Comm Health 2022

Community diagnosis
Definition
• WHO definition , it is " a quantitative and qualitative
description of the health of citizens and the factors which
influence their health . It identifies problems , proposes
areas for improvement and stimulates action " .
Community diagnosis is a comprehensive assessment of
the health status of the community in relation to its
social , physical and biological
environment .
 Importance of community diagnosis
It helps to identify the common problems or diseases prevalent
within a community

It helps to identify the real problems of the community people

which might not have been perceived as problems

It helps to define the available resources ( human , material etc )

which could contribute to the improvement of health .

It helps to identify uderpriviledged people in the community who

are unable to access the available facilities due to poverty ,
prevailing discriminations or other reasons .

It helps to impart knowledge and attitudes to turnover people's

problems towards the light of solution .
Management of Health care waste

Collection
Segregation
Storage
Treatment
Disposal
Segregation :
Segregation is the separation of wastes into the following
categories : sharps , infectious non - sharps and non -
hazardous waste ( similar to household waste ) .
Segregation of waste occurs on site at the time the waste is
generated , for example , when an injection is given and the
needle and syringe are placed in a waste container specifically
designed for sharps , or when packaging is removed from
supplies and equipment and discarded as routine solid waste .
Routine solid waste ( e.g .. paper ) can in many instances be
recycled .
Non - infectious biodegradable organic wastes ( e.g. , food
waste ) can be composted and then used on - site or by the
community .
 Global warming
is the increase in temperature of the lower
atmosphere and surfaces of the earth resulting from
the increase in greenhouse gases ( carbon dioxide ,
Nitric oxide , methane , ozone and water vapour )

Clearing of forests , burining of bushes , charcoal

production of fossil fuel increases the quantity of
greenhouses gases increasing the warming effect on
the surface and atmosphere giving rise to global
warming
Causes of Global Warming
The main causes of global warming are anthropogenic , that
is they are induced by human activities .
• Human activities generate greenhouse gases resulting in
greenhouse effect and global warming .
It impacts the ecology and threatens the very existence of
life on earth in several
ways .
The extensive use of fossil fuel is the foremost cause of
global warming .
Cutting down trees is also a great
contributor to global warming .
Chemical fertilizers and pesticides used in agricultural
activities contribute to the eenhouse effect and global
warming .