Health Grade 9

1. COMMUNITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH

2. Word Removal
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◉ Look at the word chart on the next slide. Follow instructions from 1-5.
When you are finished, you will find the message in the chart.
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 letter O in column 2.

3. Word Removal
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OIL DOESN’T CORALS
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

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5. Health –is a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being and not just the
absence of disease or infirmity. It leads to a
socially and economically productive life. (WHO)
Community – is defined as a sociological
group in a large place sharing one environment.
It therefore includes the individual and the
family.

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Community
Vs
Environment

7. Community Health –is defined as theart
and science of maintaining, protecting and
improving the health of all the members of
the community through organized and
sustained community efforts.
Environmental Health –compromises
those aspects of human health that are
determined by physical, chemical,
biological and social and psychosocial
factors in the surrounding environment.
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8. 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 harmonyand
actively involves everyone.
4. An understanding of local health and environmental
issues.
5. A community that participates in identifying local
solutions to local problems.
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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.

10. Primary Health Care Programs
in the Community
HEALTHCENTERSERVICES FUNCTIONS
1.Maternal HealthCare Pre-natal, Natal, Post-Natal
2.ChildHealth Care Immunizations, Control
of DiarrhealDiseases
3.Nutrition Program Operation Timbang,
Food Supplementation
4.Population
and Family
Planning
Program
FreeFamily Planning
5.Control of
Communicablediseases
Tuberculosis
control program

11. Primary Health Care Programs in the
Community
HEALTHCENTERSERVICES FUNCTIONS
6.Environmental
SanitationProgram
Inspection of Food
Establishments
7.Control of Non-
Communicablediseases
Blood Pressurescreening
8.Dental HealthProgram ToothExtraction
9.Reproductive Health
Care
Counsellingonfamily
planning andRH
10.Medical Morbidity
Clinic
Provision of freemedicines

12. Primary Health Care Programs in
the Community
HEALTHCENTERSERVICES FUNCTIONS
11.National Voluntary
Blood Services
Blood-letting activitiesat
barangaylevel
12.Epidemiologyand
SurveillanceProgram
Controlling outbreakslike
dengue
13.Disaster Management
PreparednessProgram
Medical services/
Assistanceduring disaster
14.Mental Hygiene Adolescentcounselling
centers
15.Pharmacyservices Distribution of medicines
to all healthcenters

13. Seatwork
Direction. List down the different characteristics of
your ideal/ dream and existing community in the
diagram. In the space where the two circles meet,
write their similar characteristics.

14. Seatwork
1. Is your community an ideal
one? Explain. If not, 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?

15. Prepared By: Eric J. Manuevo
Mapeh 9 Teacher
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