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Community & Environmental Health Guide

The document discusses the concepts of community and environmental health. It defines community health as maintaining, protecting, and improving the health of all community members through organized community efforts. A healthy community has characteristics like a clean environment, meeting basic needs, and social harmony. The document introduces key terms and the importance of community health for achieving overall health and productivity. It also outlines primary health care programs in the community that are aimed at maternal, child, nutrition, and disease prevention and control.

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Community & Environmental Health Guide

The document discusses the concepts of community and environmental health. It defines community health as maintaining, protecting, and improving the health of all community members through organized community efforts. A healthy community has characteristics like a clean environment, meeting basic needs, and social harmony. The document introduces key terms and the importance of community health for achieving overall health and productivity. It also outlines primary health care programs in the community that are aimed at maternal, child, nutrition, and disease prevention and control.

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COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

PLS. REDRAW. A PICTURE DEPICTING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY AND UNHEALTHY


COMMUNITY
INTRODUCTION
A healthy community reflects a sense of well being. It is the foundation for achieving all other
goals and is essential for a productive society. Thus, it also helps in building our country’s
economy and in equipping our students to be healthier in order to learn and succeed
academically.
In this module you will encounter social issues and problems involving the threats of community
and environmental destruction. You will be encouraged to get involved in programs advocating
community and environmental health. As a student, you can take part in maintaining and
promoting a healthful community and environment This module is designed for you to reflect on
how healthy your community and environment are, what activities that adversely affect them and
what you should do to sustain community and environmental health.
In the first part of this material, you are given an overview of the unit and concepts you will take up
and the things they are expected to do.
In the pre-assessment, you will be asked to recall what you had learned from meaningful
experiences of your life relevant to environmental destruction.
The varied competencies shall be your guide on what you are expected to accomplish in this
module.
These modules will discuss four (4) lessons, which are categorically divided into four parts: What
to Know, What to Process, What to Understand and What to Transfer.

LEARNING COMPETENCIES:
At the end of this unit, the learners should be able to:
1. explain the concept of community health
2. describe the characteristics of a healthy community
3. recognize the benefits of a healthy environment
4. identify the most pressing environmental problems in the Philippines
5. analyze the impact of environmental problems on people’s health
6. apply community development and program planning skills to create effective and culturally
relevant communication strategies and interventions to promote health
7. make decisions about buildings, businesses, services, housing areas and other structures to
include in the environment of a healthy dream community

PRE-ASSESSMENT
Choose the best answer from the options below. Write the letter on the space provided before
each number.
_______1. Which best describes a community health program?
A. It maintains, protects and improves the health of all members of the community through
organized and sustained community efforts.
B. It maintains and improves the health of all members of the community through organized and
sustained community efforts.
C. It protects and improves the health of all members of the community through organized and
sustained community efforts.
D. It maintains, protects and improves the health of all members of the community

______2. Which does not describe a healthy community?


A. A clean and safe environment
B. An environment that meets everyone’s basic needs
C. An environment that promotes social harmony and actively involves everyone
D. An environment that is fully aware of its daily opportunities.

______3. Which best describes the benefits of a healthy environment?


A. Less disease, less health care costs
B. Active community involvement
C. More budget for health problems, increased supply of medicines
D. More community projects for community development
4. Which of the following problems is a leading cause of environmental destruction?
A. Soil Erosion
B. Oil Spill
C. Illegal Mining
D. Deforestation

________5. What environmental problem reduces the ability of soil to store water and
support plant growth?
A. Soil Erosion C. Illegal Mining
B. Oil Spill D. Deforestation

________6.
What environmental problem does this picture depict?
A. Water pollution
B. Deforestation
C. Improper waste disposal
D. Flashfloods
________7. Which is not an effect of Climate Change?
A. Dead trees from oil spillage
B. Increased risk of drought, fire and floods
C. More health related illness and disease
D. Economic losses

________8. Which of the following environmental problems causes Climate Change?


A. Oil Spill C. Pollution
B. Deforestation D. Flashfloods

_________9. Which of the following programs of the Department of Health promotes community
health?
A. Maternal Health C. Child Health Care
B. Primary Health Care D. Control of Communicable Diseases
_________10. Why do we need to ensure community health in planning for community
development?
A. To attain luxury of life
B. To keep the safety of the community
C. To live in a clean, safe and comfortable home
D. To maintain an enjoyable lifestyle

LESSON 1: THE CONCEPTS OF COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:
 explain the concept of community health and environmental health
 describe the characteristics of a healthy community

PART 1 – WHAT TO KNOW


This unit will introduce you to the concepts of a community and environmental health, to make you
be aware of the importance of having a healthy community. You will be asked to participate in a
series of activities involving health programs in your community

Activity 1: VENN DIAGRAM

List down the different characteristics of your ideal/dream and existing community in the diagram.
In the space where the two circles meet, write their similar characteristics.

