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HEALTH EDUCATION

QUARTER 1 – MODULE 2
MELC: Explain how a healthy environment positively impact the health of
people and communities (less disease, less health care cost).
PART I.

A. Introduction

A healthy environment positively impacts the health of people and communities. Healthy
environment is free from community health problems like human excreta and sewage, disease control,
peace and order, food sanitation, and population growth. Moreover, clean air and water, sanitation and
green spaces, safe workplaces can enhance people's quality of life: reduced mortality and morbidity,
healthier lifestyles, improved productivity of workers and their families, improve lives of women, children
and elderly.

B. Discussion

In this module you will learn the different community health problems like disease control,
human excreta and sewage, and food sanitation. that affects the attainment of a healthy environment. A
healthy environment is one that is void of any form of pollution and its effect. Hence it could be an
environment that has clean air, clean water, and clean energy. Very commonly a health environment is
also considered as one that is tidy. This is achieved by implementing proper housekeeping methods.

DISEASE CONTROL

■ When public health experts talk about controlling a disease, they mean reducing the number
of new infections, the number of people currently infected, and the number of people who
become sick or die from a disease in local settings.

■ Vaccines like Flu (Influenza) Hepatitis A. Hepatitis B are available to prevent many common
infectious diseases.

■ You can also reduce your risk of contracting an infectious disease by:

• Washing your hands with soap and water, thoroughly and frequently

• Covering your nose and mouth when you sneeze or cough

• Disinfecting frequently touched surfaces in your home and workplace

• Avoiding contact with sick people or sharing personal items with them

• Not drinking or swimming in contaminated water supplies

• Not eating or drinking food and beverages prepared by people who are
sick

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HUMAN EXCRETA AND SEWAGE

■ Human waste (or human excreta) refers to the waste products of the human digestive
system and the human metabolism, namely feces and urine.

■ Many people in developing countries having to resort to open defecation where

human waste is deposited in the environment, for lack of other options.

■ Sewage, or domestic/municipal wastewater, is a type of waste water that is

produced by a community of people. It is characterized by volume or rate of flow,
physical condition, chemical and toxic constituents, and its bacteriologic status
(which organisms it contains and in what quantities). It consists mostly
of greywater (from sinks, bathtubs, showers, dishwashers, and clothes
washers), blackwater (the water used to flush toilets, combined with the human
waste that it flushes away); soaps and detergents; and toilet paper

FOOD SANITATION

■ Food Sanitation is defined as the measures and conditions necessary to control

hazards and to ensure fitness for human consumption of a foodstuff taking into
account its intended use.

Sanitation in Food

• Proper personal hygiene, including frequent hand and arm washing and
covering cuts.

• Proper cleaning and sanitizing of all food contact surfaces and utensils.

• Proper cleaning and sanitizing of food equipment.

• Good basic housekeeping and maintenance.

Food preparation

• Wash hands and surfaces often using hot, soapy water. Wash your hands before and
after you handle food or utensils, especially raw meat, poultry, fish, or eggs.
• Wash all fruits and vegetables before eating.
• Separate raw, cooked, and ready-to-eat foods. Keep raw meat, poultry, fish, or eggs
away from other foods to prevent cross-contamination. If possible, use separate
cutting boards for these foods. If not, be sure to wash cutting boards carefully with
soap between uses.

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 • Cook foods to a safe temperature using a food thermometer. Uncooked or
undercooked animal products can be unsafe.
• Keep hot foods hot (above 140 degrees) and cold foods cold (below 40 degrees) to
prevent bacteria growth. Refrigerate foods within two hours of purchase or
preparation (one hour if the temperature is higher than 90 degrees).

C. Readings
➢ Healthy environment plays an important role in the achievement of healthy living. All of us is
dependent on our environment our food, air, water and other needs. Therefore, it is important for
us to save and protect our environment.

D. Examples

Figure 1. Benefits of environmental health

https://online.regiscollege.edu/blog/environmental-factors-that-affect-health/

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PART II. Activity Proper
Activity 1. Directions: As a concern citizen, what will you do if you will encounter the following problem
or situation? Choose your answer inside the box below.

Waste segregation Fix the leak Ask the kids to go home

Ask him to cover his mouth with face towel Just let the kids stay on the street
Politely tell the person to wear his/her facemask properly Tell your brother to go out
Never mind the leak any way it’s too small Ask him to wear faceshield

PROBLEM/SITUATION ACTION TO BE TAKEN

1.Different waste place in one bin
2. You see a person not wearing a facemask properly
3.Leaked faucet in your house
4. See kids in the street beyond curfew hour
5.Younger brother who is sneezing

Activity 2. Directions: Recall the problems you encountered in your community about having a healthy environment.
Write the worst problem in the outermost part of the circle. Write the least in the innermost part of the circle. Give at
least 3 worst problems in the outermost part of the circle and write 2 least problem in the innermost hexagon.

