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Health – Grade 7
Quarter 4 – Module 3: Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases
First Edition, 2020

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 Health 7
Quarter 4
Self-Learning Module 3
Prevention and Control of
Non-communicable Diseases
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to Health Education 7 Fourth Quarter Module 3 on Prevention and

Control of Non-communicable Diseases!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators

from Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by Officer in Charge, Schools
Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A. Agustin in partnership with
the Local Government of Pasig thru its Mayor, Hon. Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The
writers utilized the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum using the Most
Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) while overcoming their personal, social,
and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the five C’s namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies
that will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the Learner:

Welcome to the Health 7 Self-Learning Module 3 on Prevention and Control

of Non-communicable Diseases!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an
active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.
 EXPECTATION
After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Practice ways to prevent and control non-communicable diseases.

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Specifically, you should be able to:

1. Demonstrate personal responsibility and healthful practices in the
prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
2. Enumerate ways of unhealthy lifestyle that leads to non-communicable
diseases
3. Appreciate with the vast knowledge and understanding about the
prevention and control of non-communicable disease

PRE – TEST

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Read the following statements carefully. Choose the letter of the
best answer.

1. Which of the following statements does not describe non-communicable

diseases (NCDs)?
A. caused by pathogens
B. consequence of unhealthy lifestyle
C. cannot be transmitted from one person to another
D. consequence of behavior and hereditary factor
2. Your friend is asthmatic, what do you think he/she should do to prevent
an attack?
A. Exercise C. Manage stress
B. Eat a balanced diet manage stress D. All of the above
3. The treatment of cancer involves attacking the cancer cells with x-rays.
A. Surgery C. Drug therapy
B. Chemotherapy D. Radiation therapy
4. Which is not a causative factor for non-communicable disease?
A. Virus C. Stress
B. Poor diet D. Environmental hazard
5. Health centers are designed to render medical services nationwide. Which
of the following is not a health service provided by the Department of
Health (DOH)?
A. Nutrition Services
B. Physical Therapy
C. Center for Care Control
D. Health Education and Manpower Services
 RECAP

Direction: Put a check (/) if the statement expresses myth and fallacies
about non-communicable diseases and (x) cross if it is not.

1. Taking a bath every day on a Friday will make one sick.

2. An amulet or anting-anting protects the wearer from diseases and
helps counteract witchery.
3. Relapse or “binat” caused by eating certain kinds of food or by
cutting the hair too soon after illness. This is best treated by
fumigating the patient with smoke produced by burning the
offending food or the patient’s hair.
4. Virus is NOT a causative factor for non-communicable diseases.
5. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) cannot be transmitted from
one person to another.

LESSON

Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases

Non-communicable or chronic diseases are diseases of long duration

and generally slow in progression. It is a diseases that cannot be
transmitted. The four main types of non-communicable diseases are
cardiovascular diseases (like heart attacks and stroke), cancer, chronic
respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and
asthma) and diabetes.

Non-communicable Diseases (NCDS) are the top killers in the

Philippines. Of the total deaths in 2016, 57% are due to the “fatal four”
NCDs, namely cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic
respiratory disease. It is estimated that 35 to 50 percent of NCD deaths
occurred before age 60 years.
Key Elements for leading a Healthy Life

Ways to prevent non – communicable diseases?

1. Healthy diet
Specific recommendations for a healthy diet include: eating more fruit,
vegetables, legumes, nuts and grains; cutting down on salt, sugar and fats.
This can prevent you from risk factors of chronic diseases including
cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and other conditions like obesity.

2. Physical activity
Regular exercise and activity help protect against the development of
non – communicable diseases. It also helps to ensure good bone health and
helps to prevent related problems such as cancer as well as risk of fractures.

3. Normal weight
Weight should be adjusted according to the Body Mass Index (BMI) of
a person. Children should not be overweight as it can affect them in the
coming stages of life.

4. Avoiding tobacco and alcohol

Alcohol and tobacco contain harmful substances which could lead to
mouth and lung cancer.
 5. Peer pressure
Consumption of alcohol in teens can lead to abuse and violence
among them. It is usually caused because of peer pressure.

6. Pollution
It is one of the causes of non-communicable and frequently observed
in polluted areas.

7. Discipline
Be responsible to your health

How to cure non – communicable diseases?

