OBJECTIVES

Define what is community health

workers, environmental health career
and drug prevention control
Determine the importance of community
health workers , environmental health
career and drug prevention and control.
Create a slogan related to health career.
Directions:
Arrange the jumbled letters to
form the words related in our topic.
Use the given picture to answer this
activity.
RONENMENTVI
LHOCOLA
ETCITEREGA
TYCONIMMU
DIMENECI
Community and Environmental
health career
 Who are the community health
workers?
Community health workers are persons who
help local communities receive health care from
social service systems and government. Many of
them come from the community they are serving
that is why they understand better the needs of
the community.
 What are the responsibilities of
community health workers?

Help people understand their health

conditions so they can develop
strategies to improve their health and
well-being.

 Provide health services, such as

monitoring blood pressure and providing
first aid.
Provide informal counseling, support
and follow-up.

Deliver health information using the

language of the community.

Make home visits to chronically ill

patients, pregnant women, nursing
mothers, and the elderly.
Environmental Health

Career
 What is Environmental Health?

Environmental Health (EH) is a field of

science that studies how the environment
influences human health and disease. As it is
a branch of public health protection, EH is
concerned with all aspects of the natural
and man-made environment that may affect
human health.
 Who are the environmental
specialist?
They are professionals who do works
related to the environment by means of
research, outreach and education,
environmental cleanups, investigations and
more.
Who are the people whose works
are related to environmental
health?

 Sanitary engineer
 Radiation safety officer
 Environmental radiation specialist
 Hazardous waste scientist
 Industrial waste director
 Water quality scientist
 Health physicist
 Radioactive water specialist
Drug Prevention
and Control
 What is Drug Prevention and
control?
Drug prevention and control, also
known as drug abuse prevention, is a
process that attempts to prevent the
onset of substance use or limit the
development of problems associated
with using psychoactive substances.
 What are the careers related to
drug prevention and control?

Many professions are related to drug-

abuse treatment and prevention. These
types of works are rewarding because
they help people lead healthy lives. Some
of these careers are the following:
1. Psychiatrists and psychologist
- Through therapy, they help people
suffering from drug-abuse problems and
understand the root cause of their
problems. Psychiatrists can also
prescribe medications for the patients.
2. Psychiatric nurses and detox
specialists - They track the physical
progress of patients as medications are
administered.
3. Counselors – They are
professionals who work with teens
and adults who have drug-abuse
problems.
4. Professors, researchers, and social
workers
- They are less involved with direct care but
they try to understand the problem through
studies and research so they can provide
solutions for drug-abuse related problems.