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HEALTH

QUARTER 1 – MODULE 1
MELC: Describes Personal Health Issues and Concerns on:

* Height and Weight

* Hearing
PART I.

A. INTRODUCTION

Health risks can sometimes be confusing, but they're important to understand. Knowing the risks, you
and your family may face can help you find ways to avoid health problems. It can also keep you from
fretting over unlikely threats.

Staying healthy is very important for us to do our everyday activities. There are personal health issues
and concerns that we need to know for us to manage our own health. The following are some of personal
health issues and concerns like height, weight and hearing. Knowing these issues will make us observe
healthy habits and lifestyles for us to live a healthy life.
B. DISCUSSION
PERSONAL HEALTH ISSUES AND CONCERNS
A. HEIGHT AND WEIGHT

•Stunted Growth – The lack of height for a

child’s age as a result of improper nutrition,
recurrence of illness and environmental
conditions.

Figure 1: https://tinyurl.com/4xdmxew9

•Underweight- having less body fat than what is optimally

healthy
A person is considered underweight if the Body Mass
Index (BMI) is less than 18.5 or the weight is 15% to 20%
below normal for the age and height group. An underweight
person should choose nutrient-rich foods and do regular
exercise.

Figure2: https://tinyurl.com/24dtpb5p

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•Overweight and Obesity– having more body fat than what is
optimally healthy.
A person is overweight or obese if there is an increase body
weight in relation to height. If the Body Mass Index (BMI) is
15% to 20% above normal for the age and height group, he or
she is considered overweight or obese.
Be aware of personal health issues and concerns about height
and weight. Observe healthy diet, regular exercise and enough
rest and sleep to prevent diseases.
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B. HEARING

Hearing, or auditory perception, is the ability

to perceive sounds by detecting vibrations,
changes in the pressure of the surrounding medium
through time, through an organ such as the ear. Let
us learn the personal health issues and concerns
about it.

•Impacted cerumen – Earwax builds up in the ear

and blocks the ear canal. can cause temporary
hearing loss and ear pain.

Figure 4: https://tinyurl.com/55exurpe

The ear wax has both lubricating and antibacterial properties. If it is pushed against the eardrum by cotton
buds or hairpins, it blocks the ear canal and causes hearing problems. If impacted cerumen or hardened
earwax is untreated, it can lead to hearing loss, irritation, pain in the ears, dizziness, ringing ears and other
problems. Do not use cotton buds and other objects. Instead, use soft cloth in cleaning the ears

• Swimmer’s Ear - is an infection in the outer ear

canal, which runs from your eardrum to the
outside of your head. It's often brought on by
water that remains in your ear after swimming,
creating a moist environment that aids bacterial
growth.

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 • If untreated, it causes severe pain, redness or
swelling of the outer ear and fever. This condition
needs to be treated by a doctor. It is advised to use
ear plugs during swimming activities. Clean your
ears with a wet towel after taking a bath to avoid
water getting into the ear canal.

Figure 5: https://tinyurl.com/36tt3f35
• Otitis Media - inflammation or infection located
in the middle ear. Otitis media can occur as a
result of a cold, sore throat, or respiratory
infection.

Figure 6: https://tinyurl.com/5pwym6b3

This disease is common in children because the tube that allows fresh air in the middle ear is not yet
fully developed. Children experience middle ear infections due to virus or bacteria caused by common cold.
This may result in pulling at the ear, increased crying, and poor sleep. As a remedy, apply a warm moist
cloth over the affected ear. You may also use over the counter medicines or eardrops to ease the pain. If the
pain worsens, consult a doctor.

C. READINGS
Taking care of your ears is important in many ways. Cleaning is one step, while preventing and
treating infections is another. Ear care also include taking steps to avoid unnecessary noise for possible
hearing loss

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D. EXAMPLES / ILLUSTRATION

Bathroom Scale- is a device used to measure weight or mass. These are also known as mass scales,
weight scales, mass balances, and weight balances.

Stadiometer- is along ruler attached to the

wall. It has a sliding horizontal headpiece
that’s adjusted to rest on top of your head. It’s
a quick way of accurately measuring your
height.

Figure 12: https://tinyurl.com/zc69zws8

Otolaryngologist- is a medical specialty

which is focused on the ears, nose, and
throat. It is also called otolaryngology-head
and neck surgery because specialists are
trained in both medicine and surgery. An
otolaryngologist is often called an ear, nose,
and throat doctor, or an ENT for short.

