The document discusses various factors affecting community health, highlighting the distinction between community health, population health, and public health. It categorizes the influencing factors into physical, social/cultural, community organization, and individual behavior, providing examples for each. Emphasis is placed on how environment, economy, education, and personal habits can significantly impact the health outcomes of communities.

1. FACTORS
AFFECTING
COMMUNITY
HEALTH
BY: ROMMEL LUIS
C. ISRAEL III

2. HEALTH
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• A dynamic state or
condition that is
multidimensional in
nature and results from
a person’s adaptations
to his or her
environment
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COMMUNITY
A geographic area with
specific boundaries (city, state,
country)
Is a group of people who have
common characteristics
Can be defined by location,
race, ethnicity, age,
occupation, interest in
particular problems or
outcomes or common bonds

4. COMMUNITIES
ARE
CHARACTERIZED
BY:
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Membership
Common symbol system
Shared value and norms
Mutual influence
Shared needs and commitment to
meeting them
Shared emotional connection
Example?

5. COMMUNITY
HEALTH
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The health status of a
defined group of people and
the actions and conditions ,
both private and public , to
promote, protect and
preserve their health
Community health vs
population health?

6. POPULATION
HEALTH
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• Refers to health status
of people who are not
organized and have
no identity as a group
or locality and the
actions and conditions
to promote , protect,
and preserve their
health
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PUBLIC HEALTH
• Refers to health
status of a defined
group of people
and the
governmental
action and
conditions to
promote, protect
and preserve health

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Personal Health
Activities
Are individual actions
and decision making
that affect the health
of the individual
Community
health activities
Are aimed at
protecting or improving
the health of
community

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FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE
HEALTH OF A COMMUNITY
Physical factors
Social and
cultural factors
Community
organization
Individual
behaviors
Health of
the
community

10. FACTORS AFFECTING COMMUNITY
HEALTH CAN BE GROUPED INTO:
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• Physical Factors
• Social/Cultural Factors
• Community Organization
• Individual Behavior
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PHYSICAL FACTORS
• ► INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT:
• Communities that are industrially developed are more
likely to be affected by numerous diseases due to the
toxic waste products from the industries that are
released into water bodies and the atmosphere and
due to congestion of settlement leading to slum
development hence contagious disease compared to
areas that are not industrially developed.

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AIR POLLUTION

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PHYSICAL
FACTORS
COMMUNITY SIZE:
• A densely
populated or
over populated
community can
easily be
attacked by
communicable
diseases.
• OVERCROWDIN
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PHYSICAL
FACTORS
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:
• Some communities are
more prone to diseases
due to the geographical
location.
• FOR EXAMPLE:
• Some communities are
located in swampy areas
ARE MORE PRONE TO
DISEASES especially during
heavy rains they are
affected by floods which
can lead to
a. Manipulation of disease
causing organisms if the
water is stagnant
• b. To spread of disease
causing organisms

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FOR EXAMPLE: MALARIA,
DIARRHEA DISEASE

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PHYSICAL FACTORS
ENVIRONMENT:
• A clean environment is very vital to the
proper health of a community which
minimizes the occurrence and
transmission of diseases, unlike a dirty
environment which easily leads to
outbreak of diseases.

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SOCIAL/
CULTURAL
FACTORS
► TRADITIONS BELIEFS:
Beliefs or traditions possessed
by communities greatly
affect the health of it’s
people
For example: FEMALE
GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM)

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• Why is it practiced?
• Reasons given include:
• ■ Control over women’s sexuality
• ■ Hygiene
• ■ Gender based factors (removal of “male” parts)
• ■ Cultural Identity
• ■ Religion
FGM

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SOCIAL/CULTURAL
FACTORS
ECONOMY: A community that is economically well off has
low chances of suffering from disease breakouts because
they have proper health care and water drainage systems
unlike a poor community.
GOVERNMENT: Since the government involves planning,
implementing and provision of community services such as
water supply, medical supplies an other needs which can
directly affect the community health.

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COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION
• Ways in which
communities organize
their resources such as
taxes which can be very
helpful in control of
diseases and supply of
sufficient and efficient
medical care even in
times of crisis unlike
communities without
proper accountability of
their taxes which can
partly be allocated to the
health sector.

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EDUCATIONAL
FACTORS
Poor education or illiteracy affects the
health of a community when people
doesn’t have education on how they can
prevent themselves from diseases.
• For example:
• Health education on the use of mosquito
treated nets to prevent malaria.
• Health education on the environmental
hygiene so as to prevent diseases such as
cholera and trachoma.

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INDIVIDUAL
BEHAVIOR
Community health is greatly
influenced by individuals, their
personal health, habits, etc. and
in order to achieve a healthy
community, it takes a team work.
For instance, proper disposal of waste products
from and individuals compound, clearing all
stagnant water in the compound to prevent
harboring of mosquitoes, active smokers to quit
smoking to avoid passive smokers thus
preventing lung cancer, abstinence from sexual
activities and for sexually active individuals to
use protection to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS
and STDs etc. Thus proper individual healthy living
can greatly promote a healthy community.