Implementation of Integrated School Health and Nutrition Program (ISHNP) in the Department of Education, Schools Division of Tarlac Province: An Evaluation

Abstract

The study evaluated the implementation of Integrated School Health and Nutrition Program (ISHNP) in the Department of Education, Schools Division of Tarlac Province during the School Years –2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. The CIPP evaluation model was used in the study. Questionnaires, documentary analysis, interviews and observations were used in the data gathering. Documents that were available, such as records and data from the Basic Education Information System (BEIS), DepED memoranda and orders were used as sources of data. Tables were utilized to analyze the data. The study revealed that the implementation of the Integrated School Health and Nutrition Program (ISHNP) in the Schools Division of Tarlac Province was very satisfactory in its administration, personnel, and strategies, while adequate in its financial resource and facilities. The extent of the attainment of its objectives and implementation of its component was 61-80% (attained/implemented) in the Healthful School Living and School-Community Coordination for Health and Nutrition; fully attained/implemented in the Health and Nutrition Education and Health and Nutrition Services because of the full implementation of the activities in each component in compliance with the DepED memoranda and orders, supervision of the Division Working Committee on Health and Nutrition, Health and Nutrition Section and with the support of the program administrators and program implementers and cooperation and participation of the program beneficiaries. There were problems in the administration, resources and processes of the implementation of the ISHNP and a proposed action plan to address these problems was developed to improve the implementation of the Integrated School Health and Nutrition Program in the Schools Division of Tarlac Province.