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Health
Quarter 1
Community and Environmental
Health
Lesson 1

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Health – Grade 9
Quarter 1: Community and Environmental Health

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Introductory Message
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For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Health 9 Module on Community and Environmental Health!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping
the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming
their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners’ progress while allowing them to manage
their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

For the learner:

Welcome to the Health 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Community and
Environmental Health!

The hand is one of the most symbolized part of the human body. It is often used to
depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn, create and
accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a learner
is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies and
skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your won pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

This will give you an idea of the skills

What I Need to Know
or competencies you are expected to
learn in the module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that

aims to check what you already know
about the lesson to take. If you get all
the answers.
This is a brief drill or review to help you
What’s In
link the current lesson with the
previous one.

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 What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be
introduced to you in various ways
such as a story, a song, a poem, a
problem opener, an activity or a
situation.
This section provides a brief
What is It
discussion of the lesson. This aims to
help you discover and understand new
concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for

independent practice to solidify your
understanding and skills of the topic.
You may check the answers to the
exercises using the Answer Key at the
end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to
process that you learned from the
lesson.
This section provides an activity which
What I Can Do
will help you transfer your new
knowledge or skill into real life
situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate

your level of master in achieving the
learning competency.
In this portion, another activity will be
Additional Activities
given to you to enrich your knowledge
or skill of the lesson learned. This also
tends retention of learned concepts
This contains answers to all activities
Answer Key
in the module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

This is a list of all sources used in

References
developing this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

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 1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate
to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

What I Need to Know

A healthy community reflects a sense of well -being. It is the foundation for

achieving all other goals and is essential for a productive society. Thus, it also helps
in building our country’s economy and equipping our students to be healthier in
order to learn and succeed academically.

In this module you will encounter social issues and problems involving the
threats of community and environmental destruction. As a student, you can take
part in maintaining and promoting a healthful community and environment. It is
design for you to reflect on how healthy your community and environment are, what
activities that adversely affect them and what you should do to sustain community
and environmental health.

This module will help you understand concepts and enjoy different activities .
At the end of this module you are expected to;

 Describe community and environmental health

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 What I Know

Try to answer this

I. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.

_____1. It is defined as a sociological group in large place sharing one

environment.
a. Community Health c. Community
b. Primary Health care d. Environmental Health

_____2. A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
a. Community c. Community Health
b. Health d. Environmental Health

_____3. Why do we need to ensure community health in planning for a

community development?
a. to attain a luxury of life
b. to maintain an enjoyable life style
c. to keep the safety of the community
d. to live in a clean, safe and comfortable home

_____4. Which does not describe a healthy community?

a. clean and safe physical environment
b. diverse and innovative economy
c. An environment that meets basic needs
d. An environment that is fully aware of its daily opportunities

_____5. Which of the following comprises those aspects of human health that
are determined by physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial
factors in the surrounding environment.
a. Community c. Community Health
b. Health d. Environmental Health

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 Lesson
The Concepts of Community
1 and Environmental Health
This lesson will introduce you to the concepts of a community and
environmental health, to make you be aware of the importance of having a
healthy community. You will be asked to participate in a series of activities
involving health programs in your community .

What’s In

We need safe, healthy and supportive environments for good health. The
environment in which we live is a major determinant of our health and ell being. We
depend on the environment for energy and materials needed to sustain life, such as
clean air, safe drinking water, nutritious food and safe places to live.

Please watch this video. Click the link below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdTpuztOMVU

What is It

Direction:

List down the different characteristics of your ideal/dream community and existing
community in the diagram. In the space where the two circles meet, write their
similar characteristics.

DREAM COMMUNITY EXISTING COMMUNITY

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Processing Answers:

1. What are the existing characteristics of your community?

2. Is your community an ideal one or not? Why? Why not?

3. What kind of community would you like to have?

4. What can you do or contribute to have a healthy community and environment?

How will you do it?

Look at the word chart at the bottom of the page. Follow instructions 1-
5 below.. When you are finished, you will find a message in the chart.

1. Cross out the words that consist of five or less letters

2. Cross out all the words that begin with letter S

3. Cross out contractions (for example, can’t).

4. Cross out all words that consist of ten or more letters.

5. Cross out all words that consist of letter O in column 2.

OIL DOESN’T CORALS

THE HEALTH ABOUT

AIR ACID DON’T

SMOG THROW PREVENTION

NONE RED THROW

NOISE CORALS POLLUTION

WON’T SICK ENVIRONMENT

FLASH FLOOD FOSSILS DEFORESTATION

FOG AND SMOKING

COMMUNITY SMOKE ADVOCATE

The message reads: _______________________________________________

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Processing Questions:

1. What does the message tell us?

2. Is acquiring health in the community relevant? Why?

This is what you need to know: According to the world Health Organization,

Health- Is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
just the absence of disease or infirmity.

Community - Defined as a sociological group in a large place sharing one

environment. It therefore includes the individual and the family.

Community Health - Defined as the art and science of maintaining,

protecting and improving the health of all the members of the community
through organized and sustained community efforts.

