HEALTH

Module 1 (Week 1-2)

The Concept of
Community and
Environmental Health
 OBJECTIVES:
This unit will introduce you to the concepts of community and
environmental health, to make you be aware of the importance of
having a healthy community.

Specifically, this module will help you to:

Explain the concept of community health and
environmental health, and
Describe the characteristics of healthy
community.
Community is defined 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 comprises those aspects of human health that

are determined by physical, chemical, biological, social and
psychosocial factors in the surrounding environment.
 What is a
HEALTHY COMMUNITY?
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 in equipping our students to be
healthier in order to learn and succeed
academically.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) (2002), the
characteristics of a healthy community include:
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 everyone.
4. An understanding of local health and environment 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 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.
PRE-TEST is 10
items. In your
answer sheets,
just write
“PRE-TEST”
then write only
the letter of your
answers.
 These questions
require your own
opinions as
answers. You
may answer this
in English or
Tagalog
explanation.
If you can’t fit your answers
in the 2 circles, it’s okay to
just make 3 columns in your
answers sheets.

For the Processing

Questions, again, you may
answer in English or Tagalog
explanations.
 SIMILAR
DREAM CHARACTERISTICS EXISTING For the Venn Diagram, you
OF YOUR DREAM and
COMMUNITY
EXISTING
COMMUNITY can make this format if your
COMMUNITY answers cannot fit in the two
- - -
circles.
- - -

- - Answer for each will be a

minimum of 2 and maximum
- -
of 5 characteristics.
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For Activity 2: Word
Removal, there are some
corrections:
1. Delete the letter “S” in the
word CORALS
2. Add a letter “S” in the
word POLLUTION
3. Change the word
“ADVOVATE” to
“ADVOCATE”
For the Processing
Questions, you may
explain in English or
Tagalog.

No need to answer the

questions inside the
box.
The
remaining
activities will
be answered
next week.
 Thank you
Goodbye! for
See you
next week! listening!