COMMUNITY

HEALTH

HEALTH
-is a state of
complete physical,
mental, and social
well-being and not
just the absence

HEALTH
It leads to a
socially and
economically
productive life

COMMUNITY
-is defined as a
sociological
group in a large
place sharing

COMMUNITY

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

ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH

-comprises those aspects

of human health that are
determined by physical,
chemical, biological,
social and psychological
factors in the
surrounding

Characteristi
cs of a
Healthy
Community

Primary
Health Care
Programs in
the
Community

POLLUTION
1.AIR POLLUTION
2.WATER
POLLUTION
3.NOISE

AIR
POLLUTION
-is contaminated
air with harmful
substances that
cause harmful
effects on life and

AIR
POLLUTION
Airborne pollutants
can cause lung
diseases, heart
disease, eye and
throat irritation. It can
also weakens the

SOURCES OF
A.P.
1. Fossil Fuels
2. Particulates
3. Motor Vehicle
Emissions
4. Smog

WATER
POLLUTION
is the contamination
of water that causes
harmful effects on life
and health. Sewage,
chemicals, radioactive
wastes, and other
substances mixing with

WATER
POLLUTION

Polluted water can be a

source of many pathogens
that cause hepatitis,
intestinal disorders,
amoebiasis and also cancer.
Polluted water is also
harmful to fish and birds.

SOURCES OF
W.P.
1.Industrial wastes
2.Human sewage
3.Water runoff
4.Thermal pollution

NOISE
POLLUTION
is the excessive sound that
causes hearing loss, stress,
fatigue, irritability, tension,
headaches, and high blood
pressures. Noise pollution also
causes accidents by preventing
people to concentrate and
perform.

REFUSE
consists of the rubbish and all
the things that are not in a house,
shop, or factory, and are regularly
thrown away. It can be solid or semisolid waste materials other than
human waste that may contain
pathogenic germs which cause
direct infections and diseases that
can lead to death.

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KINDS OF
REFUSE

Garbage
Rubbish
Dead animals
Street sweepings
Night soil
Yard cuttings

ASSIGNMEN
T

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Inspect- Retrospect pp.
228

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Community Health Team

Profile pp. 229

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