DREAM COMMUNITY EXISTING COMMUNITY


Processing Questions:
1. Why is your community not an ideal one? Explain.

2. What characteristics would you like to have in your community?

3. How can you make your community an ideal one?

Activity 2. WORD REMOVAL

Look at the word chart at the bottom of the page. Follow instructions 1 to 5 below. Cross out words
that consist of five or less letters
When you are finished, you will find a message in the chart.
1Cross out all the words that begin with letter
2. Cross out words that consist of ten or more letters.
3.crossout the words that consists of ten or more letters
4. Cross out all words that consist of letter O in column 2.

oil doesn’t about


the health don’t
air acid prevention
smog throw throw
none red pollution
noise corals environment
Won’t sick smoking
flashfloods fossils deforestation

The message reads: _____________

Processing questions

1. What does the message tell us? Explain your answer.


2. Is acquiring health in the community relevant? Why?

This The message has already been revealed, and you have discussed the relevance of health. But
is what does the word HEALTH mean? What is Community? What is the definition of Community
what Health? Let us look more concepts
you
need
to know:
According to the World Health Organization, Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not just the absence of disease or infirmity. It lead to the ability to lead a
socially and economically productive life.”
Community is defined as a sociological group in a large place sharing one environment. It
therefore includes the individual and the family.

Community Health is defined as the art and science of maintaining, protecting and improving the
health of all members of the community through organize and sustained community efforts
Environmental Health comprises those aspects of human health that are determined by the
physical, chemical, biological, social and psychosocial factors in the surrounding environment.

According to the world health organization(2002) the, characteristics of a healthy community include:
1.a clean and safe physical environment
2.an environments that meets everyone’s basic needs
3. an environment that promotes social harmony and actively involve everyone
4. an understanding of local health and environment issues
5. a community that participates in identifying local solutions to local problems

6. A community whose members have access to varied experiences, means of interaction and
communication
7. Accessible and appropriate health services and facilities
8. The promotion and celebration of historical and cultural heritage
9. A diverse and innovative economy
10. A sustainable use of available resources for all

You have now encountered concepts of community and environmental health. Share what And
you have understood. Write on the board at least 3 keywords that expresses what you have read
learned

more!
Our government believes that a strong nation needs healthy citizenry. In order to achieve this, the
Department of Health promoted community health with the partnership of community, barangay,
government, and non-governmental organizations through the program called Primary Health
Care.
Primary Health Care Programs in the Community

Health Center Services Function

Maternal Health Care Pre-natal, Natal, Post-natal

Immunizations, Control of diarrheal diseases


Child Health Care
Operation Timbang,
Food Supplementation
Nutrition Program

Population and Family Planning Program Free Family planning

Control of communicable diseases tuberculosis control program

Environmental sanitation program inspection of foods establishment

Control or non-communicable disease blood pressure screening

Dental health program tooth extraction

Reproductive healthcare counselling on family planning and RH

Medical morbidity clinic provision of free medicines

National voluntary blood services blood letting activities at barangay level

Epidemiology and surveillance program controlling outbreaks like dengue

Disaster Management preparedness Program Medical Services/assistance during disaster

Mental Hygiene Adolescent counseling centers

Pharmacy Services Distribution of medicines to all health centers

Did you know that the above services must be made available for free in
your community because they are subsidized by the government to
ensure that your health is being protected? Yes, they are available and
must be given for free
Part
Activity 3. THE HEALTH EXPERT
You are presently working at the World Health Organization as a Health Expert. A number of
students will interview you about community and environmental health. Here are some of the
questions that you will be asked. Write your response to each question on the space provided.
1. How do you assess if your community is healthy? What are the characteristics of a healthy
community?
2. What are some of the benefits that we can enjoy with a healthy community?

3. how do we maintain, protect, and preserved health amidst the rising development of our
community?
.

