QUARTER I

COMMUNITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
PRE-ASSESSMENT
Choose the best answer from the options below.

1. Which best describes community health as an art and science?

a. It maintains, protects and improves the health of all members of the
community through organized and sustained community efforts.
b. It maintains and improves the health of all members of the community
through organized and sustained community efforts.
c. It protects and improves the health of all members of the community
through organized and sustained community efforts.
d. It maintains,protects and improves the health of all members of the
community.
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 is fully aware of its daily
opportunities
3. Which best describes the benefits of a healthy
environment?
a. Less disease, less health care cost
B. Active community involvement
c. More budget for health problems, increases supply of
medicines
d. More community projects for community
development
4. Which of the following problems is a leading causes
of environmental destruction?
a.Soil Erosion b. Oil Spill
c. Illegal Mining d. Deforestation
5. What environmental problem reduces the
abilityof soil to store water and support plant
growth?
a.Soil Erosion b. Oil Spill
c. Illegal Mining d. Deforestation
6. Which is not an effect of Climate Change?
a.Dead trees from oil spillage
b. Increased risk of fire and floods
c. More health related illness and disease
d. Economic losses
7. Which of the following environmental problems
causes Climate Change?
a. Oil Spill b.Deforestation
c. Pollution d. Flash Flood
8. Which of the following programs of Department of
Health promotes community health?
a.Maternal Health b. Primary Health Care
c. Child Health Care d. Control of Communicable
Diseases
9. Why do we need to ensure community health in
planning for community development?
a.To attain a luxury of life
b. To keep the safety of the community
c. To live in a clean, safe and comfortable home
d. To maintain an enjoyable lifestyle
10. Which of the following environmental problems
is experienced worldwide?
a. Oil Spill b. Deforestation
c. Destruction of the ozone layer d. Flashfloods
 LESSON I
THE CONCEPT OF
COMMUNITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Activity 1: VENN DIAGRAM
List down the different characteristics of your ideal/ dream
community in the diagram.
ACTIVITY 2: Word Removal
Copy the word chart below.Follow instructions 1to5. 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 contractions ( for example, can’t)
3.Cross out all the words that begin with letter S
4.Cross out words that consists of ten or more letters
5.Cross out all words that consist of letter O in the second letter.

OIL DOESN’T CORALS

THE HEALTH ABOUT
AIR ACID DON’T
SMOG THROW PREVENTION
NONE RED THROW
NOISE CORALS POLLUTION
WON’T SICK ENVIRONMENT
FLASHFLOODS FOSSILS DEFORESTATION
FOG AND SMOKING
COMMUNITY SMOKE ADVOCATE
QUESTIONS:
What does the message tell us? Explain your
answer.
Is acquiring health in the community relevant?
Why?
What does the word HEALTH mean? What is
Community? What is the definition of
COMMUNITY HEALTH?
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not just the absence the of disease or infirmity.

Community a sociological group in a large place sharing one

environment.

Community Health the art and science of maintaining ,

protecting and improving the health of all the members and 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.
Characteristics of a Healthy Community
 1. A clean and safe physical environment.
 2. An environment that meets everyone’s basic needs.
 3.An environment that promotes social harmony and actively involves
every one.
 4. A community that participates in identifying local solutions to local
problems.
 5. A community whose members have access to varied experiences,
means of interaction and comminication
 6. Accessible and appropriate health services and facilities.
 7.The promotion and celebration of historicaL and cultural heritage.
 8. A diverse and innovative economy.
 9. A sustainable use of available resources for all.
Primary Health Care Programs in the Community
Health Center Services
Maternal Health Care
Child Health Care
Nutrition Program
Population and Family Planning
Program
Control of communicable diseases
Environmental sanitation program
Control on non communicable
diseases
Functions
Pre-natal, Natal, Postnatal
Immunizations, Control of
diarrheal diseases
Operation Timbang, Food
Supplementation
Free Family Planning
Tuberculosis control program
Inspection of food establishment
Blood pressure screening
Health Center Services
Dental Health Program
Reproductive Health Care
Medical Morbidity Clinic
National Voluntary Blood Services
Epidemiology and Surveillance
program
Disaster Management preparedness
Program
Mental Hygiene
Pharmacy Services
Functions
Tooth Extraction
Counselling on family planning and
RH
Provisions of free medicines
Blood letting activities at barangay
level
Controlling outbreaks like dengue
Medical Services/ assistance during
disaster
Adolescent counselling centers
Distribution of medicines to all
health centers
Activity 2: PRIORITY EXPRESS
This activity will ask you to set your priorities in promoting a healthier life inside a more developed and advanced community.
There are two options given in each of the category. Mark (1) if the option is your first priority. Mark (2) if second. You can add
options on the space provided.

