prep a rnt ion of blood <illll"II rs. I he cwcrt1:i;c cif :1cl ivc case detl'cl inn incrc;1sc:<. 1 lo nlrr HJSl 11incty-11ini: 1wrel' 11t, with nllll'r 1·om111111ii1 y 111c:mbcrs twin~ nut of the vilfagc al the t jnw of hlor id s1111:<1 r nilll'r·Li1,n. I >11 ri 11,i. p<-ritld <t when fnm i lif"S s11. s1wt·I members tr J have malaria. blood snwnr:; w,·n· lnkc11, witlr lab,,r;iliry clin~nw{is d0111: inili:illy l>y vill;i~t· ht·:dl h 1vn1k.. rs :111d midwivt'1 wl1< 1 were tr. rine<l while tire rt<,,:;ir ch wa-: <Jfl-W)ing. Con fir111at inn of l:1h11rn I, HY r J i;1h11w,11-was dnne :11 1 he prnvinda I hospital l:1h1Jratory in the capilal 1n1111i1·ip:rli1v,,f Bani. :11t·d, :-:ituatcd scvtral kilorn<:lc·rs c1way throug,h the Abrn River t h:11 sw1:lls 11p d11rln;. ; 1l1c rni11v srasr)n. /\ccess problem w;,1.-;,idurcssc<. I bv the cmpr,wcred families 111ilb:ini. ; lht· 'look-1hirrk-11d pr.,,·,ss 1hr1,11le(h the 1vork grnup npproach. ~lid,. <; wrr, lak1·n t J tlit· pn1vi11ci;tl lahor. ·11,,ry hy v1tl11nlc·cr <''>rnmunity n,cmhcrs who \Vo. :nl r,.,g111i,rl~ lc1 Ban)!,IIP< I 1t1 huy )!,Oods anti f11r,d-;upµly for tl1eir village sari-sari stem.. :~. Part of tlw 'al'I i1111 · phase nnalyzc·d hr tlw w,,rk,i. roup::, wa:, the scheme where l;,lmratory rcs11hs were brcrni. ;h1 hack Jr, the rurrtl hc;1l1lt unil or w lhe village health worker (HIIW) hy the s:rmc enrnmunity members after lhey were done with morkcting in Bn11g11cd. 1,..·H"v,il 111011itori ng 11ntl slrc;1m clearin)!;/clean ingactivitiesgener. ited additiona I insight<;, H;wing 1111d,·n,1r11,d Lhc cpitlcmiology nf malari;1 m, p,1rl of Ll1c: 1:apnhility-builcling cxpc.-i<'ncc. s<1111c male members of I he \·ill:1gc. who opted l CJ be in-,;harge of larva J 111onit rffi 111!, in lhc t ril,11 I ar-ics of the vi 11:ige strc;1m, 11skc<l fa rnily work g. ruups why there wen· ~ti II 111:ila rir1 <:a. 'ws <lrspi Ir i nrr,;i,;ccl c,, <;c det<'rl inn,,·it h treatment a n<l regular llfl C:('-:1-1\'t'"k 'ilrt·11111 cl1;1ring/ c:le;,ning. Tht· 1111rse-r£'-t:'/lr('hcr g11i<lc<l them through 1111: 'lnr,k-lhink-;u-t· eye-le-111ilizin;. \ 1hc wr Jrk 11,ro11ps' trnining :md,·omp<t1~r H'il'J; l)n the bitmomics/ Ir fc cyclt r1f the,\11upl,des niosqui Lu vector of malar-fa: "Ano !"a pa la gay nyo ;111g d:il1il. r11 k1111~ !,;,kit sa paglili11ii-rryo ng il,1g rnim,ar1 isa1111. lingo 11y meron pa ring nagkakc1s;ckil n~ nwl,11 ia s,, h;1ra11):\ay'!'' (Wh. rl tlo yuu tlri11k is the n·ason "'lry clespile thc onc~·-n-w~r·k stn:;,rn dc;1ring/clcnnirig. there nre s Lill mala·rin cases in the village?) :\n:-ilysis nf thc reply gener:11cd the "·ork j;rnups' dc{'i:,inn lo increase the frequency of s1 rrnm c-lc-:i ring/cl,an in~ to al Ira oat two Limes ii week ;r nd shiirc their compctcnc:ics with fomili L'S in r,lllt'r,·illug,·1-, nfter lhc_\ reviewed what they lc. nrn~d uhout tlw hionomics/ lifc eyclr:-of Jill' mn-<1p1iln v~·c-tni-of maluria.-111c consensus r,f the work XTOup:-o;ipat pa~ka111ptt-: 11;i1 in~ maglini,; ng ilog/wai//,. l111)?,nan kung k.,ihrn ulil mcrong kili-kiti/ lxtlhallik. ll;1k;1 knl:tn~ <Hl~ niinsan isanp; linxgon)a\ pfl,l,\lilinii; kun)I. mav mga lamok ria 111a11gigi1lo p. 1tlit, pi1~k,1l:ip11" m1li11)1. maglinis, Ka~i m~,1 1all(m!{ arnw pa Jang ang kiti-ki1i,I\ 11rn. t. :i~i111; l,1111111-. na. Pu:-il1le rin na ang mga lamok sa ihang banlngay ay 111:ik:ika lipnd. Jitt, dahil i:-all H kilonwtro nil). : k;iyn nilnn J?. liparin. ·· {Soon after we have <lune st r,·a 111 1·k;1 ri 11g/cha11inle(. we need to check when there would he larvae in the stn·am agnin. The 011c;c-a-\,1c. k c·lc:aring/clcaning might nol hf' arlrquntc if mosquitoes l:1y C). :). :S :<111111 after Wt' i:han 1111',,1r,·a111. \Vithin l11rt'f' clr1y-<, I h P larvae bet:qme adult 111osq11itul·s. II ii; alsn possible lhal rnosquiloes cnme from other 1r1llagt,:; bt::cause they ha\'l' a llighl rail)?,<' Ill° one kilometer. ) A~:, con,cquence of the cy..:lical. iterative 'look-th ink-act' <::-qwricncc, 1 he work ~rnups dedd,·d lo ~xpa 11tl their activities in other villugcs. Thrn11J. !. h the,,ffuns of the prnvinl'ial hcalt. h ofiic..:. th<;> <:ommunity members log,tlwr wilh till' niral h,:tlth unit :111d th,· lt. ':1dcr!' ni the,illagc were trained by the radio rnana,:cr lit prcparc :iudin laµcs usin)!. family empowerment experiences ;ind com1w1,nl·i~.._-: ;1.-; ::~·ri111,;. which w,rc ni~d regularly lhroug,h tbc province-supported radio prn)!. rnm, DZPJ\. ENHANCING INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTERAGENCV COLLABORATION For many ye;Jrs, nurses. other members of the heallh learn and organizatio ns hnd been re. I uctanl in establishing rclalionships wi U1in lhe perspective of"world ng together' liccnusc of t J1c complc.-city of address ing personal and professional differences and l. 15 