DIVISION OF NAVOTAS CITY

9
MAPEH
(Health)
Quarter 1

S.Y. 2021-2022
NAVOTAS CITY PHILIPPINES
MAPEH – (Health) Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1
Second Edition, 2021

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 Table of Contents
What I Know ................................................................................1

Module 1......................................................................................3

Module 2......................................................................................11

Module 3......................................................................................20

Module 4......................................................................................32

Assessment ..................................................................................42

Answer Key ..................................................................................44

References ...................................................................................45
MULTIPLE CHOICE: 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. It is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity, and the ability to lead a socially and
economically productive life?

A. Health
B. Community
C. Environment
D. Community Health

5. 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

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6. What environmental problem is the degradation of the ocean’s coral reefs due
to the impact of human activities?

A. Illegal Mining
B. Coral Reef Degradation
C. Oil Spill
D. Global Warming

7. An environmental problem that releases the liquid petroleum hydrocarbon

into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity.

A. Illegal Mining
B. Coral Reef Degradation
C. Oil Spill
D. Global Warming

8. Which of the following is an effect of Soil erosion?

A. Unproductive use of farmland

B. Suffocation of marine mammals
C. Flooding
D. Spread of Diseases

9. Which of the following are the consequences of improper waste disposal?

A. Flooding
B. Death of marine life
C. Spread of Diseases
D. All of the above

10. Among the different existing environmental problems in the society, What do
you called the cause of the extreme weather conditions resulted to typhoons
and other weather disturbance in the our country?

A. Flash floods
B. Deforestation
C. Global warming
D. Pollution

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 MODULE 1

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 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.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Explain the concept of community health,

2. Describe the characteristics of a healthy community,
3. Recognize the benefits of a healthy environment.

Lesson The Concepts of Community and

1 Environment Health

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.

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 We humans depends depend on our community and environment for health,
living, growth and development. The food we eat and the air we breathe all come from
our environment. Our community on the other hand supports us in our social and
psychosocial well-being. Can you give other factors that contribute to your overall
health?

Activity 1.1 WORD REMOVAL

Directions: Look at the word chart at the bottom. Follow instructions 1 to 5 below.
When you are finished, you will find a message in the chart.

1. Cross out words that consist of five or less letters.

2. Cross out all the words that begin with letter S.

3. Cross out contractions (for example, cannot).

4. Cross out words that consist of ten or more letters.

5. Cross out all words that consist of letter O in column 2.

The message reads: _____________________________.

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Processing Questions:

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

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

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__________________________________________________________________________.

According to the World Health Organization, Health is a state of complete

physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity, and the ability to lead a socially and economically productive life.”

Community is also defined as a sociological group in a large place sharing one

environment. It therefore includes the individual and the family. Members of a
community have a sense of identity and belongingness. They share the same values
and ceremonies and have an emotional connection.

Community Health is defined as the art and science of maintaining, protecting

and improving the health of all the members of the community through organized
and sustained community efforts. It is the status of health of a defined group of
people and the actions and conditions that promote, protect and preserve their
health.

Environmental Health comprises those aspects of human health that are

determined by physical, chemical, biological, social and psychosocial factors in the
surrounding environment. It is concerned with the analysis and control of the
environmental factors that may affect health. It aims to prevent disease and create
environments that will support healthy individuals. A healthy environment promotes
a longer life span and a better quality of life.

According to the World Health Organization (2002), the characteristics of a

healthy community include:

1. A clean and safe physical environment

2. An environment that meets everyone’s basic needs.

3. An environment that promotes social harmony and actively involves everyone.

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 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

Activity 1.2 PICS ME!

Directions: Based on what you have learned, draw a healthy community in a box
below.

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Activity 1.3 Let’s Check

Directions: Read the questions carefully then answer the following questions.

1. Aside from your barangay and school, what other communities do you belong to?
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2.Differentiate community health and environmental health and tell how the two
terms are related to one another.
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3.How do you assess if your community is healthy? What are the characteristics of
a healthy community?
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4.What are some of the benefits that we can enjoy with a healthy community?
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5. How do we maintain, protect, and preserve health amidst the rising development
of our community?
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Activity 1.4: FACT or Bluff:

Directions: Write fact if the statement is correct and bluff if it is incorrect.

_____ 1. Health is a complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not just
about the absence of disease or infirmity.

_____ 2. Community is defined as a sociological group in a large place sharing one

environment.