Activity 4. priority expert

This activity will ask you to set your priorities in promoting a healthier life inside a more developed
and advanced community. There are two options given in each of the category. Mark (1) if the
option is your first priority. Mark (2) if second. You can add options on the space provided

1. I want to get around in my community by;

Riding a bike

Driving an automobile
Others:
2. I want to have foods from;
Community gardens

Convenience/ grocery stores

Others:

3. I want to actively play in games by:


Parks/open spaces/town plaza

Online games

Others:

4.I want to have more chances to get to know my neighbors through:

Social Networking

Active membership in youth organization

Others:

5. I want to live in a clean environment by:

Reducing the amount of refuse

Campaigning for a clean and green community

Others:

Review your answers. Isn’t it nice to know that your answers determine
how you love living in a healthy community? Now, continue reading this
to find out the characteristics of a healthy community

Activity 5. WHAT MATTERS TO YOU?


Given the examples below, what could be your top concern among priority issues in the
community? Write down your top priority at the base and your last priority on top of the pyramid.

Examples of Community Issues and Concerns


Adult and childhood obesity
Onset of sedentary diseases like heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes

Air Pollution

Traffic Injuries

Processing Questions: Tell your classmate about your top and least priority.
Explain your reasons for choosing your top and least priority issues.
Activity 6. Community Health Team Profile
Put a check (/) either in column 1 or 2. Write brief answers in columns 3 & 4
HEALTH Present in the Not present in Quantity Responsibilities
TEAM Community the community

Health
Physician
Dentist

Nurse

Midwife

Health Worker

Traditional
medical
practitioners

Sanitary
Inspector

Medical
Technologist

Dietary nutritionist

Barangay nutrition
scholar
Barangay health
councilor
Barangay
Tanod

Processing Questions:

1. Who among the community health team are not present in your community?
2. What will you do about their absence?
3. How will you convince the members of your community to take part in community health
services?

Lesson 2— Community Health


Problems
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the learners
should be able to:
 enumerate the different community
health problems
 recognize the value produced by a
healthy environment

WHAT TO KNOW
Community health problems are common nowadays with the rise in modern technology; people
neglect the importance of the basic need for safety. A safe environment will ensure quality of life
that will lead to more productive citizen of the country. This lesson will help you understand that
one environment is threatened by human activities and that you have a role in wiping out
community health problems.

Activity 1 5 There are 23 empty boxes in the middle of the chart below. Write the missing letter in
row 11to complete the words. The letter you may add maybe from the beginning, middle or end of
the word. All the words are related to community probp

J F M D I S E A S E O N T R O L J V S E O

L M A R T E L L R P L L U T I O N J R U E

H J F T G R S A T S O G M E R D E N B R Y

K U F T S A C O H U A N S E W A G E D V E

T R T D A A S R E F S E E I R O J N M I O

Y H C U F O O D P O S O N I N G F G R D C

L H R T I O P H N D A D A N I M A L F T Y

A P A R T I C U L A E S G V C T Y O Y O T

G H B Y I O I L P S N I T A T I O N E D V

T R R E E Y U S H E T E R Y H J F G T R E

U I L O R S T R E E S W E E P I N G S W Y

D F P E A C E A N D R D E R N D X Z Y U B

N B U I O D R U G A U S E G R N D Y H K B

U I R E G A R B A G R F D C X X Z E G D V

A X T E S T A B L E A N U R E G D V K L I
PERENIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH PROBLEM

Different perennial problems happen to the different regions of the country. They vary according to
factors like: economy, politics, geography, culture, and social context. There are places which
experience community health problems
1. Water-borne and communicable diseases
2. Armed conflicts
3. Natural disaster
4. Highly urbanized zone
5. Overpopulated areas
In this regard, the government has created an office, which would be in charge of planning and
implementing rules and regulations to address the above mentioned community health
problems. One of its programs is solid wastes management program that help lessen the
amount of refuse in our country. Let’s take a deeper look at its focus of concern

Refuse are the dump, food waste or discarded materials.

