Department of Education Health 9 Community and Environmental Health First Quarter – Week 7 Rommel V. Manuel Writer Alcer Kenn S. Rongavilla Validator Ervin Echague Wilson F. Pascual Edison C. Enerlas Division Quality Assurance Team Schools Division Office – Muntinlupa City Student Center for Life Skills Bldg., Centennial Ave., Brgy. Tunasan, Muntinlupa City (02) 8805-9935 / (02) 8805-9940 0 Welcome to the Supplementary Learning Material for Health Grade 9 (SLeM). This module is written to help you to develop a deep understanding of the concepts of healthy and unhealthy communities and environments. This module provides you with activities that will develop your critical thinking skills in helping the community and the country. You are expected to demonstrate the following after going through this SLEM: • • • • Defines community and environmental health Explains how a healthy environment positively impacts the health of people and communities (less disease, less health care cost, etc.) Discusses the nature of environmental issues Analyzes the effects of environmental health issues Directions. Please read the following sentences below. Put a check in the space provided. Fact or Bluff Direction: Choose if the sentence you wish to choose is a Bluff or a Fact! Bluff Fact 1. Community health program maintains, protects and improves the health of all members of the community through organized and sustained community efforts. _____ _____ 2. A healthy community describes as an environment that is fully aware of its daily opportunities. _____ _____ 3. Illegal mining is an environmental problem that reduces the ability of soil to store water and support plant growth. _____ _____ 4. Deforestation is a leading cause of environmental destruction. _____ _____ 5. Less disease, less health care costs best describes the benefits of a healthy environment. _____ _____ 1 Bluff Fact 6. Improper waste disposal is one of the primary programs of the Department of Health to promote community health. _____ _____ 7. Flashfloods causes climate change. _____ _____ 8. We need to ensure community health in planning for community development for us to attain luxury of life. _____ _____ 9. According to the World Health Organization, a clean and safe physical environment is one of the characteristics of a healthy community. _____ _____ 10. You can actively play games in parks, open spaces and town plaza. _____ _____ 11. Operation Timbang and Food Supplementation is not a part of Primary Health Care of the community. _____ _____ 12. Primary health care in our community must be available and free because it is subsidized by the government. _____ _____ _____ _____ 14. The COVID-19 can enter human body through the air and can live on surfaces and people’s hands. _____ _____ 15. If someone is unwell with a high temperature or a new continuous cough, do not touch them or go near them. _____ _____ 13. To beat COVID-19, we should get together with people who do not live with you in public spaces such as parks or on the street. Directions: Arrange the letters to form a word using the given clue. Write your answer in the box provided. 1. It is a promise, a covenant to keep the partnership for life not only for the sake of staying together but more for the growth and good of each other and for the responsible rearing of children. GREMIARA 2 2. It is a period of an agreement entered between two people in love for them to know each other and their families well enough to be sure that they are ready and are suited for life-long companionship. TEAMNGENGE 3. It is a feeling of likeness to someone in a short period. NOTATINAFUI 4. The social activity involves two or more people generally assessing each other’s suitability for a potential relationship. GANDTI 5. The period in a couple’s relationship precedes their engagement and marriage. HOTPRISCU According to the World Health Organization, “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, and the ability to lead a socially and economically productive life.” A community is also 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. 3 For you to know more on the concepts of community and environmental health read the activity 1 and 2 below 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 environmental 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 And read more! Our government believes that a strong nation needs a healthy citizenry. To achieve this, the Department of Health launched an approach in barangay, government organizations, and non-governmental organizations. This approach is 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 Immunization, Control of Diarrheal Diseases Nutrition Program Operation Timbang, Food Supplementation 4 Population and Family Planning Program Free Family planning Control of communicable diseases Tuberculosis control program Environmental Sanitation Program Inspection of food establishments Dental Health Program Tooth Extraction Reproductive Health Care Counseling on family planning and RH Medical Morbidity clinic Provision of free medicines National Voluntary Blood Services Blood-letting activities at the barangay level Epidemiology and Surveillance program Controlling outbreaks like Dengue Disaster Management Preparedness Program Medical Services/assistance during a disaster Mental Hygiene Adolescent counseling centers Pharmacy Services Distribution of medicines to all health centers Did you know that the following 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? Yes, they are available and must be given for free Activity 1: THE HEALTH EXPERT You are presently working at the World Health Organization as a health expert. Several students will interview you about community and environmental health. Here are some of the questions that you will be asked. Direction: Write your response to each question in the space provided. 5 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 community? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ __________________ 4. In not more than 300 words, community reflects a sense of Make use of Microsoft Word, paragraphs. Save your output using this community and environment). write an essay about the “healthy well-being” in your home and school. apply skills in formatting text and filename format (last name healthy Activity 2: TAKE ME BACK Direction: Study the picture below and answer the given questions. Photo Credits: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/cyber-child-sex-tourism-philippines/ 6 1. What have you noticed about the picture? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What do you think is the reason behind this kind of environment? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What will be the effect of this kind of environment on our community? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why do you think we need to live in a clean and healthy environment? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. How will you help the community by giving solutions to this problem? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Activity 3: WHAT MATTERS TO YOU? Direction: Given the examples below, what could be your top concern among priority issues in the community? Write down your top priority at the base and your last priority on top of the pyramid. Examples of Community Issues and Concerns 7 Adult and childhood obesity The onset of sedentary diseases like heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Air Pollution Traffic Injuries Processing Questions: Video yourself about your top and least priority. Explain your reasons for choosing your top and least priority issues and then save your output using this filename format (last name priority issues and concerns). Activity 4: PICTURE ANALYSIS Directions: Study the picture below and answer the given questions. 