Community

and
Environmental
Health
 WORD REMOVAL. Learning Task

Look at the word chart below. Follow instructions 1 to 5.

1. Cross out 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 words that consist of ten or more letters.
5. Cross out all words that consist of O in column 2.
OIL DOESN’T CORAL
THE HEALTH ABOUT
AIR ACID DON’T
SMOG THROW PREVENTION
NONE RED THROW
NOISE CORALS POLLUTION
WON’T SICK ENVIRONMENT
FLASH FLOODS FOSSILS DEFORESTATION
FOG AND SMOKING
COMMUNITY SMOKE ADVOCATE
 QUESTIONS:

1.How do you find the activity?

2. What does the message tell us? Explain

your answer.

3. Is acquiring health in the community

relevant? Why?

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What is COMMUNITY?
- is defined as a sociological group
in a large place sharing one
environment. It therefore includes
the individual and the family.
ACTIVITY
List down the different characteristics of
your ideal and existing community in the
diagram. In the space where two circles
meet, write their similar characteristic.

Dream Existing
Community Community
Answer the question based on the
activity.

1. Why is your community not an ideal

one? Explain.

2. What characteristics would you like

to have in your community?

3. How can you make your community

an ideal one?
 Community
and
Environmental
Health

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 Let’s Define

“ 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. It leads to the
ability to lead a socially and
economically productive life.”
 What is
ENVIRONMENT?
- the surroundings or conditions
in which a person, animal, or
plant lives or operates.
 What is 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.
 What is ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH?

Environmental Health comprises those aspects of

human health that are determined by physical,
chemical, biological, social and psychosocial factors
in the surrounding environment
 The
Characteristics
of a
Healthy
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Community
1. Access to quality education.
2.The community naturally blends into
its environment.
3. Health care and preventive health
services.
4. Access to healthy food.
5. Fitness and wellness opportunities.
 6. A community should have enough security and
safety for all people.
7. People in the community should love and unify with
each other.
8. People in the community should be free from any
vices.
9. A community should have access on affordable
healthy foods, clean air, clean water and quality
education.
10. A community should have enough jobs and
transportation for all the people.
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 PRIMARY HEALTHCARE
PROGRAM
IN THE
COMMUNITY

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 Primary Health Care

It refers to essential health

care that addresses the
majority of a person’s health
needs promoted by the
Department of Health with the
partnership of the community,
barangay, government and
non-government
16 organizations.
 Health Center Services Functions

Maternal Health Care Pre-natal, Natal, Post-natal

Child Health Care Immunizations, Control of diarrheal

diseases

Nutrition Program Operation Timbang, Food Supplementation

Population and Family Free Family planning

Planning Program

Control of communicable Tuberculosis control program

diseases

Environmental Sanitation Inspection of Food Establishments

Program
Blood Pressure Screening
Control on non-communicable
diseases
Dental Health Program Tooth Extraction
Reproductive Health Care Counseling on family planning and RH

Medical Morbidity clinic Provision of free medicines

National Voluntary Blood Blood – letting activities at barangay level
Services
Epidemiology and Controlling outbreaks like Dengue
Surveillance program
Disaster Management Medical Services/assistance during
Preparedness Program disaster

Mental Hygiene Adolescent counseling centers

Pharmacy Services Distribution of medicines to all health
18 centers
 Primary Health Care Programs in the Community
Mental Health
Care

Population and
Family Planning Nutrition
Program

Environmental Health Care Disaster

Sanitation Services Management
Program Preparedness
Program

Dental Control
Health of Communicable
Care Diseases

Child
Health
19 Care
 IMPACT OF
HEALTHY
ENVIRONMENT
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A healthy community is all what we
need as a human being living in the
community. We are all seeking a livable
and peaceful community for our family
and children. A healthy community
gives many benefits such as it (1)
promotes happiness, (2) peace of
mind, (3) unity, (4) generosity and (5)
friendliness.
 Learning Task
Direction: Pretend that you are presently working at the World
Health Organization as a Health Expert. A number of students
will interview you about community and environmental health.
Here are some of the questions that you will be asked. Write
your response to each question on another sheet of paper.

1. How do you assess if your community is healthy? What are the

characteristics of a healthy community?

2. What are some of the benefits that we can enjoy with a healthy
community?

3. How do we maintain, protect, and preserve health amidst the

rising development of our community?
 EVALUATION
1. It is a sociological group in a large place, sharing one
environment.

A. health C. community health

B. community D. environmental health

2. Which does not describe a healthy community?

A. a clean and safe environment

B. an environment that meets everyone’s basic needs

C. an environment that promotes social harmony and actively

involves everyone

D. an environment that fully aware of its daily opportunities

3. Which services is given by the Population and Family Planning
Program office in your community?
A. free family planning C. post-natal
B. pre-natal D. tooth extraction

4. It is an art or science of maintaining, protecting and improving

the health of all the members of the community.
A. health C. community health
B. community D. environmental health

5. Why do we need to ensure a stable and consistent community

health planning programs in every locality?

A. to attain a luxury life

B. to keep the health and safety of the people in the community
C. to live in a clean, safe and comfortable home
D. to maintain an enjoyable lifestyle
3. Which services is given by the Population and Family Planning
Program office in your community?
A. free family planning C. post-natal
B. pre-natal D. tooth extraction

4. It is an art or science of maintaining, protecting and improving

the health of all the members of the community.
A. health C. community health
B. community D. environmental health

5. Why do we need to ensure a stable and consistent community

health planning programs in every locality?

A. to attain a luxury life

B. to keep the health and safety of the people in the community
C. to live in a clean, safe and comfortable home
D. to maintain an enjoyable lifestyle