1.I want to get around in my community by:

Riding a bike
Driving an automobile
Others:
2. I want to have foods from:
Community gardens
Convenience/grocery stores
Others:
3. I want to actively play in games by:
Parks/ open spaces/town plaza
Online games
Others:
4. I want to have more chances to get to know my neighbors through:
Social Networking
Active membership in youth organization
Other:
5. I want to live in a clean environment by:
Reducing the amount of refuse
Campaigning for a clean and green community
Others:
MOTHER EARTH
Activity 3: SPEECH -PERFECT
If you were given a chance to become
Mother Earth for a day , and you were
asked to give a 30-minute talk to
address your sentiments to the people,
what would be the content of your
message?
 LESSON 2
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROBLEMS
ACTIVITY: ALPHABET SOUPp
(page 232 Learners Material)
There are 23 empty boxes in the middle of the
chart .Write the missing letter in column 11 to
complete the words. The letter you may add may be
from the beginning, middle, or end of the word. All
the words are related to community health.

What words did you find?

Use those words to create a meaningful paragraph or
statement to awaken mankind to the problems of the
environment.
ORAS NA!!
PERENNIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH PROBLEMS
Different perennial problems happen to the different
regions of the country.They vary according to factors
like: economy ,politics,geography,culture. There are
places which experience community health problems
like:
Water-borne and communicable diseases
Armed conflicts
Natural disasters
Highly urbanized zones
Over populated areas
KIND COMPOSITION SOURCES
Refuse
Garbage are the dump ,food
Waste from waste or discarded materials.
Households, restaurants,
preparation ,cooking, and institution, stores, market
serving of food ,market
wastes, wastes from
handling, storage and sale of
produce
Rubbish Combustible : paper,
carton,boxes,barrels, wood
excelsior, tree branches, yard
trimmings,wood
furniture,bedding, Same as garbage
Non-combustible: metals,tin
cans,metal
furniture,dirt,glass
Ashes Residue from fires used for
cooking and heating and Same as garbage
from on site incineration
KIND COMPOSITION SOURCES
Street Refuse Sweepings, dirt, leaves, Streets, sidewalks, vacant
catch-basin dirt, contents lots
of litter receptacles
Dead Animals Cats, dogs, horses, cows Same as street refuse
Abandoned vehicle Unwanted cars and trucks Same as street refuse
left on public property
Industrial wastes Food-processing wastes, Factories, power plant
boiler house cinders,
lumber scraps, metal
scraps, shavings
Demolition Wastes Lumber, pipes, bricks, Demolition sites to be
masonry,and other used for new buildings,
construction materials renewal projects,
from razed buildings and expressways
other structures
KIND COMPOSITION SOURCES
Construction Wastes Scrap lumber,pipes,other New
construction materials construction,remodelling
Special Wastes Hazardous solids and Household,hotels,hospita
liquids, ls, institutions,
explosives,pathological stores,industry
wastes, radioactive
materials, batteries
Sewage treatment residue Septic tank sludge Sewage treatment
plants,septic tank
WWWWaste disposal is the proper disposal of a discarded or
discharged material in accordance with local
environmental guidelines or laws.

SSS Solid Waste Management- refers to the discipline

associated with the:
Control of generation
Storage collection
Transfer and transport
Processing
Disposal of solid waste
dead animals
Abandoned vehicles
Special waste
Construction waste/ demolition waste
Demolition waste
Street refuse
garbage
Sewerage treatment residue
Industrial waste/ rubbish
Rubbish
Ashes
Solid Waste is composed of the following
Special Waste-
Non- Hazardous
Recyclables and householdwaste
Compostable Recyclables Non- i.e. Syringes,
compostables body fluids
R.A 9OO3 ( Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000) Management
was passed by the congress and senate on 2000 and
signed by the president on jan.26 2001.

solid Waste –are waste that are not liquid or gaseous.

• REDUCE
• REUSE
• RECYCLE
Activity5: Catch and Match
Column A list the different kinds of refuse .Write down examples of these
refuse.Choose from the words below.

Leftover food,empty bottle,dead dog,residue from fires,metal scraps,construction

materials,cigarettes butt,unwanted cars,deadbatteries,septic tank sludge
KINDS OF REFUSE EXAMPLES
Rubbish
Sewage Treatment residue
Business Waste
Abandoned Automobile
Incinerator Residue
Garbage
Dead Animals
Street Sweepings
Special Waste
Demolition Materials
 KINDS OF REFUSE example
Rubbish Metal scrap

Sewage Treatment residue Septic tank sludge

Business Waste Empty bottle

Abandoned Automobile Unwanted cars

Incinerator Residue Residue from fire

Garbage Left over food

Dead Animals Dead dogs

Street Sweepings Ciggarete butts

Special Waste Dead batteries

Demolition Materials Construction materials

Activity6: SENTENCE REFLECT
As a student you have a role in the promotion of a healthy environment
especially in your household, school, community.This is your chance to
help eradicate community problems by completing the following
statements.

