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Volume 08 Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education Public Health Summit 2018
May 24-25, 2018
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May 24-25, 2018 Osaka, Japan
4th World Congress on
Public Health, Epidemiology & Nutrition
Innovation in research translated for improvement of Filipino health
Translational research is a process where what has been gathered in the laboratory or clinic or field becomes the springboard
for innovation for societal improvement. New scientific methods and technologies, interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary
approaches, collaborative institutional arrangements are built to narrow the gap between basic science and its application to
product and process innovation. In translational research, knowledge exchange is important for decision making. Knowledge
generation funders, knowledge intermediaries, knowledge producers all work together for knowledge users to be able to utilize
research results. In 2012, when dengue incidence was high in the Philippines, the three-year Dengue Remove Program was
approved by the Department of Science and Technology, National Research Council of the Philippines, for the prevention
of the disease. In the pilot area, Old Balara Quezon City and several areas in Manila, parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, an
innovation on dengue prevention was applied. Elementary and pre-school students were educated on things related to dengue
and its prevention. Storytelling was the strategy used to effectively relay the necessary information regarding dengue among
the said age grouped students. Original storybooks were utilized to educate children on how to lessen the occurrence of dengue
in their respective communities. The strategy showed improvements on their knowledge regarding dengue and its prevention.
Pre- and post-tests were used that determined the positive result. The difference between the tests showed extreme significance
by means of t-test. A decline in the incidence of dengue occurred in the pilot place. Translation of innovation in research results
improved Filipino public health.
Biography
Judilynn N Solidum is a Professor at the University of the Philippines Manila and is the Administrative Officer of the Association of Higher Education Multidisciplinary
Researchers Incorporated, Philippines. She is a Pharmacist, an MS degree holder in Pharmacology and a PhD degree holder in Environmental Science. She has her
share of editorial positions as well as publications on both national and international levels. She has also been recognized on local, national and international tiers
with awards related to her work as a journal Peer-Reviewer, a Translational Researcher and a storybook Author especially on subjects concerning dengue prevention.
Judilynn N Solidum
University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines
Judilynn N Solidum, J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C2-034