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Barangay Health Volunteers

Barangay health volunteers are people who live in your neighborhood and help take care of your health. They are like helpers or a team that helps the community. They help make sure people stay healthy by giving advice, checking on people who are sick, and teaching everyone about how to stay healthy.

They can be your neighbors or friends and they are trained to help with simple health concerns. They wear special uniforms that make them easy to recognize. You can go to them if you have a cough or cold or if you need medicine for a headache.

They also teach people in the community how to stay healthy. They teach about proper hygiene, what to do when you get sick and how to prevent getting sick in the first place. Sometimes they also help people who can’t afford to go to the hospital.

The barangay health volunteers works together with the government and local health centers to make sure that everyone in their community stays healthy. So, always remember to listen to your barangay health volunteers because they are there to help you and everyone in the community stay healthy!