Community Health Nursing IEnvironmental Hygiene By, Thiru murugan Environmental Hygiene: Unit I: Introduction: Components of environment Importance of healthy environment Environment: The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. Components of environment: Everything in our immediate surrounds, including both living and nonliving things like soil, water, creatures, and plants that adapt to their conditions, is referred to as the “environment.” It is a gift from nature that helps to sustain life on Earth. The survival of life on Earth depends on the environment. A biosphere component that affects the condition of the entire planet is an ecosystem. It includes both live and non living objects in the environment. The elements that make up the environment can be broadly separated into two groups: Biotic Components: The biotic or biological component of environment consists of all living organisms. Animals, plants, and microorganisms interact with abiotic elements to build ecosystems. Abiotic Components: the Non living things like Water, Light, Temperature, Humidity and Soil. Importance of healthy environment: As our activities affect the environment in a way, they also affect our life, health, families and communities. Human civilization has always formed a close bond with their environment. Sitting in fresh air and greenery can increase mental peace, reduce blood pressure, increase attention span. Healthy environments are essential with human safety and emotional well-being. Healthy environment reduces the risk of diseases Enhances quality and length of life Healthy environment helps to protect the creatures and plants around us.  It Limits global warming It prevent all types of pollutions Control vectors and flies Food hygiene and safety Proper waste disposal

1. Community Health Nursing I
Environmental Hygiene
By,
Thiru murugan

2. • Environmental Hygiene:
• Unit I: Introduction:
a) Components of environment
b) Importance of healthy environment
• Environment:
• The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or
operates.
• Components of environment:
• Everything in our immediate surrounds, including both living and
nonliving things like soil, water, creatures, and plants that adapt to their
conditions, is referred to as the “environment.”
• It is a gift from nature that helps to sustain life on Earth.
• The survival of life on Earth depends on the environment.

3. • A biosphere component that affects the condition of the entire
planet is an ecosystem.
• It includes both live and non living objects in the environment.
• The elements that make up the environment can be broadly
separated into two groups:
• Biotic Components: The biotic or biological component of
environment consists of all living organisms. Animals, plants,
and microorganisms interact with abiotic elements to build
ecosystems.
• Abiotic Components: the Non living things like Water, Light,
Temperature, Humidity and Soil.

4. • Importance of healthy environment:
• As our activities affect the environment in a way, they also affect our life, health, families
and communities.
• Human civilization has always formed a close bond with their environment. Sitting in fresh
air and greenery can increase mental peace, reduce blood pressure, increase attention
span.
• Healthy environments are essential with human safety and emotional well-being.
• Healthy environment reduces the risk of diseases
• Enhances quality and length of life
• Healthy environment helps to protect the creatures and plants around us.
• It Limits global warming
• It prevent all types of pollutions
• Control vectors and flies
• Food hygiene and safety
• Proper waste disposal