_____ 3. Environmental Health is defined as the art and science of maintaining,

protecting, and improving the health of all the members of the community
through organized and sustained community efforts.

_____ 4. Community Health comprises those aspects of human health that are
determined by physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors in
the surrounding environment.

_____ 5. A healthy community has accessible and appropriate health services and
facilities.

_____ 6. Everyone has the responsibility to keep the community healthy.

_____ 7. A healthy environment promotes a shorter life span and a worse quality of
life.

_____ 8. The promotion and celebration of historical and cultural heritage is one of
characteristics of a healthy community.

_____ 9. Members of a community have a sense of identity and belongingness; they

share the same values and ceremonies and have an emotional connection.

_____ 10. Environmental health is concerned with the analysis and control of the
environmental factors that may affect health.

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Activity 1.5 Fill Me Up!

Directions: The left column lists characteristics of a healthy community. On the right
column, fill in the service or programs in your community which fulfill the healthy
community, characteristics in the left column. An example is provided.

Characteristics of a Healthy Possible Services observed from your

Community community
A clean and safe physical environment Fogging, cleaning the drainage,
improved street lighting

An environment that meets everyone’s

basic needs

An environment that promotes social

harmony and actively involves everyone

An understanding environment issues

of local health and

A community that participates in

identifying local solutions to local
problems

A community whose members have

access to varied experiences, means of
interaction and communication

Accessible and appropriate health

services and facilities

The promotion and celebration of

historical and cultural heritage

A diverse and innovative economy

A sustainable use of available resources

for all

Processing Questions:

1. From your answers above, can you consider your community healthy? Why or
Why not? Explain.
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2.What services did you not observe in your community?
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3.What programs can you do to acquire such services?

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Activity 1.6 Check Me!

Directions: Given the characteristics of a healthy community, put check on the

second column if it is observed in your community otherwise on third column if it is
not.

Characteristics of a Observed Not Observe

Healthy Community
A clean and safe physical
environment
An environment that
meets everyone’s basic
needs
An environment that
promotes social harmony
and actively involves
everyone
An understanding of local
health and environment
issues
A community that
participates in identifying
local solutions to local
problems
A community whose
members have access to
varied experiences,
means of interaction and
communication
Accessible and
appropriate health
services and facilities
The promotion and
celebration of historical
and cultural heritage
A diverse and innovative
economy
A sustainable use of
available resources for all

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 MODULE 2

Natural Resources and Biodiversity explains 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 numerous animal species
inhabited this area. However, despite their richness and massive importance to the
environment and humans as well, the forests face continuing destruction and
possible extinction.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Explain how a healthy environment positively impacts the health of
people and community.
2. Discusses the nature of environmental issues.
3. Analyzes the effects of environmental issues on people’s health.

Lesson Environmental Problems in the

2 Philippines

We all know that different environmental problems have a huge negative

impact in the health of the community. These problems are caused by lack of political
will to implement environmental laws and lack of education of communities on the
value of preserving the environment.

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Activity 2.1 Concept Mapping:
Directions: From your previous module, lists down the characteristics of a healthy
community

HEALTHY
COMMUNITY

Activity 2.2 Catch and Match

Directions: From the array of examples of waste inside the box, classify each item
to its appropriate group in column A. Write your answer in Column B.
Leftover foods, Empty bottle, dead dog, residue from fires, Metal
scraps, construction materials, Cigarette butts, unwanted cars, Dead
Batteries, Septic tank sludge

Kinds of Refuse Examples

Rubbish
Sewage treatment residue
Business wastes
Abandoned Automobiles
Incinerator Residue
Garbage

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 Dead animals
Street sweepings
Special Waste
Demolition Materials

Activity 2.3 WORD HUNT!

Directions: Find each word on the box below and answer the following questions.

Waste Disposal Deforestation Flash flood Environmental Problem

Illegal Mining Soil Erosion Coral Reef Degradation Oil Spill
Global Warming Diseases

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Processing Questions:
1. Which of the following words are familiar to you?
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2. Are the words connected to each other? How?

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3. How can you relate the effects of these problems from human activities?
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The most pressing Environmental Problems in the Philippines today.

Every community faces various environmental problems, these problems not
only affects nature itself but also have a negative impact on the health of the people
and other living things. The following are the most common environmental health
problems that pose a threat to the health of individuals and communities.

