PERSONAL HEALTH

ISSUES AND
CONCERNS
1. HEIGHT &
WEIGHT
STUNTED GROWTH
UNDERWEIGHT
OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY
2. HEARING
IMPACTED CERUMEN
SWIMMER’S EAR
OTITIS MEDIA
3. VISION
ASTIGMATISM
MYOPIA
HYPEROPIA
XEROPHTHALMIA
STRABISMUS
4. SKIN, HAIR AND
NAIL
SUNBURN
DANDRUFF
CORNS AND CALLUS
BLISTERS
INGROWN TOENAILS
5. POSTURE AND
SPINE DISORDERS
6.
ORAL/DENTAL
PROBLEMS
CAVITIES
GINGIVITIS
PERIODONTITIS
MALOCCLUSION
HALITOSIS
ACTIVITY: ANSWER IN A ¼ SHEET OF PAPER FOR 10 MINUTES ONLY.
In column A are the different health issues one may experience in life. Match them with
the descriptions in column B. Write the letter on the space provided before the number.

A B
____1.Halitosis a. nearsightedness

____2.Gingivitis b. flaking of skin in the scalp

____3.Scoliosis c. misalignment of teeth
____4.Stunted growth d. destruction of the tissues
surrounding the teeth
____5.Lordosis e. bad breath caused by poor dental
hygiene
____6.Dandruff f. farsightedness
____7.Swimmer’s ear g. reduced normal growth rate
____8.Hyperopia h. caused by water trapped in the
inner ear area
____9.Malocclusion i. sideways curving the spine
____10. Myopia j. spine in the lower back has curved
excessively
HOW ARE WE GOING TO
PREVENT AND CONTROL
PERSONAL HEALTH ISSUES
AND CONCERNS ?
HEALTH
APPRAISAL
PROCEDURES