Rubrics:
5 Has given 5 examples
3 Has given 2 less than examples
1 Doesn’t give any examples

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Activity 1.
■ Waste segregation
■ Politely tell the person to wear his/her facemask properly
■ Fix the leak
■ Ask the kids to go home
■ Ask him to cover his mouth with face towel
Activity 2.
Possible answers but Answer may vary.
Outer circle - Drug Addiction, Disease Control, Vaccines
Inner circle - Human Waste, Water supply
KEY TO CORRECTIONS:
PART III. SUMMATIVE EVALUATION

A. Directions: Identify the following community health problems. Choose your answer from the box below.
Write your answer before each number.
Human Waste Disease Control Peace and Order Food Sanitation Sewage
Population Growth Water supply Drug Addiction Addiction Vaccines

____________________ 1. It is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organizations,

community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps
and pipes

____________________ 2. It is a disease that affects a person's brain and behavior and leads to an
inability to control the use of a legal or illegal drug or medication.

____________________ 3. It is a complex condition, a brain disease that is manifested by

compulsive substance use despite harmful consequence.

____________________ 4. These are available to prevent many common infectious diseases.

____________________ 5. It is a type of waste water that is produced by a community of people.

____________________ 6. It refers to the waste products of the human digestive system and the
human metabolism, namely feces and urine.

____________________ 7. It is possible by avoiding contact with sick people or sharing personal

items with them

____________________ 8. It is an occurrence of harmony characterized by the lack of violence,

conflict behaviors and the freedom from fear of violence.

____________________ 9. It is possible by avoiding contact with sick people or sharing personal

items with them

____________________ 10. It is the increase in the number of people living in a particular area.

B. Direction: Arrange the scrambled words to identify what community problem it is. Write your answers besides
each box.

Scrambled words Answer

1.TESAW ALIDSOPS
2.EAPEC DNA REDOR

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 3.NAMHU CREXTEA DAN WAGEES
4.GUDR USEBA VENTIONREP
5.PUTIONPOLA THGORW

C. Directions. Answer briefly the following questions.

1. What practices are you going to do in your household to contribute to food sanitation?
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2. What will you do to reduce your risk of contracting an infectious disease?

_________________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________.

Rubrics:

Excellent (5pts) Good (4pts.) Fair (3pts.) Poor (2pts.)

The student The student has a The student shows The student is
demonstrates a good control of the an understanding of unclear about the
superior topic he or she is the topic, but some topic he or she is
understanding of writing about. Main ideas are not fully writing about. The
the topic he or she ideas are adequately developed. discussions is not
is writing about. developed. focused.
Main ideas are fully
developed.

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References:
A. Books
▪ Jose P. Doria, et. al. Physical Educationa and Health – Learner’s Material Grade 9

B. Online and Other Sources

• DepEd MAPEH Teaching Guide and Learning Material
• https://bit.ly/38LN22U
• https://bit.ly/3zPkKjS
• https://bit.ly/3kYKpAm

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_growth
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply
• https://bit.ly/3h8xM4m

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewage
• https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/prepare-food-health-and-safety
• Fig 1; https://online.regiscollege.edu/blog/environmental-factors-that-affect-health/

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 DIVISION SELF LEARNING MODULES (SLM)
HEALTH 9 - QUARTER 1 – MODULE 2
ANSWER KEY: SUMMATIVE EVALUATION

A.
1. Water supply 6. Human Waste
2. Drug Addiction 7. Disease Control
3. Addiction 8. Peace and Order
4. Vaccines 9. Food Sanitation
5. Sewage 10. Population Growth

B.

a. Waste disposal
b. Peace and order
c. Human excreta and sewage
d. Drug abuse prevention
e. Population growth

C. These are the possible answers. But answers may vary.

1.
a. Proper personal hygiene, including frequent hand and arm washing and covering
cuts;
b. Proper cleaning and sanitizing of all food contact surfaces and utensils;
c. Proper cleaning and sanitizing of food equipment;
d. Good basic housekeeping and maintenance

2.

a. Washing your hands with soap and water, thoroughly and frequently
b. Covering your nose and mouth when you sneeze or cough
c. Disinfecting frequently touched surfaces in your home and workplace
d. Avoiding contact with sick people or sharing personal items with them
e. Not drinking or swimming in contaminated water supplies
f. Not eating or drinking food and beverages prepared by people who are sick