ENVIRONMENTAL

HEALTH ISSUES
UNIT 8
UNIT 1
APPLICATION OF LAWS AND POLICIES TO
PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
 ■ Section 24, Chapter 2, Bill of Rights
–

Constitution
1) Everyone has the right:
■ To an environment that is not harmful
to their health or well-being;

of South ■ To have the environment protected,

for the benefit of present and future
generations, through reasonable

Africa and legislative and other measures that:

– Prevent pollution and ecological

the
degradation
– Promote conservation
– Secure ecologically sustainable

Environment development and use of natural

resources while promoting
justifiable economic and social
development.
Comparisons

■ Read through the case study on page 119 on what Cape Town has
been doing.
■ On page 120:
– Read the case study
– Read how Indigenous knowledge systems work

Do you have any ideas on how we can integrate these thoughts, laws and
practices?
 Complete Activity 1.1

Once you have completed the activity,

Page 121 work through the extension. Think about

how you can help your community or
educate your community.

Write down three ideas in your workbook

UNIT 2
EARTH DAY
Preservation of the environment
EARTH DAY ANTHEM

Joyful, joyful we adore our Earth in all its wonderment

■ Largest, most widely celebrated
Simple gifts of nature that all join into a paradise
environmental event.
■ United Nations declared 22 April
“International Mother Earth Day”
■ It was first celebrated in 1990.
■ It reminds us that we share the same
planet and should take responsibility.
■ It’s every person’s and country’s
responsibility
Now we must resolve to protect her
Show her our love throughout all time
With our gentle hand and touch
We make our home a newborn world
Now we must resolve to protect her
Show her our love throughout all time
With our gentle hand and touch
We make our home a newborn world

(sung to tune of “Ode to Joy”

■ Build a community food garden
■ Make your own vegetable and herb garden
■ Organise a community or school clean-up
■ Make your own compost
■ Plant a tree or indigenous plants
■ Make a poster to make people aware of “Earth Day”
■ Write and email or letter to your friends and family encouraging them participate
■ Cook a vegetarian meal with organic food

Honouring Earth Day

ACTIVITY TIME
Complete 2.1 on page 125
 UNIT 3
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENT AN
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME
Many risks in our environment pose a danger to people, especially children

Millions of people die each year because of their environment

Things that cause injuries include:

• Contaminated water
• Unsafe food
• Chemicals
• Pesticides
• Air pollution
• Drowning
• Burns
Paraffin is one of the most harmful threats:
• Children can swallow paraffin
• It can cause widespread fires, injuring or causing death
 Houses built of wood
Keep a bucket of sand
and treated with Keep the stove out of
(NOT WATER) close
chemicals can catch the wind
to the stove
fire easily

Make sure the bottle

Do not put stove on a Always turn off when
you use to purchase
mat or cloth you leave

Safety and
paraffin is clean

Don’t allow children or

Never use a bottle that
could be mistaken for a Breathing in paraffin
Paraffin
pets near the stove cooldrink or milk fumes is dangerous
bottle

Keep matches and

Keep paraffin away Never leave children
lighters away from
from children unsupervised
children
Making people aware

Complete Activity 3.1 on page Do the Revision Activity on

129 page 132