Improper Waste Disposal is the disposal of waste in a way that has negative
consequences for the environment. Examples include littering, hazardous waste that
is dumped into the ground and not recycling items that should be recycled.

Deforestation is the destruction of big areas of the forests in order to make the land
available for other uses such as farms, residential areas, and commercial
establishments. Some of the most common methods of deforestations are burning
trees and clear-cutting.

Flash Flood is a sudden flood of great volume usually caused by a heavy rain.

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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 of any document that
could legitimate the on-going operations.

Soil Erosion happens when soil and rock are moved from one place to another by
wind, water and gravity. It is a process that occurs naturally and affects all
landforms. It can be a slow process that continuous relatively unnoticed, or can
occur at an alarming rate, causing serious loss of topsoil.

Coral Reef Degradation is the degradation (and potential mass death) of the ocean’s
corals due to the impact of human activities. Coral mining, pollution, overfishing,
dynamite-fishing, coastal development, and over tourisms are serious threats to
these marine ecosystems.

Oil Spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into environment especially
marine areas due to human activity, the oil may come from the wastes of factories,
oil tanker, ships and drilling oil wells. It is harmful to various species of animals,
including marine mammals, bird, fish and shell fish.

Global Warming is the increase of temperature of the earth’s atmosphere. It is

caused by the constellation factors, such as the rise in a level of a greenhouse gases
reflective properties of the earth surface and the amount of solar energy reaching the
earth. Global warming has already initiated climate change in the Philippines
causing longer period of drought and more storms that bring more powerful winds
and increased the amount of rain.

Effects of Environment Problems

Environment Problems Effects
Improper Waste Disposal Clogging of water ways, Flooding,
Death of marine life, Spread of
Diseases.

Deforestation Soil erosion, Landslides, Greenhouse

effect, Denuded upland, Silting rivers
and dams, Degraded watershed,
Flooding, Destruction of corals along
coast.

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Flash Flood Causes of disease 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.

Illegal Mining Water poisoning of all the living things

around in it, Destruction of beautiful
coral reefs, Bareness of land.

Soil Erosion Unproductive use of farmland,

Difficulty in raising livestock, Silting of
artificial lakes, Loss soil and vegetation
which causes climate changes.

Coral Reef Degradation Loss of edible reef fish, Reduction of

species diversity and richness,
Alteration in the size of structure of
target species.

Oil Spill Suffocation of marine mammals, Death

of trees from oil in roots.

Global Warming Climate change, Loss of ice, Accelerated

sea level rise, and extreme weather
events (too hot or too cold).

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Activity 2.4 CUT and POST!

What to do:
Using Newspapers and magazines cut pictures of unhealthy environment caused by
different environmental issues. Paste them on the box below.

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Activity 2.5 Sum it up!

Directions: You have already identified the different environmental issues and their
effects on people’s health. Now you must sum up what you’ve learned.
Environmental Effects on the Effects on the
Problems Environment People’s Health
Improper Waste
Disposal
Deforestation
Flash Flood
Illegal Mining
Soil Erosion
Coral Reef Degradation
Oil Spill
Global Warming

Activity 2.6 Reflection Time.

Directions: Read the questions carefully and answer the following questions below.

1. Who are the possible victims of these environmental problems?

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2. Do we still have the chance to bring back what was lost in the environment?

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3. After knowing the different effects of these environmental problems, do you think
that the environment still has something to give to humanity?
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4. How can you explain the destruction of the environment to the young and innocent
children?
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_____________________________________________________________________.

Activity 2.7 RAISE ME UP!

What to do:
Create a Slogan to raise awareness of different environmental problems that we
experience today. Write on space provided below.

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 MODULE 3

Environmental health encompasses all the external factors – physical,

chemical, and biological that may affect a person including all the related factors
that may have impact on behaviors. It involves the assessment and control of those
environmental factors that can potentially affect health.

This lesson will make you aware of the prevention and management of health
issues. In this material, you are given an overview of the unit and concepts you will
take up and the things they are expected to do.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Identify human health related environmental issues in the Philippines.
2. Familiarize yourself with environmental laws that exist in the Philippines.
3. Relate environmental laws to environmental health issues and concerns.
4. Suggests ways to prevent and manage environmental health issues.

Lesson Prevention and Management of

3 Environmental Health Issues

Realizing just how much illness and diseases can be prevented by focusing on
environmental risk factors can make a significant motivation to encourage adapted
preventive health measures through all available policies, strategies, interventions,
technologies and knowledge.

