LESSON 4

COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTION

PROJECT IMPLEMATION
Primary Health Care Protecting the Environment

Framework for Community Health

Community Participation Community Recycling Protecting the

Community Health Care environment from pollution
Delivery Water pollution and sanitation
Community Health Land Pollution and sanitation
Promotion and Health Noise Pollution
Education Air Pollution
Community Food Gardens Oil Pollution
and Food Production Pesticides, heavy metals and
Communty Disaster persistent organic pollutants
Preparedness Radiation
 Framework for Environment Health

Environmental Factors Affecting Health

Physical Chemical Biological Social Psychosocial

Housing Home Waste Exercise Family
environment/conditions Gardening Management Recreation Relationship

 Cleanliness and
Sanitation
Prevention of
 Ventilation Nutrition
 Noise and Sound Levels Diseases that can
 Lighting and be transmitted by
Illumination
 Indoor Air Pollution and
animals
Smoking
• Physical -
There are different agencies working together for community health. Their
programs are also anchored on sustaining community development. Activities and
programs for the community must be coordinated with the following agencies
mentioned below for support cooperation.

• DepEd – Department of Education

• DND – Department of National Defense
• DPWH – Department of Public Works and Highways
• PIA – Philippine Information Technology
• PopCom – Population Commision
• DA – Department of Agriculture
• DBM – Department of Budget and Management
• PMA- Philippine of Medical Association
• PNRC – Philippine National Red Cross
• DILG – Department of Interior and Local
Government
• NNC – National Nutrition Council
• NEDA – National Economic and Development
• PHA – Philippines Hospital Association
• DOH – Department of Health
These agencies have specific capacities to help. What the
community needs is to tap and coordinate with them.