This Office disseminates DepEd Memorandum OUGFO No. 2022-03-1037 on Guidance to Regional/ Division School Health and Nutrition Personnel Re: The Conduct of One Health Week for SY 2022-2023 dated 27 October 2022.
The DepEd Bureau of Learner Support Services-School Health Division (BLSS-SHD),
provides guidance regarding the conduct of the One Health Week for SY 2022-2023,
pursuant to DepEd Order No. 28, s. 2018 titled Policy and Guidelines on Oplan Kalusugan sa Department of Education.
New Schedule for the One Health Week:
The One Health Week, previously announced to be held on October 31-November 4,
2022 through OUGFO Memorandum No. 2022-03-024 titled Strengthening School
Health Support for SY2022-2023, is rescheduled for January 30-February 3, 2023, the eleventh week of the second academic quarter. DepEd Order No. 34, s. 2022 titled School Calendar and Activities for the School Year 2022-2023 provides that the first ten weeks of every academic quarter shall be devoted by schools to actual classroom teaching, while the eleventh week of each academic quarter may be used for the conduct of co-curricular activities.
The change in the schedule of the One Health Week is to allow field offices and schools to focus on the ongoing transition to full face-to-face classes on November 2, 2022, consistent with DepEd Order No. 44, s. 2022 titled Amendment to DepEd Order No. 034, s. 2022 (School Calendar and Activities for the School Year 2022-2023).
The One Health Week for SY 2022-2023 shall focus on how OK sa DepEd and its flagship programs ensure that DepEd schools are healthy learning institutions where the health, safety and well-being of learners are protected and promoted during the pandemic and beyond.
