The Policy Environment of Self-Care: A Case Study of the Philippines

• Main Authors: Jaminola, Leonardo, III, Negre, Jana Marie, Pepito, Veincent Christian F., Loreche, Arianna Maever, Dayrit, Manuel M.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: Philippines; policy review; Self-care; Universal Health Care; Medicine and Health Sciences; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/131; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/asmph-pubs/article/1135/viewcontent/czac095.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Self-care is the ability and empowerment of individuals to maintain health through informed health-care decisions, with or without the support of a health provider. High-income countries have made advances to their conceptualization, research and institutionalization of self-care, given its reported...