This lesson is about Personal Health Issues and Concerns. MAPEH 6- Health Quarter 1

1. Lesson 1:
Personal Health Issues and Concerns
MAPEH – Health 6
By: ALANEA B. DULDULAO
Teacher 1
Dasmarinas II Central School

2. As a grade 6 pupil, many of you are experiencing
changes in your body. That is because you are now
approaching puberty.
But what is Puberty? It is the period during which
adolescents reach maturity and became capable of
reproduction. It is also the stage when your body
experiences so many changes. It helps to know the
how’s and the why’s of these changes one may
experience so that you know what to expect. Because
of these changes, many teenagers are having issues
and concerns about their personal health.
Introduction:

3. At the end of this lesson, you are expected to
describe the personal health issues and
concerns during puberty.

4. Now that you are approaching puberty, what
are the personal health issues that you have
experienced? What do you think are cause
of these health issues and concerns?

5. There are several factors you need to consider when it
comes to height and weight. And these factors are as
follows:
• Familial - Short/Tall parents have a tendency to bear children
who are short/tall.
• Illnesses - Ailments experienced during infancy may cause
growth problem.
• Hormonal - A problem affected by the pituitary gland that cannot
produce growth hormone.
• Congenital - Affected by Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR),
a condition in which a baby does not grow at a normal rate inside
the womb.
• High weight-for-height - There is a high consumption of fatty
acid and sugar food.
• Low height-for-age - Failure to reach one’s growth potential due
to health problems and poor nutrition.
• Low weight-for-height - Extreme thinness associated with
acute starvation, severe disease, or chronic unfavorable
condition

6. Eye Problems teenager experience nowadays
• Astigmatism–images are distorted
because of the cornea (the clear
outermost layer of the eye) or a lens
that is not evenly or smoothly curved.
• Myopia or Nearsightedness–a
condition in which one can see close
objects clearly but objects farther away
may appear blurry.
• Hyperopia or Farsightedness–a
condition in which one can see far
objects clearly but close objects may
appear blurry.
• Conjunctivitis (sore eyes)–a common
eye infection caused by bacteria or
virus.

7. Different Ear Problems
• Cerumen Impaction –refers to the
build-up of layers of earwax within the
ear canal to the point of blocking the
canal and putting pressure to the
eardrum and often caused by
misguided attempts to remove earwax.
• Swimmer’s Ear (External Otitis) –an
infection in the outer canal ear.
• Otitis Media –an infection in the middle
ear.

8. Skin, Hair and Nail Problem
• Sunburn –refers to prolonged
exposure to the sun that caused
damages to the skin.
• Calluses –are rough, thickened skin
that develops because of constant and
repeated pressure/friction.
• Blisters –small bubble on the skin filled
with serum and caused by friction,
burning etc.
• Dandruff –shedding of dead skin cells
from the scalp.

9. The following are several posture and
spine problems of teenagers have
nowadays.
• Lordosis (swayback) -is the backward
curvature of curvature of the lower
spine
• Kyphosis is a more extreme forward
curvature of the upper spine.
• Scoliosis -sideways curvature of the
spine.

10. Oral and Dental Problems.
• Cavities -tooth decay
• Gingivitis -inflammation of the gums
(swollen, tender, and bright red or
purple gums).
• Halitosis (bad breath) - unpleasant
smell of the mouth caused by bacteria
from decayed food particles and poor
oral hygiene etc.
• Periodontitis -inflammation of tissue
around the teeth, causing shrinkage of
the gums.
• Malocclusion (sungki) -refers to the
teeth that are not aligned properly.

11. To find out if you fully understand the
lesson, let’s do the following tasks.
Name Game: There are ten (10)
descriptions given below related to personal
health issues and concerns. Your task is to
give a name for each description.
________________1. Extreme thinness associated with acute starvation,
severe disease, or chronic unfavorable condition
________________2. Images are distorted because of the cornea (the clear
outermost layer of the eye) or a lens that is not evenly or smoothly curved.

12. ___________3. an infection in the middle ear.
___________4. small bubble on the skin filled
with serum and caused by friction, burning etc.
___________5. is the backward curvature of
curvature of the lower spine
____________6. bad breath, unpleasant smell of the mouth caused by bacteria
from decayed food particles and poor oral hygiene etc.
____________7. shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp.

13. _________8. sideways curvature of the spine.
_________9. refers to the teeth that are not
aligned properly
________10. sore eyes, a common eye infection caused by
bacteria or virus.

14. Answer Key:
1. Low weight-for-height
2. Astigmatism
3. Otitis Media
4. Blisters
5. Lordosis
6. Halitosis
7. Dandruff
8. Scoliosis
9. Malocclusion
10.Conjunctivitis

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