Refuse Materials by kind, composition and sources


KIND COMPOSITION SOURCES
Garbage Waste from preparation, Households, restaurants,
cooking and serving of food, institutions, stores, markets
market wastes, wastes from
handling, storage and sale
of produce

Rubbish Combustible: paper, Same as garbage


cartons, boxes, barrels,
wood, excelsior, tree
branches, yard trimmings,
wood furniture, bedding,
dunnage
Non-combustible: metals,
tin cans, metal furniture,
dirt, glass, crockery,
minerals

Ashes Residue from fires used for Same as garbage


cooking and heating and
from on-site incineration

Street Refuse Sweeping, dirt, leaves, catch- Streets,sidewalk, alleys,


basin dirt, contents of litter vacant lots.
receptacles
Construction Wastes Scrap lumber, pipes, other New construction,
construction materials remodeling

Special Wastes Hazardous solids and Household, hotels,


liquids: explosives, hospitals, institutions,
pathological wastes, stores, industry
radioactive materials,
batteries

Sewage treatment residue Solids from coarse Sewage treatment plants,


screening and from grit septic tanks
chambers; septic-tank
sludge

Here’s more for your memory bank!

Garbage refers to leftover vegetables, animal, fish and other food materials from
the kitchen and establishments.
Rubbish are waste materials such as bottles, broken glass, tin cans, waste
Wastes disposal is a proper disposal of a discarded or discharged material in accordance with local
environmental guidelines or laws

Solid Waste Management refers to the discipline associated with the:


control of generation
storage collection
transfer and transport
processing
disposal of solid waste
The preceding definition of solid waste states in accordance with the best principles of:
public health
economics
engineering
conservation
aesthetics
public attitude

According to RA No. 9003, there are many ways to do Solid Waste Management. A highly recommended
formula is to adopt the 3Rs of Ecological Waste Management: REDUCE, REUSE, AND RECYCLE

In addition, let us refrain from doing what has been prohibited under the law. These include

In addition, let us refrain from doing what has been prohibited under the law. These include:
Littering, throwing, dumping of waste materials in public places like roads, sidewalks, canals,
esteros, parks and establishments
Open burning of solid waste;
Allowing the collection of non-segregated or unsorted waste;
Squatting in open dumps and landfills;
Open dumping or burying of biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials in flood-prone
areas;
Unauthorized removal of recyclable materials intended for collection by authorized persons;
Mixing of source-separated recyclable materials with other solid wastes in any vehicle, box,
container or receptacle used in solid waste collection or disposal;
Manufacture, distribution or use of non-environmentally acceptable packaging materials;
Establishment or operation of open dumps; and
Importation of consumer products packaged in non-environmentally acceptable materials.
Activity 2. Catch and Match

Column A lists the different kinds of refuse. Write down examples of these refuse. Choose from
the box below.

Leftover food, Empty bottle, Dead dog, Residue from fires, Metal scraps,
Construction materials, Cigarette butts, Unwanted cars, Dead batteries, Septic tank
sludge

Kinds of Examples
Refuse
Rubbish

Sewage Treatment residue

Business wastes

Abandoned Automobiles
Incinerator Residue
Garbage

Dead Animals
Street Sweepings
Special Waste
Demolition Materials

Activity 3. Identify-Classify

Fill in the missing parts of the chart. Item number is given to you for your guide.

Kind of solid wastes Examples of wastes Ways of disposal


composting
Tin cans
Sanitary landfill
Used diaper
Recycling
Used newspaper
garbage
Damaged television Treatment method

rubbish
treatment
If you are done with this activity and have already found out the correct
answers, copy the completed table in your notebook to feed your memory
bank. You did a good job!

Activity 4. CIRCLE-RECALL

Recall the problems encountered in your community today. Write the worst problem in the
outermost part of the circle. Write the least in the innermost part of the circle

Activity 5. TELL ME WHY

Lets us your answer in this activity.

1. What did you answer in the outermost part of the circle? Why?
2. What was your answer in the innermost part of the circle? Why?
As a student, you have a role in the promotion of a healthy
environment especially in your household, school and community.
This is your chance to help eradicate community problems by
completing the following statements.

Activity 6. SENTENCE REFLECT

1. I will promote proper disposal of refuse in our household by…………

2. I will promote proper disposal of refuse in our school by……………..

3. I will promote proper disposal of refuse in our community by………………

Activity 7. PICTURE ANALYSIS

Examine the picture below. Reflect on the possible community health problems that may arise from this
scenario and enumerate their effects on your community.
A clean and safe environment is important in achieving a healthy community. Protecting the health
of a community involves protecting the environment from health hazards. It is more costly for a
community to treat rather than prevent disease. Children must be taught how pollution affects
peoples lives. You can reach out to younger generations and help them to be aware of the proper
disposal of wastes to prevent pollution

Activity 8. SONG IRONY

The song, “Anak ng Pasig” is a reminder to all Filipinos that we sometimes


neglect our environment. People tend to satisfy their needs and wants at the
expense of our habitat.

