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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION V
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SORSOGON CITY

Name :_____________________________ LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN HEALTH

Grade IX- ___________________ Grade: IX Week: 1 Quarter: I

COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

I. OBJECTIVE
Defines community and environmental health and describes a healthy community. H9CE-Ia-8 1 |
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II. PRESENTATION OF THE LESSON

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 leads to 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.
Cause and Effect of Environmental Health Problems
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
Maternal Health Care: One of the
9. A diverse and innovative economy
Primary Health Care Programs in
10. A sustainable use of available resources for all
the community
 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
Child Health Care
Nutrition Program
Population and Family Planning Program
Control of Communicable Diseases
Environmental Sanitation Program
Control on Non-Communicable Diseases
Dental Health Program
Reproductive Health Care
Medical Morbidity Clinic
National Voluntary Blood Services
Epidemiology and Surveillance Program
Disaster Management Preparedness Program
Mental Hygiene
Pharmacy Services
Pre-natal, natal, post-natal
Immunizations, control of diarrheal diseases
Operation Timbang, Food Supplementation
Free family planning
Tuberculosis control program
Inspection of food establishments
Blood pressure screening
Tooth extraction
Counseling on family planning and RH
Provision of free medicines
Blood-letting activities at barangay level
Controlling outbreaks like dengue
Medical services/assistance during disaster
Adolescent counseling centers
Distribution of medicines to all health centers

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? Yes, they
are available and must be given for free

III. PRACTICE EXERCISES

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read each statement carefully and encircle the letter that corresponds to the
correct answer.

1. A health center service that is responsible in controlling outbreaks like dengue.

a. Medical Morbidity Clinic c. Dental Health Program
b. Nutrition Program d. Epidemiology and Surveillance Program

2. This program conducts inspection of food establishments.

a. Reproductive Health Care c. Mental Hygiene
b. Control of Communicable Diseases d. Environmental Sanitation Program

3. A health care program that sponsors operation timbang and food supplementation.
a. Pharmacy Services c. Child Health Care
b. National Voluntary Blood Services d. Nutrition Program

4. Comprises the aspects of human health that are determined by physical, chemical, biological,
social, and psychosocial factors in the surrounding environment.
a. Community Health c. Human Health
b. Environmental Health d. Primary Health Care

5. Is responsible of conducting free blood pressure screening.

a. Maternal Health Care c. Control of Non-Communicable Diseases
b. Dental Health Program d. Population and Family Planning Program
 6. Conducts counselling on family planning and reproductive health.
a. Mental Hygiene c. Maternal Health Care
b. Reproductive Health Care d. Disaster Management Preparedness Program

7. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.
a. Community Health c. Fitness
b. Health d. Community

8. Take charge of the provisions of free medicines.

a. Pharmacy Services c. Medical Morbidity Clinic
b. Nutrition Program d. Child Health Care

9. Provide medical services and assistance during disasters.

a. Environmental Sanitation Program c. Disaster Management Preparedness Program
b. National Voluntary Blood Services d. Mental Hygiene

10. Is defined as the art and science of maintaining, protecting and improving the health of all members
of the community.
a. Health c. Community Health
b. Community d. Environmental Health
.

B. PARAGRAPH COMPLETION. Use the choices enclosed in the parenthesis to complete the idea of
the paragraph. Underline the selected term.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1.(Health/Wealth) is a state of 2.

(complete/incomplete) physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity, and the 3.(ability/inability) to lead a socially and 4.(economically/expensively)
5.
(destructive/productive) life.”
6
Community is defined as a sociological group in a .(large/small) place sharing 7.(one/two)
environment. It therefore 8.(includes/excludes) the individual and the family.

Community Health is defined as the art and science of maintaining, protecting and improving the
health of 9.(all members/selected members) of the community through 10.(organized/unorganized) and
sustained community efforts.

IV. EVALUATION

MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is correct, if NOT, change the underlined
word/s to make the statement true or correct.

_________________1. A healthy community participates in identifying local solutions to local problems

_________________2. A healthy community has a limited use of available resources for all

_________________3. A healthy community has members who don’t have access to varied experiences,
means of interaction and communication.

_________________4. A healthy community contributes to the promotion and celebration of historical

and cultural heritage.

_________________5. A healthy community has an understanding of local health and environment

issues.

_________________6. A healthy community do have accessible and insufficient health services and
facilities.
_________________7. A healthy community has a unified and innovative economy.

_________________8. A healthy community has an environment that promotes social conflicts and
actively involves everyone.

_________________9. A healthy community has an environment that meets everyone’s basic needs.

_________________10. A healthy community has an environment that disregards social harmony and
actively involves everyone

FRANKLYN D. VARGAS
LAS WRITER | Teacher III | Rawis National High School

REFERENCES:
Learner’s Material for Physical Education and Health 9
Teacher’s Guide for Physical Education and Health 9

Illustrations:

WHO logo, Retrieved from, https://images.app.goo.gl/cxYnacvvQ6tJs89u8

Inequality: Cause and Effect of Environmental Health Problems, Retrieved from,
https://images.app.goo.gl/sqodMDNi355qPw2n6
Rural health Unit, Retrieved from https://images.app.goo.gl/kSZB2wqKFyQRrsa58

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