Health 9 1st Quarter Lesson 1 and 2

COMMUNITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH
Activity 1: Fact or Bluff
FACT BLUFF
• 1. Community health program maintains,
protects and improves the health of all
members of the community through
organized and sustained community efforts.
• 2. A healthy community describes as an
environment that is fully aware of its daily
opportunities.
• 3. Illegal mining is an environmental problem
that reduces the ability of soil to store water
and support plant growth.
Activity 1: Fact or Bluff
FACT BLUFF
• 4. Deforestation is a leading cause of
environmental destruction.
• 5. Less disease, less health care costs best
describes the benefits of a healthy
environment.
• 6. Improper waste disposal is one of the
primary programs of the Department of
Health to promote community health.
• 7. Flashfloods causes climate change.
Activity 1: Fact or Bluff
FACT BLUFF
• 8. We need to ensure community health in
planning for community development for us to
attain luxury of life.
• 9. According to the World Health Organization, a
clean and safe physical environment is one of the
characteristics of a healthy community.
• 10. You can actively play games in parks, open
spaces and town plaza.
• 11. Operation Timbang and Food
Supplementation is not a part of Primary Health
Care of the community.
Activity 1: Fact or Bluff
FACT BLUFF
• 12. Primary health care in our community must be
available and free because it is subsidized by the
government.
• 13. To beat COVID-19, we should get together with
people who do not live with you in public spaces
such as parks or on the street.
• 14. The COVID-19 can enter human body through
the air and can live on surfaces and people’s hands.
• 15. If someone is unwell with a high temperature or
a new continuous cough, do not touch them or go
near them.
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A clean and safe environment is important in achieving a
healthy community. Protecting the health of a community
involves protecting the environment from health hazards.
01
It is more costly for a community to treat rather than
prevent disease. Children must be taught how
pollution affects people’s lives.
02
You can reach out to younger generations and help
them to be aware of the proper disposal of waste
to prevent pollution.