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Activity 3.1 Graphic Organizer
Direction: List down the different environmental problems in the Philippines.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBELMS

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Activity 3.2 YES, I DO…

Directions: Read the following statements regarding prevention and control of

environmental health issues. Draw a smiley face ( ) if your answer is YES, and sad
face ( ) if your answer is NO in the box provided next to each statement.

1. I actively participate in the activities of our community.

2. I am involved in the sports activities in our community.
3. I participate in cleanup drive activity of our community.

4. I practice different ways that conserve water.

5. Tree planting is one of the activities of our community.
6. People in our community are updated in all its projects.
7. Everyone is always updated with the latest information if there is an
epidemic of a disease in our community.
8. Everyone is encouraged to take part in worthwhile activities in our
community.
9. Adequate drinking water is available in our community.
10. One of the top priorities in our community is cleanliness.

Processing Question:
1. Is it important to participate in the different activities on your community?
Why?
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2. What do you think is the focus of the different activities mentioned above?
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This is what you need to know:
When assessing the environmental health of a person or community, external
elements affecting the mental, emotional and physical health of the person or the
community are taken into consideration.
The following are the focus when assessing environmental health.

⮚ Decreasing epidemics or childhood morbidity

⮚ Improving the overall preventive healthcare measures

⮚ Health regulations that cover housing, transportation and water.

Environmental health addresses all human health-related issues which include:

1. Control of Diseases

Disease control is one major concern of environmental health initiatives. The

waste management system is built or upgraded to prevent water pollutants and
the spread of diseases.

2. Management of Food

Food management is another area covered by environmental health. The

regulation covers examining from how seeds are prepared and harvested, to the
kind of fertilizers and pesticides used. All the way through the processing,
packaging, and storage facilities of food products.it also ensures that all
ingredients are safe for human consumption.
3. Quality of Water

Making sure that adequate drinking water, or potable water, is available to a

community is another key issue with environmental health. Adequate irrigation
for crops is also investigated to make sure that proper drainage system is in place.

The prevention and management of environmental health issues also involve

individual responsibilities, social consciousness, and environmental policies and
laws. All these factors contribute to the promotion of environmental health within
the community.
Individual Responsibilities
Some examples of the roles and responsibilities of individuals concerning
environmental health are as follows:
● Reuse and recycle waste products

● Conserve water, energy, and other natural resources

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● Observe proper waste disposal

● Reduce the use of harmful chemicals, contaminants, and toxic materials.

● Build compost to dispose plants and kitchen waste

● Avoid the use of plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, and other non-
biodegradable products.

● Walk or ride a bike when travelling at a close distance

● Use eco-friendly products

● Participate in community projects, especially those which promote the protection

and preservation of the environment.

Social Consciousness
Awareness of the different environmental issues equips the individuals in a
society with enough knowledge and information on how to solve each one. This social
consciousness builds cooperation and coordination among the members of a
community towards the promotion of environmental health.
It covers a wide range of areas and concerns such as the following:

● Sanitation ● Disease surveillance and control

● Pollution control ● Urban planning
● Food and drug safety ● Occupational health
● Health education ● Environmental and public health research

Environmental Policies and Laws

Environmental law or environmental and natural resources law is a collective
term for describing the networks of treaties, statues, regulations and common and
customary laws addressing the effects of human activities to the natural
environment.
Being fully informed about these policies and laws and conforming to them is
both an individual and a social responsibility.
Some examples of environmental policies and laws being observed in the
Philippines are the following:
PD 1586: Philippines Environmental Impact Statement System (outlines the necessary
environmental evaluation before business or projects are started in certain
locations).
RA 8749: Clean Air Act of 1999 (addresses air pollution).
RA 9275: Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 (addresses water pollution).
RA 9003: Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (addresses the
proper disposal of common solid wastes).

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RA 9792: Climate Change Act of 2009 (aims to instill knowledge of climate change
and ways to mitigate its effects).
RA 9512: National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008 (states that
there shall be an integration of environmental education in both public and private
schools in all levels, including informal education even at the barangays).
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 the solid waste management in their area of production.
All these laws aim to preserve the environment and minimize pollution. The strict
implementation of these laws will improve the environmental condition of the
Philippines.

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Activity 3.3 Top of the Chart

Directions: Fill up the chart below.

PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Individual Social Environmental

Responsibilities Consciousness Laws

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Activity 3.4 STOP, START, CONTINUE…

Directions: On the boxes below, write up the things that you want to stop, start and
continue to help in the prevention and management of environmental issues. Give at
least three (3) answers per column.

STOP START CONTINUE

Example: Example: Example:

Throwing of garbage Planting of trees and Using a bicycle for

anywhere. plants. transportation.

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Activity 3.5 SHAPES OF REFLECTION
Directions: Get any of the following shape, then reflect on the given questions.

1.As a student what are the little

things that you can do to help in 2.Why it is important
the prevention and management to make different
of different environmental health environmental laws
issues?

3.Do you think

that making
these laws are
enough to help
save the
environment?
Why/Why not?

4. What are the

things that you
can do to help
raise awareness
about different
environmental
laws?

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Activity 3.6 TRUE or FALSE

Directions: Write T if the statement is correct and F if it is incorrect.

___1. Environmental health addresses all human health-related issues.

___2. One of the major concerns of environmental health initiatives is disease

control.

___3. Another environmental health issue is ensuring potable drinking water.

___4. Environmental health is targeted towards preventing disease and creating a

health-supportive environment.

___5. Disease control ensures that all ingredients are safe for human consumption.

___6. RA 9003 is also known as the Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management
Act of 2000.

___7. Decreasing epidemics and or childhood morbidity is one of the areas that
researchers and monitors focus on regarding environmental health.

___8. Adequate irrigation for crops is also investigated to make sure that proper
drainage systems are in place.

___9. Social consciousness builds cooperation and coordination among the

members of a community towards the promotion of environmental health.

___10. Awareness of the different environmental issues equips the individuals in a

society with enough knowledge and information on how to solve each one.

___11. The prevention and management of environmental health issues does not
involve individual responsibilities.

___12. RA 9729 is also known as the Climate Change Act of 2009.

___13. Environmental laws are enough to address different environmental problems.

___14. Being fully informed about these policies and laws and conforming to them is
both an individual and a social responsibility.

___15. The strict implementation of different environmental laws will not improve the
environmental condition of the Philippines.

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Activity 3.7 – Point of View!

Directions: State your own opinion, if you are agree or disagree in the
implementation of RA No. 9003 known as the Solid Waste Management by adopting
the used of 3Rs of Ecological Waste Management System which are REDUCE, REUSE
and RECYCLE. Write AGREE or DISAGREE on the center, and your four reasons on
the side boxes.

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Activity 3.8 Paint me a Picture

Materials:
Oslo/illustration board
Pencil and eraser
Crayon or any coloring materials
Paint/brush

What to do:
1. Make a poster of an environmental problems that greatly affects you
as a person.
2. Draw your poster in an oslo paper.
3. At the bottom part of your poster, write your short thoughts about
your real emotions to your work.

Rubrics:

Criteria 5 4 3 2
Quality of All 1-2 3-4 Most of the
artwork instructions instructions instructions instructions
were followed were not were not were not
correctly followed followed followed
correctly correctly correctly
Visual impact Artwork Artwork Artwork Artwork did
conveys the mostly somehow not orderly
idea and conveys the conveys the conveys the
dimensions idea and idea and idea and
of landscape dimensions dimensions of dimensions
excellently of landscape landscape of landscape
creative and competently adequately rarely
artistic. creative and creative and creative and
artistic. artistic. artistic.
Punctuality Artwork was Artwork was Artwork was Artwork was
submitted on submitted 1 submitted 2 submitted 3
time day late days late days late
Neatness Artwork Artwork Artwork Artwork
presentation presentation presentation presentation
was neat and was mostly was somehow was
orderly. neat and neat and disorderly.
orderly orderly
Total /20

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 MODULE 4

This lesson will make you aware of the collective action for the
environment. In 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 collective action for the environment.

The varied competencies shall be your guide on what you are expected
to accomplish in this module.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Identify different nongovernment environmental organizations.

2. Enumerate collective actions to be taken on environment issues in
the Philippines.
3. Participates in implementing an environmental project such as
building and maintaining a school garden or conducting a war on
waste campaign.

Lesson Collective Action on

4 Environment Issues
We all need to collectively dream of an earth whose beauty and diversity is
preserved. As individuals or organizations, we can contribute to this dream in both
small and grand ways. Let us start now.