1.I will promote proper disposal of refuse in our

household by____________________________
2.I will promote proper disposal of refuse in our school
by__________________________
3. I will promote proper disposal of refuse in our
community by________________________
Activity 7: SONG IRONY
This activity is based from the song “ Anak ng
Pasig”. Compose the irony message of the song”
Anak ng Pasig” using the same melody .Turn the
negative lyrics into something positive.
Example: Tapon doon Tapon dito
Reduce doon Reuse dito
ANAK NG PASIG
 LESSON 3
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
IN THE PHILIPPINES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
 ILLEGAL MINING
is defined as the extraction of valuable minerals or other
geological materials from the earth from an ore body, lode,
vein, seam, or reef, which forms the mineralized package
of economic interest to the miner in the absence of land
rights, mining license, exploration or mineral transportation
permit or of any document that could legitimate the on-
going operations.
Here’s for your memory bank:
The Mining Act of 1995 aimed to help the domestic mining
industry regain its competitiveness by allowing companies
(Contractors) to obtain an exploration permit for a specific
area for up to four years.
DEFORESTATION
Is the destruction of big areas of forests.
The Philippines is among the countries with the
fastest loss of forests cover around the world.
It ranks 4th among the world’s top 10 most
threatened forest hotspots.
If the 157,400 hec per year rate of deforestation
continues, our remaining forest cover will be
wiped out in less than 40 years.
Effects of Deforestation
Soil erosion/landslides
Greenhouse effect Denuded
upland
Silting of rivers and dams
Degraded watershed
Flooding
Destruction of corals along the
coast
SOIL EROSION
happens when soil and rock are moved from
one place to another by wind, water, and gravity.
Causes of Soil Erosion:
 Deforestation
 Building of Roads
 Agriculture
 Urbanization
 Mining
FLASH FLOODS
is a sudden flood of great volume, usually
caused by a heavy rain.
EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODS
Causes of disease such as cholera and
other water born diseases
Loss of life
Contamination of drinking water
Destruction of sewage system
Destruction of dams and leeves
CORAL REEF DEGRADATION
is asignificant problem throughout the
world.It has been acknowledged that 27% of
the worlds reefs have been affected.
11% has been completely lost
16% has been damaged
Coral reefs- are diverse underwater
ecosystems built from calcium carbonate
secreted by corals.
Coral reefs category:
Poor( coral reef with 0 to 10% coral cover)
Fair( coral reef with 11 to 30% coral cover)
Good( coral reef with 31 to 50% coral cover)
Very Good( coral reef with 51 to 75% coral cover)
Excellent( coral reef with 76 to 100% coral cover)
POLLUTION
-means any alteration of the physical, chemical and
biological properties of water, air and/or land resources.
TYPES OF POLLUTION
Air Pollution means any alteration of the
physical, chemical and biological properties of the
atmospheric air.
Water Pollution means any alteration of the
physical, chemical, biological or radiological properties
of a body of water resulting in the impairment of its
purity or quality.
Noise Pollution is the excessive sound
that causes hearing loss, stress, fatigue,
irritability, tension, headaches, and
highblood pressure.
Soil Pollution chiefly caused by pesticides,
such as poisons that are used to kill
agricultural pests like insects and herbicides
that are used to get rid of weeds.
Pertinent laws adhering to
environmental safety and health
P.D. 389 The Forestry Reform Code
It emphasizes the sustainable utilization of
forest resources.
P.D. 704 Preservation of optimum
productivity of fishery resources through
conservation and protection.
P.D. 1219 Providing for the protection of
coral ecosystems
P.D. 1067 Water Code of the Philippines
P.D. 984 The Pollution Control Law
P.D. 825 Prohibits the improper disposal of
garbage
P.D. 856 Sanitation Code
R.A. 8749 Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
QUIZ TIME!!!!
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING
SOIL EROSION
FLASH FLOODS
ILLEGAL MINING
DEFORESTATIO
N
CORAL REEF
DEGRADATION
SOIL EROSION
FLASH FLOODS
ILLEGAL MINING
DEFORESTATIO
N
CORAL REEF
DEGRADATION
SOIL EROSION
FLASH FLOODS
ILLEGAL MINING
DEFORESTATIO
N
CORAL REEF
DEGRADATION
SOIL EROSION
FLASH FLOODS
ILLEGAL MINING
DEFORESTATIO
N
CORAL REEF
DEGRADATION
SOIL EROSION
FLASH FLOODS
ILLEGAL MINING
DEFORESTATIO
N
CORAL REEF
DEGRADATION
6. chiefly caused by
pesticides, such as poisons
that are used to kill
agricultural pests like
insects and herbicides that
are used to get rid of weeds.
7. means any alteration of the
physical, chemical, biological or
radiological properties of a body
of water resulting in the
impairment of its purity or
quality.
8. means any alteration
of the physical,
chemical and biological
properties of water, air
and/or land resources.
9. means any alteration of
the physical, chemical and
biological properties of the
atmospheric air.
10. is the excessive sound that
causes hearing loss, stress,
fatigue, irritability, tension,
headaches, and highblood
pressure.
1. DEFORESTATION
2. FLASH FLOODS
3. CORAL REEF DEGRADATION
4. SOIL EROSION
5. ILLEGAL MINING
6. SOIL POLLUTION
7. WATER POLLUTION
8. POLLUTION
9. AIR POLLUTION
10. NOISE POLLUTION