Health Quarter 2

1. You and Your
Healthy
Environment

2. —Jordan Peterson
“Adopt responsibility for your own
well-being, try to put your family
together, try to serve your community,
try to seek for eternal truth... That's
the sort of thing that can ground you
in your life, enough so that you can
withstand the difficulty of life.”

3. Community
• Is a group composed of people living
together in a given place and sharing
common interests, cultural and traditional
practices and historical heritage.
• It can be categorized according to beliefs,
traditions and cultures

4. Location – based Communities
● Some communities are categorized based on
their specific locations, such as people within
barangays, townhouses, compounds and
condominium buildings
 Barangay Kapayapaan
 Greatfields Townhouse
 Vista land
 Fiesta Community
 Miranda Compound
 Libis Condominium

5. Identity – based Communities
● Some communities have the same cultural
and traditional beliefs and practices.
Examples are religious groups, ethnic groups,
cultural and arts performer, as well as PWD
 San Isidro Chapel
 Aetas Compound
 Sinaglahi Children’s choir
 Bahay Kalinga
 T’boli Tribe
 Philippine Ballet Theater

6. Organizational – based Communities
● Some communities are formed based on
organizational structure and beliefs. These
can be family-owned business groups to
more complex structures like corporations
and national and international organizations
 Schools
 Fast food chains
 Pharmaceutical companies
 Political parties
 Global companies

7. Environment
• Refers to the natural surroundings one
lives in.
• It is something that you are very familiar
with.

8. Factors in the environment that affect human growth
and development
● Agricultural and irrigation method
● Climate chance
● Communicable diseases, water and food borne diseases and those
caused by vectors like insects and rats
● Natural biological agents like pollen dust
● Personal hygiene and sanitation
● Air land and water pollution
● Ultraviolet rays from the sun
● Natural and man-made disaster

9. Characteristics of a Healthy Environment
1. Is clean, safe and secure
2. Has access to basic to basic needs
3. Is peaceful and orderly
4. Has members who are physically, mentally and emotionally
healthy
5. Involves members of the community programs, projects and
activities
6. Is prompt and timely in handling local community and
environmental health issues concerns, and trends.

10. Characteristics of a Healthy Environment
7. Respects the rights and privileges of all members
8. Promotes healthy intrapersonal and interpersonal
relationships among all members
9. Is free from abuse and discrimination
10. Has open communication, interaction and
interconnectedness among members
11. Has accessible and affordable health services and
facilities
12. Preserves and celebrates cultural and historical heritage
13. Has advanced and productive economy
14. Promotes sustainability of natural resources
15. Has well – developed public infrastructure