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Activity 4.1 Concept Map
Directions: Identify the different environmental laws in the Philippines and cite its
uses and relevance to the society. Explain it fully.

Environmental
Use and Relevance to
Laws in the the society.
Philippines

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Activity 4.2 WORD CLOUD…
Directions: Observe the image below and answer the following questions.

Processing Question:

1. What are the words that can be seen in the image?

2. Which of the following words are familiar to you?

3. How are the words connected to each other?

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This is what you need to know:

Collective action refers to the activities taken together by a group of people

with a goal to enhance their situation and achieve a common objective. This plays a
significant role in addressing environmental issues and concerns. However, the lack
of collective action concerning different environmental issues is prevalent, nowadays.
These problems usually involve scenarios in which individuals act selfishly in a way
that would harm the environment, caring less about the benefit that the whole
society would get from environmental protection.

Here are some examples.

➢ People often want to do or use things that emit a lot of greenhouse gases, but
everyone is aware of the harmful effects of these greenhouse gases and the
world can be a better place to live without these gases.

➢ Most people have the desire to drive cars or motorcycle to get around faster,
but driving these vehicles causes more air pollution that harms the whole
society. Driving can also cause traffic jams, whereas public transit avoids
traffic jams. The decision whether to use car or public transit is often a
collective action problem for travel time, each individual travels faster by
driving regardless of what other individuals do, but everybody will be able to
travel faster if everyone choose to take the public transit rather than everyone
drives.

➢ Individuals often want to consume scarce natural resources, but society

overall may be better off if everyone avoids too much of these resources.

Despite all these negative scenarios that are commonly occurring nowadays,
everyone are still expected to contribute to the maintenance of a peaceful and healthy
environment. It should be both a collective concern and responsibility.

In school, students should be motivated well to participate actively in the

environment-related projects and activities like planting trees, putting up vegetable
gardens, segregation of wastes, conservation of water and electricity, and other
related works. In a similar way, citizens should engage themselves and show
willingness to get involved in addressing environmental health issues as a collective
action to get better results.

The government should work hand with the rest of the community in order to
keep the environment free from harm and pollution. They should take the lead in
protecting our environment. However, private individuals and organizations also help
in implementing environmental laws and preserving nature. The following are some
nongovernment environmental organizations.

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World Wildlife Fund

World Wildlife Fund is a worldwide environmental organization focusing on

the protection of the Earth’s natural resources. This includes our forests and oceans,
among others. They are committed to preserving the biodiversity on Earth and
sustain life. WWF is the world’s leading and most influential conservation group,
operating in over 100 countries and currently participated by five million people
across the globe. They are responsible for Earth Hour, an annual worldwide
movement wherein lights are turned off in homes and businesses from 8:30 PM to
9:30 PM. This event is conducted to celebrate sustainability. Since its foundation,
Earth Hour has been supported by millions of people and has been celebrated for
nine years now.

Haribon Foundation

Haribon Foundation is an environmental organization that focuses on the

biodiversity conservation of the Philippines. Some of their more prominent activities
are mangrove restoration and tree planting. Another is the ROAD to 2020. Rainforest
Organization and Advocates (ROAD) to 2020 is a conservation movement that aims
to restore the Philippine rainforests by the year 2020. This movement intends to
bring back the natural forests of the country by using native tree species, such as
apitong, lauan, and narra.

Save Philippines Seas

Save Philippine Seas is an environmental organization focusing on the coastal

and marine resources of the Philippines. They conduct workshops and execute
awareness campaigns, which aim to educate and encourage people to participate in
conservation activities and projects.

Earth Island Institute Philippines

Earth Island Institute Philippines concentrates on the conversation of

wetlands in the country. They have been building awareness about the conservation
and restoration of the oceans and seas throughout the Philippines. In addition, they
also conduct coastal clean-ups and organize film showing about environmental
issues. These are some of the many environmental organizations in the Philippines
that you can support to show your care for our environment. Start volunteering, get
involved, and act in preserving and enhancing the current state of Earth. After all, it
is our responsibility to take care of it and make it sustainable for the next generation.

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Activity 4.3 FOLLOW-UP
Directions: Answer the following questions below.

1. What do we mean by collective action?

2. Give examples of some collective action for environment.

3. Give examples of nongovernment environmental organization and their goals.

4. How essentials to the existence of having an ecological balance in the society are
the implementation of the different environmental laws?

