Community and Environmental Health

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HEALTH

According to the World Health


Organization, is a state of complex
physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity. It lead to a
socially and economically
productive life.
COMMUNITY
is defines as a sociological
group in a large place sharing
one environment. It therefore
includes the individual and the
family.
COMMUNITY HEALTH
is 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
Compromises those aspects of
human health that are
determined by physical,
chemical, biological and social
and psychological factors in
the surrounding environment.
CHARACTERISTICS
OF A
HEALTHY
COMMUNITY
1. Clean and safe physical
environment

2. An environment that
meets everyone’s basic needs
3. An environment that
promotes social harmony and
actively involves everyone

4. An understanding of local and


environmental issues
5. A community that
participates in identifying
local solutions to local
problems
6. A community whose members
have access to varied
experiences, means of
interaction, and communication

7. Accessible and appropriate


health services and facility.
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.
COMMUNITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
PROBLEMS AND ISSUE
PEACE AND WASTE FOOD
ORDER DISPOSAL SANITATION

DISEASE
WATER SUPPLY
CONTROL

COMMUNITY DRUG ABUSE,


HUMAN
PREVENTION &
EXCRETA AND HEALTH
CONTROL IN THE
SEWAGE PROBLEMS COMMUNITY
ENVIRONMENT
PROBLEMS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
DEFORESTATION
The
destruction
of big areas
of forest
FLASH FLOOD
It is sudden
flood of great
volume, usually
caused by a
heavy rain
ILLEGAL MINING
Extraction of
valuable minerals
or other
geological
materials
SOIL EROSION
Happens when
soil and rock are
moved from one
place to another
by wind, water
and gravity.
CORAL REEF DEGRADATION
Defines as the
degradation
(and potential
mass death) of
the ocean’s
corals.
POLLUTION
Any alteration of the
physical, chemical,
and biological
properties of water,
air or land resources
Effects of the Environmental Problems
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS EFFECTS
DEFORESTATION • Soil erosion
• Landslides
• Greenhouse effect
• Denuded upland
• Silting of rivers and dams
• Degraded watershed
• Flooding
• Destruction of corals along the
coast
Effects of the Environmental Problems
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS EFFECTS
FLASH FLOOD • Causes of disease such a Cholera
and other water borne disease
• Contamination of Drinking
water
• Destruction of Sewage
System
• Destruction of dams and
destruction of levees
Effects of the Environmental Problems
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS EFFECTS
SOIL EROSION • Unproductive use of farmland
• Difficulty in raising of
livestock
• Silting of artificial lakes
• Loss of soil and vegetation
which causes climate
changes
Effects of the Environmental Problems
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS EFFECTS
OIL SPILL • Suffocation of marine mammals
• Death of trees from oil in
roots.
Effects of the Environmental Problems
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS EFFECTS
CORAL REEF • Loss of edible reef fish
• Reduction of species
DEGRADATION diversity and richness
• Alteration in the size
structure or target species
Effects of the Environmental Problems
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS EFFECTS
ILLEGAL MINING • Water poisoning of all the living
things
• Destruction of beautiful
coral reef
• Bareness of land
If you were given a chance to become Planet
Earth for a day, and you were asked to give a
10-minute talk to address your sentiments to
the people, what would be the content of your
message?
Record a video or voice recording while
delivering a talk to address your
sentiments as Planet Earth to the people.
Send the video/voice recording to your
teacher until OCTOBER 8, 2021, 4:00PM

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