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CLAID MAPEH 9
Quarter 1 – Week 7
Lesson: The Concepts of Community and Environmental
Health and Community Health Problems.

Lesson: “Environmental Problems in the Philippines and Effects of

Environmental Problems”
Objective/s:
1. Define and explain the concept of community and environmental
health.
2. Describe the characteristics of a healthy community and a healthy
life.
3. Explain the cause and effect of perennial community health problems.
4. Analyze the bad effects of environmental problems on people’s health.

Concept/s: The WHO defines community health as:

environmental, social, and economic resources to sustain
emotional and physical well-being among people in ways that
advance their aspirations and satisfy their needs in their unique
environment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_health#:~:text=The%20WHO%20defines%20community
%20health,needs%20in%20their%20uniqu%20environment .

The Concepts of Community and Environmental Health

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 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.

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 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.

Characteristics of Healthy Community according to World Health

Organization (WHO)
● A clean and safe physical ● A diverse and innovative

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environment.
● An environment that meets
everyone’s basic needs.
● An environment that promotes
social harmony and actively
involves everyone.
● An understanding of local
health and environmental
issues.
● A community that participates
in identifying local solutions to
local problems.
economy.
● Accessible and appropriate
health services and facilities.
● A community, whose members
have access to varied
experiences, means of
interaction and communication.
● The promotion and celebration
of historical and cultural
heritage.
● Sustainable use of available
resources for all.

ACTIVITY NO.1

Directions: Arrange the words to reveal the meaning of the given topic and
explain the importance of each concept. Write your answer on
your intermediate paper.

Community Health – sustained community efforts protecting and

improving the health of all the members of the community through
organized and is defined as the art and science of maintaining,

Environmental Health – are determined by physical, chemical, biological,

social and psychosocial factors in the surrounding environment.
comprises those aspect of human health that

Community Health Problems

Community health problems are common nowadays with the rise in
modern technology; people neglect the importance of the basic needs for
safety. A safe environment will ensure quality of life that will lead to more
productive citizen of the country. This lesson will help you understand that

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one environment is threatened by human activities it affects the health of
the people and the communities.

ENDLESS COMMUNITY HEALTH PROBLEMS

Endless Community Health
Problems

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Human Peace Food Drug Abuse,
Excreta and Sanitation Prevention
and Order and Control
Sewage in the
Community

Disease Waste Water

Control Disposal Supply

The government has created an office that would oversee the planning and
implementing rules and regulations to address the above-mentioned
community health problems. One of its programs is the Solid Waste
Management Program that helps lessen the amount of refuse in our country.
Let’s take a deeper look at its focus of concern.
Refuse Materials are the dump, food waste, or discarded materials.
There are many ways to do Solid Waste Management. A highly
recommended formula is to adopt the 3Rs of Ecological Waste Management:
REDUCE, REUSE, AND RECYCLE According to RA No. 9003, there are
many ways to do Solid Waste Management. A highly recommended formula
is to adopt the 3Rs of Ecological Waste Management: REDUCE, REUSE,
AND RECYCLE.
In addition, let us refrain from doing what has been prohibited under the
law.
These include:
● littering, throwing, dumping of waste materials in public places like
roads, sidewalks, canals, esteros, parks and establishments;
● open burning of solid waste;
● allowing the collection of non-segregated or unsorted waste;
● squatting in open dumps and landfills;
● open dumping or burying of biodegradable and non-biodegradable
materials in flood-prone areas;
● unauthorized removal of recyclable materials intended for collection
by authorized persons;
● mixing of source-separated recyclable materials with other solid
wastes in any vehicle, box, container or receptacle used in solid waste
collection or disposal;

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 ● manufacture, distribution or use of non-environmentally acceptable
packaging materials;
● establishment or operation of open dumps; and
● importation of consumer products packaged in non-environmentally
acceptable materials.

ACTIVITY NO.2

This activity will ask you to sketch your understanding on how a

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healthy environment positively impacts the health of people and
communities (less disease, less health care cost, etc.) by spreading
awareness about Ecological Waste Management to eradicate the community
health problems.

Directions: Sketch a poster on how a healthy environment positively

impacts the health of people and communities (less disease, less
health care cost, etc.) using the 3R’s of Ecological Waste
Management- Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Use short bond paper
and art materials for this activity.
CRITERIA
RELEVANCE 40%- 35-39%- 30-34%- 25-29%-
40% The idea of The idea in The idea in The idea in
the drawing the drawing the drawing the drawing
shows the shows 75% shows shows no
great relevance to minimal relevance to
relevance to the topic. relevance to the topic.
the topic. the topic.
CREATIVITY 30%- 25-29%- 20-24%- 15-19%-
30% Very creative Shows many Some Less effort
drawing creative creative in putting
ideas ideas used creativity
VISUAL 30%- 25-29%- 20-24%- 15-19%-
IMPACT Drawing is Drawing is The drawing The
30% exceptionally attractive, is poorly drawing is
attractive in though it design and not
terms of color might be a lack of attractive at
and neatness little bit of neatness all
messy

Environmental Problems in the Philippines

Natural Resources and Biodiversity explain why the Philippines is a
rich country. Putting our home into the rare list of nations which have both

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hotspot and mega diversity area for over 6000 plant species and numerous
animal species inhabited this area. However, despite—or perhaps because of
— their richness and massive importance to the environment and humans
as well, the forests face continuing destruction and possible extinction.
This lesson will make you aware of the most pressing problems of the
environment today.
DEFORESTATION -is the destruction FLASH FLOOD- is a sudden
of big areas of forest flood of great volume, usually
The Philippines is among the caused by heavy rain.

