Community Health 9 Lesson 1

COMMUNITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
INTRODUCTION
A healthy community reflects a sense of
well being. It is the foundation for
achieving all other goals and is
essential for a productive society.
Thus, it also helps in building our
country’s economy and in equipping
our students to be healthier in order
to learn and succeed academically.
In this lesson you will encounter social issues and
problems involving the threats of community
and environmental destruction. You will be
encouraged to get involved in programs
advocating community and environmental
health. As a student, you can take part in
maintaining and promoting a healthful
community and environment This module is
designed for you to reflect on how healthy
your community and environment are, what
activities that adversely affect them and what
you should do to sustain community and
environmental health.
In the first part of this material, you are given an
overview of the unit and concepts you will take up
and the things they are expected to do.
In the pre-assessment, you will be asked to recall
what you had learned from meaningful
experiences of your life relevant to environmental
destruction.
The varied competencies shall be your guide on what
you are expected to accomplish in this module.
These lesson will discuss four (4) lessons, which are
categorically divided into four parts: What to
Know, What to Process, What to Understand and
What to Transfer.
LEARNING COMPETENCIES: At the end
of this unit, the learners should
be able to:
1. explain the concept of
community health
2. describe the characteristics of a
healthy community
3. recognize the benefits of a
healthy environment
4. identify the most pressing
environmental problems in the
Philippines
5. analyze the impact of environmental
problems on people’s health
 6. apply community development and
program planning skills to create
effective and culturally relevant
communication strategies and
interventions to promote health
7. make decisions about buildings,
businesses, services, housing areas
and other structures to include in the
environment of a healthy dream
community
LESSON 1: THE CONCEPTS OF
COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH
 OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be
able to:
1. Explain the concept of community health
and environmental health.
2. Describe the characteristics of a healthy
community.
PART 1 – WHAT to Know
This unit will introduce you to the
concepts of a community and
environmental health, to make you be
aware of the importance of having a
healthy community. You will be asked
to participate in a series of activities
involving health programs in your
community
Activity 1: VENN DIAGRAM
 List down the different
characteristics of your
ideal/dream and existing
community in the diagram. In the
space where the two circles meet,
write their similar characteristics.
DREAM COMMUNITY EXISTING COMMUNITY
Processing Questions:
1. Why is your community not an ideal
one? Explain.
2. What characteristics would you like

to have in your community?
3. How can you make your community

an ideal one?
This is what you need to know
According to the World Health Organization,
Health is a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being and not just the
absence of disease or infirmity. It lead to the
ability to lead a socially and economically
productive life.”
Community is defined as a sociological group

in a large place sharing one environment. It
therefore includes the individual and the
family.
Community Health is defined as the art and
science of maintaining, protecting and
improving the health of all the members of
the community through organized and
sustained community efforts.
Environmental Health comprises those aspects

of human health that are determined by
physical, chemical, biological, social and
psychosocial factors in the surrounding
environment
According to the World Health Organization
(2002), the characteristics of a healthy
community include:
1. A clean and safe physical environment
2. An environment that meets everyone’s
basic needs
3. An environment that promotes social
harmony and actively involves everyone
4. An understanding of local health and
environment issues
5. A community that participates in identifying
local solutions to local problems
6. A community whose members have access to
varied experiences, means of interaction and
communication
7. Accessible and appropriate health services
and facilities
8. The promotion and celebration of historical
and cultural heritage
9. A diverse and innovative economy
10. A sustainable use of available resources for
all
You have now encountered concepts of
community and environmental
health. Share what you have
understood. Write on the board at
least 3 keywords that expresses what
you have learned.
Our government believes that a strong
nation needs healthy citizenry. In
order to achieve this, the Department
of Health promoted community
health with the partnership of
community, barangay, government,
and non-governmental organizations
through the program called Primary
Health Care.
Primary Health Care Programs in the
Community
Health Center Services Functions
Maternal Health Care Pre-natal, Natal, Post-natal
Child Health Care Immunizations, Control of

diarrheal diseases
Nutrition Program Operation Timbang, Food

Supplementation
Population and Family Free Family planning

Planning Program
Control of communicable Tuberculosis control
diseases program
Environmental Sanitation Inspection of food

Program establishments
Control on non- Blood Pressure screening

communicable diseases
Dental Health Program Tooth Extraction
Reproductive Health Care Counselling on family

planning and RH
Medical Morbidity clinic Provision of free medicines
National Voluntary Blood Blood-letting activities at

Services barangay level
Epidemiology and Controlling outbreaks like

Surveillance program Dengue
Disaster Management Medical Services/assistance

preparedness Program during disaster
Mental Hygiene Adolescent counseling

centers
Pharmacy Services Distribution of medicines to

all health centers
Did you know that the above services
must be made available for free in
your community because they are
subsidized by the government to
ensure that your health is being
protected?
Activity 2. THE HEALTH EXPERT
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 are some
of the questions that you will be
asked. Write your response to each
question on the space provided.
1. How do you assess if your community is
healthy? What are the characteristics of a
healthy community?
2. What are some of the benefits that we can

enjoy with a healthy community?
3. How do we maintain, protect, and preserve

health amidst the rising development of our
country

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COMMUNITY AND

2. What characteristics would you like

3. How can you make your community

Community is defined as a sociological group

Environmental Health comprises those aspects

Maternal Health Care Pre-natal, Natal, Post-natal

Child Health Care Immunizations, Control of

Nutrition Program Operation Timbang, Food

Population and Family Free Family planning

Environmental Sanitation Inspection of food

Control on non- Blood Pressure screening

Dental Health Program Tooth Extraction

Reproductive Health Care Counselling on family

National Voluntary Blood Blood-letting activities at

Epidemiology and Controlling outbreaks like

Disaster Management Medical Services/assistance

Mental Hygiene Adolescent counseling

Pharmacy Services Distribution of medicines to

2. What are some of the benefits that we can

3. How do we maintain, protect, and preserve

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