MAPEH 9: Community and Environmental Health

1. MR. FRANCIS ALBERT A. OCA
COMMUNITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH
MAPEH 9

2. Be on time.
Be prepared.
Be respectful of others.
Be productive.
Be cooperative.
If you have difficulty in seeing and/or hearing,
you may sit in front.

4. LEARNING
COMPETENCY:
Defines community and
environmental health
(H9CE-Ia-8)

5. As you listen to the song,
“Colors of the Wind”, think
of word(s) associated to
the word HEALTH. Write it
on your notebook.
What is
Health?

7. COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY is defined
as a group of people
living in the same place
or having a particular
characteristic in common.

8. COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMMUNITY HEALTH is
the art and sciences of
maintaining, protecting,
and improving the health
of all members of the
community through
organized and sustained
community efforts.

9. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH comprises of
those aspects of human
health that are
determined by physical,
chemical, biological,
social, and psychosocial
factors in the surrounding
environment.

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A clean and safe physical
environment.
An environment that meets
everyone’s basic needs.
Promotes social harmony and
actively involves everyone.
Understanding of local health and
environment issues.
Participates in identifying local
solutions to local problems.
Have access to varied
experiences, means of
interaction and communication.
Accessible and appropriate
health services and facilities.
Promotion and celebration of
historical and cultural heritage.
A diverse and innovative
economy.
Sustainable use of available
resources for all.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A
HEALTHY COMMUNITY

11. The Health Expert
DIRECTION: You are presently working at the World Health Organization as a
Health Expert. A number of students will interview you about community and
environmental health. Here some of the questions that you will be asked.
How do you assess if your community is healthy? What are
the characteristics of a healthy community?
What are some of the benefits that we can enjoy with a healthy
community?
How do we maintain, protect and preserve health amidst the
rising development of our community?

12. Groupwork
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DIRECTION: The class will be
divided into 3 groups. Groups
will prepare and present the
following:
- Group 1: Make a poster that
can describe a community.
- Group 2: Create a slogan
that refers to community
health.
- Group 3: Create a news
reporting about
environmental health.

13. Set your priorities in promoting a healthier life inside a more
developed and advanced community. There are two options
in each of the category.
Riding a Bike
Driving an automobile
1. I want to get around in my community by:
2. I want to have foods from:
Community Gardens
Convenience/Grocery stores
Online Games
Parks/Open space/Plaza
4. I want to have more chances to get
to know my neighbors through:
Social Networking
Active membership in youth
organization
Campaigning for a clean and
green community
Reducing the amount of
refuse
3. I want to actively play in games by:
5. I want to live in a clean environment by:

14. • Solve the problem given.
• You will be given 5 minutes to compute for the answer.
• Problem:
Based on the Tree Replacement Program of the Department of Public
Works and Highway, one hundred (100) seedlings/saplings/propagules
shall be planted for every tree cut within or along the road right of way
(RROW) of all DPWH-administered projects.
If there are 80 trees to be cut along Highway MN, how many seedlings or
saplings should be planted as replacement?
Activity

15. • Which one is ideal for you?
• How can you make your community
an ideal one?
WHAT DO YOU OBSERVE?
PROCESS QUESTIONS:

16. Match Column A with
Column B
Assessment

17. 1. The condition of having a freedom from illness
or injury. It allows the individual to effectively
deal all demands of daily life through a sound
mind, body, and spirit.
2. It refers to a number of individuals living in
certain area and sharing the same interest for
the common good of every family.
3. The total surroundings external to us including
natural forces and other living things which
serve as space for growth and development as
well as danger and harm.
4. It focuses on people and their role as
determinants of their own and other people’s
health.
5. This focuses on the surroundings or physical
setting and its impact on human’s health.
A. Health
B. Community
C. Environment
D. Community Health
E. Environmental Health

18. ❑ List down 5 community health problems.
❑ Write your answers on your notebook.
Assignment

19. MR. FRANCIS ALBERT A. OCA
COMMUNITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH
MAPEH 9