Environmental Health - Comprises those aspects of human health that are

determined by physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors
in the surrounding environment.

According to the World Health Organization (2002), the characteristics of

a healthy community include:

1. A clean and safe physical environment

2. An environment that meets everyone’s basic need

3. An environment that promotes social harmony and actively involves

everyone

4. An understanding of local health and environment issues

5. A community that participates in identifying local solutions to local

environment

6. A community whose members have access to varied experiences, means of

interaction and communication

7. Accessible and appropriate health services and facilities

8. The promotion and celebration of historical and cultural heritage

9. A diverse and innovative economy

10. A sustainable use of available resources for all

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 Our government believes that the strong nation needs healthy citizenry. In order to
achieve this, the department of Health promoted community health with the partnership of
community, barangay, government, and non-governmental organizations through the
program called Primary Health Care.

Primary Health Care Programs in the Community

Health Center Services Functions

Maternal Health Care Pre Natal, Post Natal, Natal

Child health Care Immunizations, control of diarrheal

diseases

Nutrition Program Operation timbang, Food Supplementation

Population and Family Planning Program Free Family Planning

Control of communicable diseases Tuberculosis control program

Environmental Sanitation Program Blood pressure screening

Dental Health Program Tooth extraction

Reproductive Health Care Counseling on family planning and RH

Medical Morbidity Clinic Provision of free medicines

National Voluntary Blood services Blood Letting activities at barangay level

Epidemiology and Surveillance program Controlling outbreaks like dengue

Disaster Management preparedness Medical services/assistance during disaster

Program

Mental Hygiene Adolescent counselling centers

Pharmacy Services Distribution of medicines to all health

center

These services must be made and available for free in your community because they
are subsidized by the government to ensure that your health is being protected.

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 What’s More

Study the following pictures. The first one shows how a certain place looked
like 30 years ago. The second one shows how its looked like at present.

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Answer the following questions:
1. What do you see in picture one?
2. What did you noticed in picture two?
3. What changes happened to the community?
4. Which pictures shows a healthy community? Why?

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Direction: Inspect the health service offered to your neighbourhood. The left
column are characteristics of a healthy community. On the right column, fill in the
service or programs in your community to full fill a healthy community. An
example is provided.

Characteristics of a healthy community Possible services observed from

your community

A clean and safe physical environment Fogging, cleaning the drainage,

improved street lighting

An environment that meets everyone’s

basic needs

An environment that promotes social

harmony and actively involves everyone

An understanding of local health and

environment issues

A community that participates in

identifying local solutions to local
problems

A community whose members have access

to varied experiences, means of interaction
and communication

Accessible and appropriate health services

and facilities

The promotion and celebration of

historical and cultural heritage

A diverse and innovative economy

A sustainable use of available resources

for all

Processing Questions:

1. Which services are not observed in your community?

2. What can you do to acquire such services? Why?

3. From your answers above, can you consider your community healthy? Why?

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 What I Have Learned

I learned that the importance of environmental health in our community

____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________.

What I can do

What will you do to help maintain, protect and/or preserve

community/environmental health?

Assessment

Test 1 Matching type:

Match column A with column B. Copy and connect your answer by putting an arrow
to the correct meaning of the word.

Column A Column B

1. Health a. the art and science of maintaining, protecting and

improving the health of all the members of the
community through organized and sustained
community efforts.
2. Community b. aspects of human health that are determined by
physical, chemical, biological, social, and
psychosocial factors in the surrounding
environment.
3. Community Health c. promotes community health with the partnership
of the community, barangay, government, and
non-governmental organizations.

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 4. Environmental Health d. a state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not just the absence of disease or
infirmity.
5. Primary Health Care e. a sociological group that shares one environment.

Test II. Write True if the statement is correct about the different characteristics of a
healthy community and if the statement is False, write the word that make the
statement wrong in the space provided.

A healthy community is/has:

_________6. A clean and safe physical environment.

_________7. The community participates in identifying local solutions to local

problems.

_________8. An environment which does not meets everyone’s basic needs.

_________9. Health services and facilities are appropriate and accessible to everyone

_________10. Promotes social harmony and actively involves citizen.

Additional Activities

Make a Slogan with the THEME: “ Healthy Living in a Healthy Community”

Rubrics:

Indicator 6 8 10
Craftsmanship Slogan is The slogan is The slogan
acceptably attractive in exceptionally
attractive terms of attractive in
though it neatness. terms of
may be a bit Good neatness. Well
messy construction constructed
and not very and not messy.
messy
Creativity Slogan is Slogan is Slogan is
creative and creative and a exceptionally
some good amount creative.
thought was of thoughts Thoughts are
put into it was put into substantial
decorating
originality Average use Good use of a Exceptional
of ideas and new ideas and use of new
originality to originality to ideas and
create create slogan originality to
slogan create slogan

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 Answer key

6. 6.
C 5. D 5.
B 4. D 4.
A 3. D 3.
E 2. B 2.
D 1. C 1.

Assessment What I Know

What’s More

References

Physical Education & Health Learner’s Material by Department of Education, pp.

222- 230

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdTpuztOMVU

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