OBJECTIV

ES:
1. describe personal health issues and
concerns of the following:
a. Height and weight
b. Eyes, ears and skin
c. Body posture and spine disorder
d. Oral and dental
2. appreciate the value of personal health by
taking care of our body to prevent diseases or
viruses.
LEARNING
COMPETENCY

DESCRIBE PERSONAL HEALTH ISSUES

AND CONCERNS

CODE: H6PH-IAB-18
GUIDE
QUESTIONS:
1. What will happen to us if we will follow the
practices in the native basket?
2. What will happen to us if we follow the
practices in the trash bin?
3. If we will not follow the best practices, do you
think it can cause us personal health issues or
problems?
4. Why do you say that these personal health
issues will occur?
5. How can you prevent these health issues?
HEALTH
VI

PERSONAL HEALTH
ISSUES AND
CONCERN
1.

HEIGHT AND
WEIGHT
STUNTED GROWTH
– is a reduced growth rate in human
development. It is a primary
manifestation of malnutrition (or
more precisely under nutrition) and
recurrent infections, such as
diarrhea and helminthiasis, in early
childhood and even before birth, due
to malnutrition during fetal
development brought on by a
malnourished mother.
UNDERWEIGHT

BODY WEIGHT
-Too Low to be Healthy

BODY MASS INDEX

-18.5 or weight is 15% to 20% below
normal for the age and height group.
OVERWEIGHT

BODY WEIGHT
-Increased body weight in relation
to height

BODY MASS INDEX

-weight is 15% to 20% above normal
for the age and height group
2.

HEARING-RELATED
PROBLEMS
IMPACTED
CERUMEN

is when EARWAX (CERUMEN)

builds up in the ear and blocks the
ear canal; it can cause temporary
hearing loss and ear pain.
OTITIS MEDIA

-children experience middle ear

infections when they have viral or
bacterial infection caused by the
common cold.
3.

VISION
BLURRED VISION

- refers to eye movement control

and eye coordination.
ASTIGMATISM

-is a common vision condition that

causes blurred vision. This condition
can be corrected by eyeglasses.
MYOPIA

-NEARSIGHTED persons can see

objects that are close but have
problems seeing objects that are
far.
HYPEROPIA

-FARSIGHTED persons can see

objects that are FAR but have
difficulty focusing on objects that
are CLOSE.
XEROPHTHALMIA

- is a medical condition in which

the eye fails to produce tears. It
may be caused by vitamin A
deficiency, which is sometimes
used to describe that condition,
although there may be other
causes.
STRABISMUS

- also called crossed eyes is a

condition in which the eyes do
not properly align with each
other when looking at an object.
4.

SKIN, HAIR AND

NAIL
SUNBURN

- is caused when the body is

exposed to the sun for a period
of time.
DANDRUFF

- is marked by flaking or drying of

the skin on the scalp. It is itchy
sometimes, that’s why it makes a
person feel uncomfortable.
CORNS AND
CALLUSES

- are thick, hardened layers of the

skin on the hands and fingers
especially on the toes and feet.
They grown when this parts of
your body are rubbed against
hard surfaces.
INGROWN
TOENAILS

- it is caused by improper trimming

and improper size of a footwear.
It can also be a caused by fungal
infection.
5.

POSTURE AND
SPINE DISORDERS
SCOLIOSIS

- is the sideways curving of the

spine.This takes place most often
just before puberty during the
growth spurt.
LORDOSIS

- is a condition when the spine in

the lower back has curved
excessively. This can cause pain
as the spine is pressured in
excess.
KYPHOSIS

- is an abnormally excessive
convex kyphotic curvature of the
spine as it occurs in the cervical,
thoracic and sacral regions.
6.

ORAL/DENTAL
PROBLEMS
CAVITIES

- occur as a result of tooth

decay.
GINGIVITIS

- is a gum disease. The bacterial

growth in the mouth will cause
destruction of the tissue
surrounding the teeth.
MALOCCLUSION

- is another word for

misalignment of the teeth.
PERIODONTITIS

- also known as gum disease and

pyorrhea, is a set of
inflammatory diseases
affecting the tissues
surrounding the teeth.
HALITOSIS

- is caused by certain foods and

poor dental and oral hygiene.
PERSONAL HEALTH ISSUES AND
CONCERN1. Height and Weight
2. Hearing-Related Problems
3. Vision
4. Skin, Hair and Nail
5. Posture and Spine Disorders
6. Oral/Dental Problems