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countries with the fastest loss of forestOther Causes of Flash floods
cover around the world.
Causes of Deforestation
• Agricultural Activities
• Logging
• Urbanization
• Desertification
• Mining
• Forest fire/ Kaingin
SOIL EROSION -happens when soil
and rock are moved from one place to
another by wind, water, and gravity.
Other causes of soil erosion
● Naturally by wind or harsh
climatic conditions  works carried out in the sea.
● Overgrazing occurs when
farmers stock too many animals
such as sheep, cattle or goats on
their land
● Over cropping
ILLEGAL MINING -is defined as the
extraction of valuable minerals or other -is a significant problem
geological materials from the earth
from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, or
reef, which forms the mineralized
package of economic interest to the
miner in the absence of land rights,
● Heavy rain in a short
period of time, such as a
sudden downpour.
● Rain over an extended
period of time, such as a
hurricane or tropical
storm.
● Overflowing Rivers
● Broken Dams
● Urban Drainage Basins
● Storm Surges and
Tsunamis
● Channels with Steep
Sides
● A Lack of Vegetation
OILS SPILLS -from oil tankers
with equipment faults from
nature and human activities
on land
from water sports from drilling
Other causes of oil spills
● Oil spills often happen
because of accidents
● Equipment breaks
down.
● Other causes include
natural disasters or
deliberate acts
CORAL REEF DEGRADATION
throughout the world. It has
been acknowledged that 27%
of the world’s reefs have been
affected. Gardener (2003)
pointed out that:

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 mining license, exploration or mineral 11% has been completely lost
transportation permit or of any 16% has been damaged
document that could legitimate the on- Causes of coral reef
going operations. degradation
Cause of Mining ● Reef Bleaching. Reef
● Advancement in technology bleaching occurs when
● Urbanization and increased extreme water
population growth conditions cause corals
● Few substitutes for minerals to expel the internal
● Mining is an economic microorganisms that

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foundation in some countries give them their vibrant
● With modernity and colors
technological breakthroughs, the ● Poison or Dynamite
industry is becoming more and Fishing
more sustainable. ● Water Pollution
● Sedimentation
● Careless Tourism
POLLUTION - means any alteration of the physical, chemical and
biological properties of water, air and/or land resources
AIR POLLUTION -means any NOISE POLLUTION -is the
alteration of the physical, chemical and excessive sound that causes
biological properties of the atmospheric hearing loss, stress, fatigue,
air irritability, tension,
headaches, and high blood
pressure.
WATER POLLUTION -means any SOIL POLLUTION -is chiefly
alteration of the physical, chemical, caused by chemicals in
biological, or radiological properties of pesticides, such as poisons
a body of water resulting in the that are used to kill
impairment of its purity or quality. agricultural pests like insects
and herbicides that are used
to get rid of weeds

ACTIVITY NO.3

Directions: Research popular or headline environmental problem in the

Philippines and make a write-up or report about it by
answering the guide questions.
Guide Questions:
● What environmental problem is featured in the write-up or report?
● Where and when did it happen?
● What do you think are the causes of that environmental problem?
● Who are the casualties of that environmental problem?

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EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
Environmental issues created due to human activities and cause
harm to the environment. Defined as problems with the planet's systems
(air, water, soil, etc.) that has developed as a result of human interference or
mistreatment of the planet.
Environmental Problems EFFECTS
Deforestation soil erosion, landslides, greenhouse effect,
denuded upland, silting of rivers and dams
degraded watershed, flooding

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destruction of corals along the coast
Flash Floods causes of diseases such as cholera and other
water borne diseases, loss of life,
contamination of drinking water, destruction
of sewage system,
destruction of dams and destruction of levees
Soil Erosion unproductive use of farmland, difficulty in
raising of livestock, silting of artificial lakes,
loss of soil and vegetation which causes
climate changes.
Oil Spill suffocation of marine mammals, and death of
trees from oil in roots
Coral Reef Degradation loss of edible reef fish, reduction of species
diversity and richness, and alteration in the
size structure of target species
Illegal Mining water poisoning of all the living things in it,
destruction of beautiful coral reefs,
and .barrenness of land

ACTIVITY NO.4

Directions: Analyze the picture carefully. Reflect on the environmental

problems that arise from those scenarios. Draw a human body on your
paper and write the effects in health of those environmental problems on its
different parts. Give a brief explanation to support your answers.

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Subject: Health Level 9 Quarter 1 : Week: 7 Competency Code: H9CE-Ia-8 & H9CE-
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REFERENCES:
Doria, Jose P., Gonzales, Madonna C.,Sedilla, Lawrence Jay,
Cagulang, Janeth, Mabiling, Raffy, Yap, Johannsen, and De la Torre,
Jorie. Learners Material for Physical Education and Health 9 (2014)
pp. 224, 231, 233, 236-237, 242-247

Prepared by:

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PRIMA MADONNA P. MAGNO
Mataas na Paaralang Neptali A. Gonzales
SDO Mandaluyong

Editors:

RANDY F. TILBE OFELIA A. TRINIDAD CARLA Z. PARAGAS

Content Validator Language Validator Layout Validator

Approved:

MR. LEOPOLDO A. MIRANDA JR.

Education Program Supervisor, MAPEH

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