HEALTH IMPACT OF PSU-INSTITUTE OF NURSING EXTENSION SERVICES IN BARANGAY TANOLONG, BAYAMBANG, PANGASINAN (2014-2019)

Abstract

As a higher educational institution committed to total human development, Pangasinan State University, Bayambang Campus, responds to the call for societal transformation through its community extension services. The extension service, one of the three-pronged thrusts of the university, is mutually in consonance with other functions like instruction, research and production. The theories learned in the classroom are put into actual practice. Thus, extension activities are geared toward improvement of instruction, production and the quality of life of the people in the barangays.
Using documentary analysis, this study looked into the impact of the Institute of in Nursing’s community extension services to Barangay Tanolong, Bayambang, Pangasinan, the adopted barangay of PSU Bayambang Campus. The data gathered and documented for six years (2014-2019) reveal that the programs or activities implemented or carried out in the said barangay proved to be effective. A marked increase or decrease on concerns pertinent to population growth/control, sanitation, health, childcare, and waste management are proofs of the programs’ effectiveness. Furthermore, the residents of the adopted barangay have shown noteworthy change in the adoption of health practices. Thus, from the findings of the study, it has been recommended that the adopted barangay sustain the programs implemented or carried so as to benefit from it. It is recommended too, that the Institute of Nursing render or extend the same service to another barangay. The programs carried out in Barangay Tanolong, Bayambang, Pangasinan can be implemented in the adoption of another barangay or community.