Prioritization of the Problems

Table 2: Criteria for Prioritization of Problems

Health Problems Magnitude Social Impact Feasibility Vulnerability Total

to Technology
Muscle Pain and 5 5 5 5 20
Low Back Pain
Flu 4 5 5 5 19
Headache 3 4 5 5 17

Magnitude of the Problem

The management ranked Muscle pain/Low back pain as the number one illnesses that commonly
affect the employees of the establishment and thus given a score of 5. Flu ranked second and followed
by Headache.

Social Impact

Muscle pain/Low back pain and Flu ranked first since these would usually compromise the
workforce as well as the customers in the provision of service.

Feasibility

All of the diseases were given a score of 5 since they can be easily remedied with pharmacological
(analgesics) and non-pharmacological (rest, water, liniments) management.

Vulnerability to Technology

All of the said diseases can be easily remedied with drugs and non-pharmacological
managements. However pharmacological treatment may or may not take effect 100% as planned most
of the time.
 Criterion for Decision Making

These criteria served as a guide to help the project proponents decide what the health problems
to prioritize and needs more attention in order to come up with a health program plan. The following
are the decision matrix criteria.

(1) The magnitude of the problem

a. The problem which has the greatest number of individuals affected. This was given a
score of 5 for the most number of cases and a score of 1 was given to the least number
of affected individuals among the prioritized health problems.
(2) Social concern
a. The problem which is of greatest concern to the employees was given a score of 5.
(3) Feasibility
a. The problem that has the most feasible solution was given a score of 5.
(4) Vulnerability to technology
a. The problem which can be lessened through the presence of technology was given a
score of 5.

XII. Project Plan

Gradually establishing generalized and active treatment in occupational health

General Objective:
To improve the overall health and prevent occurrence of disease an illness among workers and
customers of Cakes Eat Cetera.

Table 3: Project Plan

Specific Objectives Strategies/Activities Persons/Agency Time Frame Indications for

Responsible Evaluation

To reduce the Educate employees The management Yearly or as Observation on

occurrence of regarding proper and the needed how the
Muscle Pain and body mechanics employees employees apply
during work proper body
Low Back Pain
ergonomics

Provision of small Daily Return

rest periods to demonstration of
prevent back strain proper body
mechanics

Safety officer Daily or as Observation of

should remind co- needed employees
workers on the applying proper
appropriate body body mechanics
 mechanics to
prevent injuries

To Reduce the Use of PPE Employees Daily Presence of PPE

Incidence of Flu (Personal
Protective
equipments) eg.
Face Mask

Proper Hygiene

To reduce the Proper and The management Within 24 hours Presence of

occurrence of immediate case and the logbook of
headache/migraine reporting of employees diseases of
illnesses within the employees
workplace

Proper scheduling Daily Presence of

of activities schedule of daily
including breaks activities.
and eating of meals
Presence of
Maintenance of Health Cards,
periodic and Vaccination
preemployment Cards, Medical
screening and certificates
examination with proper
documentatio
n and
recording
To reduce Maintenance of The management Weekly Functional
exposure to hazard ventilation by and the ventilation
in the workplace checking regularly employees and machines
its functionality the safety officer

Provision of Daily Presence and

appropriate PPE appropriate use
of PPEs

Appropriate solid Daily Presence of

waste segregation segregation of
and disposal solid and liquid
waste

Daily
Maintenance of Clean and well
cleanliness in the maintained
workplace workplace