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Jill R. Albino Community and Public Health

BSMLS 1-A Mr. Tom Anthony Tonguia, RMT

1. In your own words, what is the importance of community organizing and development?

For me, the importance of community organizing and development is that it helps people

especially medical professionals to properly determine a problem and can help them formulate a

plan. Also, proper community organizing would help people to carry out the problem in the most

accurate and possible way.

Furthermore, community organizing and development is a process by which a community

works or empowers themselves to identify its needs and to resolve its problems in a collective

and arrange manner. It is also to articulate plans and solutions in resolving issues.

2. As a Medical Technology student, how would you apply your knowledge in organizing

or developing programs in a certain community. Cite an example of a problem of a

certain community, and state the things that you can do in order to have a long term

solution in a particular problem.

As a Medical Technology student, I would apply my knowledge in organizing and

developing programs in a certain community by simply telling them about the basic or frequent

problems a certain community may face and its probable and possible solutions. In this way, the

population living in that community would be aware and can formulate plans on their own as to

its corresponding problem. Also, it would help them to be more responsible and vigilant in terms

of facing a problem in their community.

Example of a problem that a certain community has and may face is the improper disposal

and segregation of garbage as well as littering. This is one of the most common yet rampant

activity or problem a community has. In this case, it won't just affect our health but also the other
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inhabitants of our planet which are the animals and also the abiotic environment.

As a solution to the problem, I would suggest that every househould should have their

garbage bins composed of biodegradable, non-biodegradable, for bottles, for plastics and for

hazards. I would also commend to have a community cleaning every month in their respective

community. As to littering, I would suggest to anyone whose seen throwing garbages

everywhere would impose to penalties.

In this way, people would be more aware and educated on how to be a responsible

individual in their community. In addition, it would help them to be vigilant at all times

especially in terms of facing problems which concerns with their community.