RSCC I Resolution No. 15, s.2006

ENDORSING THE ADOPTION OF THE  NSCB APPROVED OFFICIAL CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES FOR THE HEALTH AND NUTRITION SECTOR
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REGIONAL OFFICE I
 AND OTHER CONCERNED OFFICES 

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 121 mandated the NSCB to prescribe standard concepts and definitions to ensure harmonization and comparability in the generation of official statistics in the country for national and sub-national development planning;

WHEREAS, the prescription of standard concepts and definitions for statistical purposes would allow for comparability of statistics across national and international boundaries;

WHEREAS, the various NSCB interagency/technical committees on statistics are working towards the formulation of official concepts and definitions for statistical purposes based on the following criteria: (1) the term is basically statistical and referring to statistical indicators; (2) used in major surveys and administrative records based on Executive Order 352 and those that come out in the Philippine Statistical System publications; and (3) based on official United Nations standard concepts and definitions but adapted to the Philippine situation, and existing legal documents;

WHEREAS, after a thorough review, the NSCB Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) on Health and Nutrition Statistics  recommended for approval of the NSCB Board the official concepts and definitions for the health and nutrition sector;

WHEREAS, the NSCB Board approved the 14 official concepts and definitions for statistical purposes for the health and nutrition sector for adoption by all concerned government agencies as  recommended by the IAC on Health and Nutrition Statistics through  NSCB Resolution No. 8, s. 2006;

WHEREAS, one of the functions of the RSCC is to oversee the implementation in the region of policy decisions made by the NSCB; 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED,  to endorse the adoption of the NSCB approved official concepts and definitions for statistical purposes for the health and nutrition sector to the Department of Health  Regional Office 1 and other concerned offices (Annex RSCC Res. No. 15-2006).

APPROVED, this 27^th day of July 2006, San Fernando City, La Union.