WHY DO WE FALL ILL?

Chapter-13
1. Health and its significance

2. Personal and community issues affecting

health

3. Practice questions
HEALTH AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE

• What is health?

Health is a state of physical, mental and social well being.

• Significance:

• It is essential for our effective functioning.

But…it can’t be achieved entirely on our own.

FACTORS WHICH AFFECT HEALTH
• Personal Issues:

1. Personal hygiene,

2. Eating right and balanced diet,

3. Sufficient physical activities,

4. Resting well and;

5. Keeping a healthy attitude.

• Community issues: This include our Physical environment and
social environment

1. Physical environment:

Surroundings where we live;

1. Air quality,

2. Water quality,

3. Vegetation,

4. Proper drainage,

5. Waste management practices etc

2. Social environment

1. Awareness in people for personal hygiene and

community hygiene like proper sanitation
practices

2. Proper waste management practices

3. Proper treatment and drainage of water

4. Equal job opportunities

5. Social equality and harmony

 QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE
1. Which one of the following is not important for
individual health?

a. Living in clean space

b. Good economic condition

c. Social equality and harmony

d. Living in a large well furnished house

 QUESTIONS
Q.2 Justify the following statements:

1. Balanced diet is necessary for maintaining healthy body.

2. Health of an organism depends upon the surrounding

environmental conditions.

3. Our surrounding area should be free of stagnant water.

4. Social harmony and good economic conditions are necessary

for good health.
 QUESTIONS

Q.3 Proper waste management practices are

essential for community heath and well being.
Discuss.