1. What is the picture all about? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8 2. Why do you think they are in this kind of circumstances? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What do you think is the effect of this kind of scenario on the holistic health of the people above? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why do you think we need to maintain, improve and protect the health of all members of the community through organized and sustained community effort? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. As a Muntinlupeño, how can you contribute to helping the city government in providing solutions to this problem? _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Activity 5: MAKE AN ARTICLE OR REACTION PAPER Directions: Make the following activity in MS Word or MS PowerPoint, using your skills in inserting graphics/images and formatting text. Make an article or a reaction paper about the implementation of Muntinlupa City’s Anti-patient’s Dishonesty Ordinance of 2020 which aims to penalize dishonest COVID-19 patients who provide wrong personal information to health workers. Activity 6: CATCHY SLOGAN! 9 Directions: Make the following activity using coloring materials and Oslo paper or your skills in inserting graphics/ images and formatting text, then submit it to your Health teacher. Make a slogan that can be used by the city in promoting proper waste management, clean and green and reforestation. • • • “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not only the absence of disease or infirmity, as well as the ability to perform a socially and economically productive life,” according to the World Health Organization. It is essential to keep a healthy community since this ensures the safety of each individual. Understanding the concept of an ideal community in terms of environmental health promotion is also significant. If we continue to live in a way that endangers our surroundings, there will be consequences. In reality, we've been engulfed by a series of natural disasters. The effects are more evident! Directions: Complete the following statements. 1. In this lesson, I have learned that... __________________________________________________________________________. 2. Understanding how a healthy environment positively impact ... __________________________________________________________________________. 3. According to World Health Organization, Health is a state of: _______________________________________________________________________ and not just the absence of disease or infirmity. 4. ________________________ are activities that prevents pollution and other environmental threat. 5. _____________________ is an activity that enables human to help the community in spreading communicable diseases like COVID19. 10 Directions: Encircle the letter of the best answer. 1. Which best describes a community health program? A. It maintains, protects, and improves the health of all members of the community through organized and sustained community efforts. B. It maintains and improves the health of all members of the community through organized and sustained community efforts. C. It protects and improves the health of all members of the community through organized and sustained community efforts. D. It maintains, protects, and improves the health of all members of the community. 2. Which does NOT describe a healthy community? A. A clean and safe environment B. An environment that meets everyone’s basic needs C. An environment that promotes social harmony and actively involves everyone D. An environment that is fully aware of its daily opportunities 3. Which best describes the benefits of a healthy environment? A. Less disease, less health care costs B. Active community involvement C. More budget for health problems increased supply of medicines D. More community projects for community development 4. Which of the following problems is a leading cause of environmental destruction? A. Soil Erosion C. Illegal Mining B. Oil Spill D. Deforestation 5. What environmental problem reduces the ability of soil to store water and support plant growth? A. Soil Erosion C. Illegal Mining B. Oil Spill D. Deforestation 6. What environmental problem does this picture depict? A. Water Pollution C. Improper Waste Disposal B. Deforestation D. Flashfloods 7. Which is NOT an effect of Climate Change? A. Economic losses B. Dead trees from oil spillage C. More health-related illness and disease D. Increased risk of drought, fire, and floods 11 8. Which of the following environmental problems causes Climate Change? A. Oil Spill C. Pollution B. Deforestation D. Flashfloods 9. Which of the following programs of the Department of Health promotes community health? A. Maternal Health C. Child Health Care B. Primary Health Care D. Control of Communicable Diseases 10. Why do we need to ensure community health in planning for community development? A. To attain luxury of life B. To keep the safety of the community C. To live in a clean, safe and comfortable home D. To maintain an enjoyable lifestyle 11. Which of the following is the function of Mental Hygiene for our teenagers in our Primary Health Care Services? A. Provision of free medicine B. Counseling on Family Planning and Reproductive Health C. Blood-letting activities at the Barangay level D. Adolescent counseling centers 12. To achieve a clean and safe physical environment, which of the following services should be observed from your community? A. Fogging, cleaning the drainage, improved street lighting B. Tooth extraction C. Operation Timbang D. Lake Clean-up Drive 13. What best describes Child Health Care in Primary Health Care for our community? A. It is the random inspection of food establishments. B. Immunization, Control of Diarrheal Diseases C. Fogging, cleaning the drainage, improved street lighting D. Counseling on Family Planning and Reproductive Health 14. How can we stay safe and beat COVID-19? A. Only leave your home to buy food, get medicine, and exercise once a day. B. Stay at home. C. If you must go out, stay more than two meters away from people with who you do not live. D. All of the above. 15. How does the COVID-19 affect people? A. Once the virus gets into the human body, it stays in the lungs. B. It may stay there for a few days or weeks without the person knowing they have it. C. It eventually makes people feel unwell. They might start with a cough and have a fever (high temperature). D. All of the above. 12 References 1. Espeleta, R. H. et. al. (2019) ‘The Self and Society’ (ALS Self-paced Module). Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila: Department of Education-SDO Muntinlupa 2. Learner’s Material Grade 9: Health Education. Department of Education Meralco Avenue Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines 3. https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/cyber-child-sex-tourismphilippines/ 4. https://www.twenty20.com/photos/13bd5671-1a8f-4e67-9dafb8e10a3e26af, 5. https://pia.gov.ph/features/articles/1027480 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Fact Fact Bluff Fact Fact Bluff Bluff Bluff Fact Fact Bluff Fact Bluff Fact Fact Pre-test: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. MARRIAGE ENGAGEMENT INFATUATION DATING COURTSHIP Looking back: A D C D A A B B B C D A B D D Post Test: Activity 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING: Answers may vary 13