5.Do you consider yourself the greatest enemy of the environment? Why/Why not?

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Activity 4.4 MY ENVIRONMENTAL NGO…
Directions: If you are to create an environmental nongovernment organization, what
will be the name you will give and what are the goals of your organization. Write your
answer on the space provided below.

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Activity 4.5 START FROM HOME…

What to do:
The best place to start saving the environment for a healthy community is at home.
A lot of wastes are generated from home. A good way to minimize waste is by
recycling. The challenge for you is to practice waste segregation inside your home
and to encourage family members to do it also.

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Activity 4.6 ITS TIME TO REFLECT.

Directions: Answer the following questions below.

1. What do you think is the reason why other people do not participate in some
collective actions for environment?
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

2. Why do you think there are private individuals and organizations involved in
protecting the environment other than the government?
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

3. Why do you think environmental protection always includes education of the

people and not just caring for plants and animals?
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

Activity 4.7 Performance Tasks

Let’s make a Box of Information

What to do:
1. Tell the learners that it is time to share their knowledge, skills and
attitudes creatively.
2. Tell them to create a box of information which will include the
following:
▪ A map of your ideal and a healthy community
▪ Pictures of different environmental health problems.
▪ Your own community health action.

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 Rubrics for Box of Information
Criteria Excellent Good Adequate Basic
Works Always willing Usually willing Sometimes Rarely willing
cooperativel and focused and focused willing and and focused
y with group during tasks during focused during during
and assigned tasks assigned tasks assigned tasks
presentation and and and
presentation presentation presentation
Presentation Convincing Competent Adequate Limited
and communicatio communicatio communicatio communicatio
Perspective n of characters n of characters n of characters n of characters
role, feelings role, feelings role, feelings role, feelings
and motives and motives and motives and motives
Use of non- An impressive Good variety (3 An acceptable Limited variety
verbal variety of non- or more ) of variety of non- of non-verbal
cues(voice, verbal cues non-verbal verbal cues cues were
eye and were used in cues were were used in used in a
body an excellent used in a an adequate developing way
movements, way competent way way
props,
costumes)
Information Information Information Information Information
accuracy appears to be appears to be appears to be appears to be
always usually sometimes rarely accurate
accurate accurate accurate
Total /20

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MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the best answer from the options below. Write the
letter on the space provided before each number.
1. 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

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. It is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity, and the ability to lead a socially and
economically productive life?

A. Health
B. Community
C. Environment
D. Community Health

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6. Among the different existing environmental problems in the society, what do
you called the cause of the extreme weather conditions resulted to typhoons
and other weather disturbance in the our country?

A. Flash floods
B. Deforestation
C. Global warming
D. Pollution

7. An environmental problem that releases the liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into

the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity.

A. Illegal Mining
B. Coral Reef Degradation
C. Oil Spill
D. Global Warming

8. Which of the following are the consequences of improper waste disposal?

A. Flooding
B. Death of marine life
C. Spread of Diseases
D. All of the above

9. What environmental problem is the degradation of the ocean’s coral reefs due to
the impact of human activities?

A. Illegal Mining
B. Coral Reef Degradation
C. Oil Spill
D. Global Warming

10. Which of the following is an effect of Soil erosion?

A. Unproductive use of farmland

B. Suffocation of marine mammals
C. Flooding
D. Spread of Diseases

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What I can do What’s In
Assessment 3.6 True or False 3.1 Graphic
1.B 1. T Organizer
2.A 2. T 1. Deforestation
3.D 3.T 2.Water Pollution
4.A 4. T 3.Illegal Mining
5.A 5. F 4.Soil Erosion
6.C 6. T 5.Oil Spill
7.C 7. T 6.Flash Floods
8.D 8. T 7.Coral Reef
9.B 9. T Degradation
10. T 8.Air Pollution
10.C
11. T
12. T
13. F
14. T
15. F
Module 3
What’s In What I can do
2.2 Catch and Match 1. Fact
1. Empty bottle 2. Fact
2.Septic tank sludge 3. Bluff
3.Metal Scraps 4. Bluff
4.Unwanted Cars 5. Fact
5.Residue from fires 6. Fact
6.leftover foods 7. Bluff
7.Dead dog 8. Fact
8.Cigarettes Butts 9. Fact
9.Dead Batteries 10. Fact
10.Costruction Materials
Module 2 Module 1
What I Know
1. A
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. C
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