Environmental Health

Health 6
 Diseases and Disorders Caused by Poor
Environmental Sanitation

1. Respiratory Diseases
2. Skin Diseases
3. Gastrointestinal Diseases
4. Neurological Impairment (Lead and
mercury poisoning)
 Environmental Sanitation
1. Clean water : access to potable
water, making water safer
2. Clean air: prevention of air
pollution, tobacco control, anti-
smoke belching drives
3. Control of noise pollution
4. Control of pests and rodents
Sing:
Masdan Mo Ang Kapaligiran
by Asin
 What did you learn from
the song?
What is the message of
the song?
How is environmental health threatened?

- due to rapid growth of population

and excessive urbanization

Environmental Problems:
1. Overpopulation
2. Pollution
3. Improper waste disposal
4. Destructive human activities
a. deforestation
b. fish kill
c. kaingin
d. moro-ami
5. dynamite fishing
6. uncontrolled toxic chemicals
released on water and air
 What are some of the
diseases and disorders
caused by poor
environmental
sanitation?
1. Respiratory Diseases
Common cold - common respiratory
disease
- a viral infection of the upper
respiratory tract caused by many
different viruses
Symptoms: itching or sore throat,
runny nose, sneezing, nasal congestion,
watery eyes and mucus drainage
, then you have the symptoms of the
common cold. The common cold is a viral
infection of the upper respiratory tract
caused by many different viruses.
2. Gastrointestinal Diseases
the diseases involving the gastrointestinal
tract, namely the esophagus, stomach,
small intestine, the rectum, and the
accessory organs of digestions, the liver,
gallbladder and pancreas.
These are caused by poor personal
hygiene, poor environmental
sanitation, and limited access to clean
water. Some of these diseases are