The activity Song


Irony is based from the song, “Anak ng Pasig”. Compose the irony message of the song “Anak ng Pasig”
using the same melody. Turn the negative lyrics in to something positive.

EXAMPLE
TAPON DOON-TAPON DITO REDUCE DOON-REUSE DOON

ANAK NG PASIG
COMPOSED BY: RYAN CAYABYAB
PERFORMED BY: SMOKEY MOUNTAIN
Ako'y umusbong sa tabi ng Pasig
Nagisnan ang ilog na itim ang tubig
Lumaking paligid ng bundok na umuusok
Langhap na langhap ang amoy ng basurang bulok

Ito ang buhay ng anak ng Pasig


Pa-swimming swimming sa itim na tubig
Playground lang ang bundok ng basura mo
Musika'y ugong ng kotse at bangka n'yo

Anak ng Pasig naman kayo


Kalat doon, kalat dito
Natakpan na ang langit kong ito
Nilason din ang Ilog ko
Akala ko'y ganoon talaga ang mundo
Hanggang nakakita ako ng lumang litrato
Di maniwalang Pasig din ang tinitignan ko
Kaibigan ano ang nangyari dito
(Anong nangyari? Anong nangyari?)

Anak ng Pasig naman kayo

Processing Questions:
1. What did you feel upon changing the lyrics from negative to positive?
2. What does your song convey?

Lesson 3. Environmental Problems in


the Philippines

OBJECTIVES:
1.Describes the environmental
problems in the Philippines.
2.analyze the impact of the
environmental problems on people’s
health
ACTIVITY 1 MEMORY LANE
Can you recall the typhoon that hits in the different regions of the country in years of decade ago? let’s
go down memory lane.

MATCH the typhoons with the places they affected. Use arrows to connect THEM

Compostela Valley
Manila
Tacloban City

Cagayan de Oro City


Cebu City
Ormoc City

ONDOY
RUPING PABLO
SENDONG
SENDONG
Typhoons URING
YOLANDA

1. Can we prevent typhoons from happening?


2. How can we prepare against this natural phenomenon?
3. How can you relate the effects of these phenomena from human activities?

PART 1. Natural Resources and Biodiversity explain why the


Philippines is a rich country. Putting our home into the rare list of
nations which have both a hotspot and mega diversity area for over
6000 plant species and also numerous animal species inhabited this
area. However, despite—or perhaps because of— their richness and
massive importance to the environment and humans as well, the
forests face continuing destruction and possible EXTINCTION.

This lesson will make you aware of the most pressing problems of environment today and their effects on
people’s health.

Lets narrow them

the most pressing problems of environment today


DEFORESTATION is the destruction of big areas of forests. Losing our Forests—FAST
Source: FAO-FRA.

The Philippines is among the countries with the fastest loss of forest cover around the world.

It ranks 4th among the world’s top 10 most threatened forest hotspots

If the 157, 400 ha per year rate of deforestation continues, our remaining forest cover will be
wiped out in less than 40 years
A FLASH FLOOD is a
sudden flood of great
volume, usually caused by
a heavy rain.

-
Illegal logging is another
factor believed to have
contributed to the
staggering death toll in the
cities of Iligan and Cagayan
de Oro during Sendong
2011. Many victims were
swept away by huge logs
that roll down denude4d
mountains facing the two
cities.

The Philippines is one of the most highly


mineralized countries in the world with a mineral
wealth estimated at US$ 840 billion, of which most
of the mineral reserves are still untapped.
Nickel takes the lead in H1 2013 Mines and Geosciences Bureau, October 22,
2013

ILLEGAL MINING is defined as the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials
from the earth from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, or reef, which forms the mineralized package of
economic interest to the miner in the absence of land rights, mining license, exploration or mineral
transportation permit or of any document that could legitimate the on-going operations.
Here’s for your memory bank:

The Mining Act of 1995 aimed to help the domestic mining industry regain its competitiveness by
allowing companies (Contractors) to obtain an exploration permit for a specific area for up to four
years

SOIL EROSION happens when soil and rock are moved from one place to another by wind, water,
and gravity.
Causes of Soil Erosion:
Deforestation
Building of Roads
Agriculture
Urbanization
Mining

Where do oil spills come from?


from oil tankers with
equipment faults
from nature and human
activities on land
from water sports
from drilling works carried out
in the sea

CORAL REEF DEGRADATION is a significant problem throughout the world. It has been
acknowledged that 27% of the world’s reefs have been affected. Gardener (2003) pointed out that:
 11% has been completely lost
 16% has been damaged
Source: DENR Administrative Order

POLLUTION means any alteration of the physical, chemical and biological properties of the water, air and/
or land resources.