 Visit and consult to professional doctors
 Have a medical treatment
 People have the right to get proper treatment at affordable prices. It is
also support by the DOH.

MORE FILIPINOS EXPOSED TO NCD RISK FACTORS

A significant proportion of Filipino adults continue to be exposed to
the NCD risks of tobacco and alcohol use, unhealthy diets and physical
inactivity. This makes millions of Filipinos vulnerable in developing NCDs in
the future.

CAUSES of NCDS (RISK FACTORS)

 Unhealthy diet
 Tobacco usage
 Physical inactivity
 Stress factors
 Overweighed (obese)
 Genetics
 Harmful use of alcohol
 Environmental factors

YOU ARE AT RISK!!!! IF YOU …

 Have a person in your family have one of the NCD’s
 Have high blood pressure
 Have high cholesterol level
 Are obese ( over weight)
 Are exposed to air pollution
 Have raised blood glucose level
 Are exposed to environmental factors
 ACTIVITIES
Activity 1: My Advice

Directions: Read the given situation with your own understanding and
assessment. Then answer the questions that follow.

Student A and Student B went to a fast food chain; Student A ordered

hamburger, large fries, and spaghetti. Student B asked for steak, and fried
chicken. When the food was served, they use a lot of salt.
They did not had any check-up for several years. After eating, they
went to the restroom and smoked. They do this every day.

Guide Questions:
1. What diseases they might acquire?
2. What particular habits might have contributed to these disease?
3. If you are their close friend, what advice can you give them to avoid
these diseases?

Activity 2: Write and Share

Directions: In a sheet of bond paper, formulate a slogan about “Prevention

on Non-communicable Diseases. The slogan must contain at least 5 to 10
words only. Then make short explanation of your work.

For example:
a. “Having a check-up regularly”
Makes you Healthy
a. “To avoid disease”
See a Doctor Always

WRAP – UP

Direction: Apply what you have learned through creating or presenting a

product.
 Make a creative brochure to inform your classmates, friends, family
and community about non-communicable diseases: its causes and effects,
signs and symptoms, and prevention and control.

VALUING

Preparedness is the best way a person can make himself/herself

healthy. Make a habit of regular medical check-up. Health is wealth.

POST- TEST

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read the statement carefully. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.

1. How many percent of all deaths are caused by tobacco smoking?

a. 10 % b. 12%
c. 9% d. 15%
2. Which of the following statements does not describe non-
communicable
diseases (NCDs)?
a. consequence of unhealthy lifestyle
b. caused by pathogen
c. cannot be transmitted from one person to another
d. consequence of behavioural and hereditary factors
3. Which of the following agencies does not provide health services?
a. Department of Health
b. Department of Education
c. Bureau of Internal Revenue
d. Department of Interior and Local Government
4. It is a primary government agency responsible for the equitable,
sustainable, and quality health for the Filipinos.
a. Department of Education
b. Department of Interior and Local Government
c. Bureau of Internal Revenue
d. Department of Health
5. It is a diseases caused by a breakdown of the body in tissues, poor
diet, environmental and occupational hazards, stress and tension.
a. non-communicable diseases
b. communicable diseases
c. physical health
d. mental health

KEY TO CORRECTION
 REFERENCES
Books:
 Physical Education & Health 7, Teachers Guide, First Edition, 2017
 Physical Education & Health 7, Learner’s Material, First Edition, 2017

Online Reference:

 https://www.scribd.com/document/471326991/3-
4preventionselfmonitoringofncds-190331021253
 CLARICEL L. ILAGAN

WRITER

EDWARD IAN T. ANTONIO

WRITER

RHEA P. MUYCO

EDITOR

JEFFERSON C. ORDILLAS

EDITOR

CRISTY A. ARELLANO

VIDEO/POWERPOINT PRESENTER/ILLUSTRATOR

ANNA JEAN J. FERNANDEZ

VIDEO/POWERPOINT PRESENTER/LAY-OUT ARTIST

JOELIE C. SY

SCHOOL SUBJECT COORDINATOR/FOCAL PERSON/ REVIEWER

MA. AMPARO G. SILVELA

 SCHOOL HEAD

NORLYN D. CONDE Ed.D.

EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

MAPEH/SPA/SPS/HOPE/A&D/Sports
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