-30

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