AIR POLLUTION means any alteration of the physical, chemical, biological properties of the atmospheric
air

WATER POLLUTION means any alteration of the physical, chemical, biological OR RADIOLOGICAL
properties of a body of water resulting in the impairment of its purity or quality.

NOISE POLLUTION is the excessive sound that causes hearing loss, stress, fatigue, irritability, tension,
headaches, and high blood pressure.
SOIL POLLUTION is chiefly caused by chemicals in pesticides, such as poisons that are used
to kill agricultural pests like insects and herbicides that are used to get rid of weeds.
Soil pollution results from:
•Unhealthy methods of soil management.
•Harmful irrigation methods.

EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS


Environmental EFFECTS
Problems
Deforestation Soil erosion Landslides
Greenhouse effect Denuded upland
Silting of rivers and dams
Degraded watershed
Flooding
Destruction of corals along the coast
Flash Floods Causes of diseases such as Cholera and other water borne
diseases
Loss of life
Contamination of drinking water
Destruction of Sewage System
Destruction of dams and destruction of levees
Soil Erosion Unproductive use of farmland difficulty in raising of livestock sitting
of artificial lakes loss of soil and vegetation which causes climate
change
Coral reef degradation Lo9ss of edible reef fish reduction of species diversity and richness
alteration in the size structure of target species
Oil spill Suffocation of marine mammals’ death of tress from oil in roots
Illegal mining Water poisoning of all the living things in it
Destruction of beautiful coral reefs
Barenness of land

Here’s what you need to know!


“Environmental Law: Pollution Control” is all about combating pollution in the Philippine setting.
The following are pertinent laws adhering to environmental safety and health protection:
P.D. 389 (P.D. 705) – The Forestry Reform Code

- codifies, updates and raises forestry laws in the country. It emphasizes the sustainable utilization
of forest resources.
P.D. 704 – Preservation of optimum productivity of fishery resources through conservation and
protection.
P.D. 1219 – Providing for the protection of coral ecosystems.
P.D. 1067 – Water Code of the Philippines
- adopts adequate measures to conserve and regulate the use of water in commercial, industrial
and residential areas. It also provides other policy guidelines on water quality and management of
water resources.
P.D. 463 – Amended the Mining Act of 1936. Requires all mining leaseholders to comply with
Pollution Control Laws and regulations and provide for penalties for noncompliance.
P.D. 1251 – Imposes fines on tailings and mine wastes and the fund generated is used to pay for
the damages to land, agricultural crops, forests products, aquatic resources and infrastructures
caused by pollution for mining operations.
P.D. 984 – The Pollution Control Law
P.D. 825 – Prohibits the improper disposal of garbage
P.D. 856 – Sanitation Code
- places the responsibility on the local government units for he solid waste management in their
area of production.
R.A. 8749 – Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999- provides for a comprehensive air pollution policy

WHAT TO UNDERSTAND

You have already identified different environmental issues and their effects on people’s health. Now, you
have to sum up what you have learned

ACTIVITY 2 SUM IT UP!

Environmental Problems Effects on the Environment Effects on the People’s


Health

Deforestation

Soil erosion

Air pollution

Water pollution

Flashflood

Oil spill

Coral reef degradation

Illegal mining

REFLECT:
1. what do you fel after doing the activity?
2. who could be the possible victims of these environmental problems?

3. Do people still have the chance to restore what was lost in the environment?
4. After knowing the effects of these environmental problems, does our environment
still have something to offer to humanity?

5.How can you explain the destruction of the environment to the young and innocent children.
Activity 3. Case Study (Group Activity)

A number of typhoons are featured below.


Choose one and investigate the details of the
tragedy it caused. Make a case study on the
severity of the damage and find out its reasons.
Show evidence of your research.
ACTIVITY 4.

Make a poster about the damage caused by typhoon YOLANDA in some parts of the
Visayas Region.

Criteria:
Creativity 4321
Neatness of Work 4321
Message 4321
Interpretation 4321
ACTIVITY 4.

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