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PART II. ACTIVITY PROPER

ACTIVITY 1
Direction: Arrange the jumbled letters to form the correct word being described in each number.
Write your answer on the blank.

1. MMERSSWI REA - It's often brought on by water that remains in your ear after swimming,
creating a moist environment that aids bacterial growth.
2. UDRENWIEGHT - A person whose weight is 15% to 20% below normal for the age and height
group and considered too low to be healthy. ____________

3. TIOTIS DIAEM - It is a group of inflammatory diseases of the middle ear which causes pain
and is common in children. ________________

4. VREOWIGTHE - The Body Mass Index (BMI) is 15% to 20% above normal for the age and
height group. ___________

5. INGRHAE - the ability to perceive sounds by detecting vibrations, changes in the pressure of the
surrounding medium through time, through an organ such as the ear.\

ACTIVITY 2

Direction: Cross-out the word that does not belong to the group.

1. Stunted Growth Impacted cerumen Otitis Media

2. Swimmer’s Ear Obesity Overweight
3. Overweight Underweight Otitis Media
4. Impacted cerumen Stunted Growth Swimmer’s Ear
5. Impacted cerumen Swimmer’s Ear Underweight

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KEY TO CORRECTION:

ACTIVITY 1
1. SWIMMER’S EAR
2. UNDERWEIGHT
3. OTITIS MEDIA
4. OVERWEIGHT
5. HEARING

ACTIVITY 2

1. Stunted growth
2. Swimmer’s Ear
3. Otitis Media
4. Stunted growth
5. Underweight

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PART III. SUMMATIVE EVALUATION

A. Direction: Identify what personal issues and concerns do the following refer to. Write height, weight, or
hearing on the blank before each number.

_________1. An overweight or obese person is likely to suffer from cardiovascular or heart diseases,
diabetes and cancer.
_________2. If impacted cerumen or hardened earwax is untreated, it can lead to hearing loss, irritation,
pain in the ears, dizziness, ringing ears and other health problems.
_________3. Stunted Growth is the lack of height for a child’s age as a result of improper nutrition,
recurrence of illness and environmental conditions.
_________4. Otitis media can occur as a result of a cold, sore throat, or respiratory infection.
_________5. Swimmer’s Ear is an infection in the outer ear canal, which runs from your eardrum to the
outside of your head.
_________6. Overweight and Obesity refer to having more body fat than what is optimally healthy.
_________7. A person is considered underweight if the Body Mass Index (BMI) is less than 18.5 or the
weight is 15% to 20% below normal for the age and height group.
_________8. An otolaryngologist is often called an ear, nose, and throat doctor, or an ENT for short.
_________9. Scale or Balance is a device used to measure weight or mass.
________10. We need to follow properly the correct ways in taking care of the ears.

B. Directions: Put a check (/) if the statement tells good management about personal health issues and
concerns and cross-out (X) if it does not.
__1. To prevent obesity, we should minimize eating food that is high in
sugar, fat and carbohydrates and perform regular exercise.
__2. Do not use cotton buds and other objects in cleaning the ears.
__3. Visit an ENT if you have ear problems.
__4. Use any pointed object in cleaning your ears.
__5. An underweight person should eat healthy foods and do physical activity regularly.

C. Direction: Complete the table by writing personal health issues and concerns related to height, weight or
Hearing that you have observed or experienced and how did you manage them.

Personal Health Issues and Concerns How did you manage?

1. Height and Weight

_____________________________________ _____________________________________

_____________________________________ _____________________________________

2. Hearing
_____________________________________ _____________________________________

_____________________________________ _____________________________________

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Rubrics for Scoring
POINT CRITERIA
Content & Organization
5 Well- described and was able to answer the question
with complete details
4 Moderately described and was able to answer the
question
3 Fairly described and was able to answer the question
2 Slightly described and was able to answer the question
1 Description is not clear but answered the question
0 No answer at all

REFERENCES

Department of Education, Most Essential Learning Competences in

Health Grade 6
Health 6 Learners Material
www.google.com
www.slideshare.com
www.superteachersworksheets.com

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KEY TO CORRECTION:

PART III: SUMMATIVE EVALUATION

A. C. Answers may vary

B.
1. weight
1. √
2. hearing
2. √
3. height
4. hearing 3. √
5. hearing 4. x
6. weight 5. √
7. weight
8. hearing
9.weight
10. hearing

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