PRIORITIZING HEALTH PROBLEMS

- rank the identified health

conditions/problems into
priorities
NATURE OF THE CONDITION
OR PROBLEM PRESENTED
MODIFIABILITY OF THE
CONDITION
PREVENTIVE POTENTIAL
SALIENCE
- categorized into wellness state, health
threat, health deficit and foreseeable
crisis.
- refers to the probability of success
in enhancing the wellness state,
improving the condition minimizing,
alleviating or totally eradicating the
problem through intervention.
- refers to the nature and the
magnitude of future problems that
can be minimized or totally
prevented if intervention is done on
the problem under construction.
- refers to the familys perception
and evaluation of the problems in
terms of seriousness and urgency of
attention.
CRITERIA WEIGHT
1. Nature of the condition or
problem presented.
SCALE:
- Wellness state
- Health Deficit
- Health Crisis
- Foreseeable crisis



3
3
2
1
1
2. Modifiability of the
condition.
SCALE:
- Easy modifiable
- Partially modifiable
- Not modifiable



2
1
0
2
CRITERIA WEIGHT
3. Preventive potential.
SCALE:
- High
- Moderate
- Low


3
2
1
1
4. Salience
SCALE:
- Condition or problem
needing immediate
attention
- Condition o r problem
not needing immediate
attention
- Not perceived as a
problem or condition
needing change


2


1


0
1
* The number is divided by the highest
possible score in the scale. The quotient
is multiplied by the weight indicated for
the criterion being considered. Then the
sum of the scores for all the criteria is
taken. The highest score 5, equivalent of
the total weight. It should be considered
as the priority problems with total scorer
nearer 5. The highest the score is the
priority.
UNSANITARY WASTE DISPOSAL
CRITERIA COMPUTATION ACTUAL SCORE JUSTIFICATION
1. Nature of the
problem

2. Modifiability
of the prblem
3. Preventive
Potential
4. Salience of
the problem
INADEQUATE LIVING SPACE
CRITERIA COMPUTATION ACTUAL SCORE JUSTIFICATION
1. Nature of the
problem

2. Modifiability
of the prblem
3. Preventive
Potential
4. Salience of
the problem
MALNUTRTION
CRITERIA COMPUTATION ACTUAL SCORE JUSTIFICATION
1. Nature of the
problem

2. Modifiability
of the prblem
3. Preventive
Potential
4. Salience of
the problem
MALNUTRITION- 4
UNSANITARY WASTE DISPOSAL- 3 2/3
INADEQUATE LIVING SPACE- 2 2/3