healthful and safe community

1. My
Healthful
and Safe
Community

2. We are all members of a community, a group
of people with common interests and beliefs.
Your school is a good example of a
community.
Where you live is also your immediate
community. What makes your community
interesting and fun to live in? Why?

3. It is important for children like
you to grow and develop in a
healthy and safe community.
What is a healthy and safe
community.

4. A healthy and safe community can
attend to the basic needs of its
members. This includes safe drinking
water, enough food sources, good
shelter and access to health services. It
is also free from threats and hazards to
their health.

5. These threats and hazards are:
1. Poor or absence of facilities for health and
fitness.
2. Lack of health care services
3. Presence of crime
4. Frequent number of accidents
5. Presence of communicable diseases

6. When you live in a nurturing,
healthy, and safe community,
you will be able to grow and
develop to the best of your
potentials.

7. • A healthy and safe community is important for
children’s growth and development.
• Health threats and hazard may be present in
every community. It is important that you
know what these threats and hazards are to
protect yourself and others against them.
• A healthy and safe community in everybody’s
responsibility.