HEALTH 9

Module 2: Community and Environmental Health Problems

October 3-14, 2022

OBJECTIVES
SCUSSION
At the end of this module, you are expected to:

A. enumerate the different community health problems;

B. recognize the value produced by a healthy environment; and
C. discuss the nature of environmental issues.

Good day my dear student. Congratulations on accomplishing your Module 1.

You may now start accomplishing this Module. The answer sheet/s of this
module will be checked during our next in-person class. PLEASE USE BLACK
BALLPEN IN ANSWERING THIS MODULE.

Good Luck and Happy Learning.

ACTIVITY 1: ALPHABET SOUP

SCUSSIONDISCUSSION
There are 23 empty boxes in the middle of the chart below. Write the missing letter in row 11
to complete the words. The letter you may add may be from the word's beginning, middle, or end.
All the words are related to community problems.
J F M D I S E A S E O N T R O L J V S E O V
L M A R T E L L R P L L U T I O N O P J R U
H J F T S A C O H U A N S E W A G E E D V S
K U T G R S A A T S O G M E R D E N B R Y A
T R F D A A S R E F S E E I R O J N M I O Y
Y H G V B D F V V I O I S E H D T R O H U Y
L H C U F O O D P O S O N I N G F G R D C X
A P A R T I C U L A E S G V C T Y O Y O T W
G H C U G R D U F G A R D C U T T I N G S D
T R U M O P C N I G T S O I L P O K G R F C
S X R T I O P H N D A D A N I M A L S R E D
F C B Y I O I L P S N I T A T I O N E D V J
C V R E E Y U S H E T E R Y H J F G T R E M
U I L O R S T R E E S W E E P I N G S W E Y
W D V T B U U T Y M U M A N E X C R E T A R
D E R F T T G D I S O S A L O F W A S T E G
G B Y U R N W A T E S U P P L Y D V C X O Y
D F P E A C E A N D R D E R N D X Z Y U B V
N B U I O D R U G A U S E G R D Y H K B E E
D E C V U O P L Y G A N D P O L L U T I O N
G R E A G A R B A G R F D C X X Z E W Q Y U
A X T E S T A B L E A N U R E G D V K L I O
R T O P U C D U M P D C V B U Y T G H S E R

What words did you find? Use those words to create a meaningful paragraph or statement to
awaken humanity to the problems of the environment. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

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ACTIVITY 2: CODE-DECODE
USSIONDISCUSSION
Mother Earth has given you a piece of paper with a code written. You are curious about it! She said:
"It is the gift of rhyme that I can share with you." You need to break the code to reveal these wise
words. Here is the only clue that I can give you: Z=A, M=N. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

GZPV BLFI GRNV URMW BLFI WRNV

HZEV BLFI OZMW OLEV BLFI PRMW

What is the coded message?

Processing Questions:
1. What does the message convey?
2. According to Mother Earth, the rhyme is a gift. Do you believe her? Explain your answer.
3. If you were Mother Earth, what could be your gift of rhyme to humankind?

The message you have

revealed will surely excite
you to work on your activities.
Let's get started and discuss
the Community Health
Problems.

WATCH THE VIDEO

DISCUSSION Watch the videos entitled the Strongest Typhoons That Hit the Philippines
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZhItkcs9qw)

ACTIVITY 3: MEMORY LANE

USSIONDISCUSSION
Can you recall the typhoons that hit the different regions of the country years or decades
ago? Let's go down memory lane.
Match the different typhoons in Column B to their corresponding affected areas (main) in
Column A. Write your answer in the answer sheet.
Column A Column B
1. Ormoc City A. Ondoy
2. Tacloban City B. Pablo
3. Cebu City C. Ruping
4. Compostela Valley D. Sendo
5. Cagayan de Oro City E. Uring
6. Manila F. Yolanda

1. Can we prevent typhoons from happening?

2. How can we prepare for this natural phenomenon?
3. What are the effects of these phenomena on human activities?

INTRODUCTION
DISCUSSION
Natural Resources and Biodiversity explain why the Philippines is a rich country—putting our home into
the rare list of nations with a hotspot and mega diversity area for over 6000 plant species and
numerous animal species inhabited this area. However, despite—or perhaps because of — their
richness and massive importance to the environment and humans, the forests face continuing

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

READ, AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND!

DISCUSSIONDISCUSSION
Reading 1: The 21st Century MAPEH in Action, pages 268-270

The most pressing environmental problems in the

Philippines today
DEFORESTATION is the destruction of big areas of
forests.

 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 hectares per year rate of deforestation continues, our remaining forest cover
will be wiped out in less than 40 years.

FLASH FLOOD is a sudden flood of great volume, usually caused by heavy rain. Illegal logging is
another factor contributing to the staggering death toll in the Iligan and Cagayan de Oro cities
during Sendong 2011. Many victims were swept away by huge logs that rolled down denuded
mountains facing the two cities.

ILLEGAL MINING is defined as the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from
the earth from a 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 competitiveness by
allowing companies (Contractors) to obtain an exploration permit for a specific area for up to four
years.

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.

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

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

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

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Chemicals in pesticides chiefly cause SOIL POLLUTION, such as poisons used to kill agricultural pests
like insects and herbicides which 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
Soil erosion
Landslides
Greenhouse effect
Deforestation Denuded upland
Silting of rivers and dams
Degraded watershed flooding
Destruction of corals along the coast
Causes of diseases such as Cholera, Leptospirosis and other water-borne
diseases
Loss of life
Flash Floods
Contamination of drinking water
Destruction of Sewage System
Destruction of dams and destruction of levees
Unproductive use of farmland
Difficulty in raising livestock
Soil Erosion
Silting of artificial lakes
Loss of soil and vegetation which causes climate changes
Suffocation of marine mammals
Oil Spill
Death of trees from oil in roots
Loss of edible reef fish
Coral Reef
Reduction of species diversity and richness
Degradation
Alteration in the size structure of target species
Water poisoning and all the living things in it
Illegal Mining Destruction of beautiful coral reefs
Barrenness of land

Here’s what you need to know!

“Environmental Law: Pollution Control” is about combatting pollution in the Philippines.

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 water use 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. All mining leaseholders must comply with Pollution
Control Laws and regulations and provide penalties for noncompliance.
P.D. 1251 – Imposes fines on tailings and mine wastes. The fund is used to pay for the damages to
land, crops, forest products, aquatic resources, and infrastructures caused by pollution from mining
operations.
P.D. 984 – The Pollution Control Law
P.D. 825 – Prohibits the improper disposal of garbage
P.D. 856 – Sanitation Code

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- places the responsibility on the local government units for solid waste management in their
production area.
R.A. 8749 – Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999- provides for a comprehensive air pollution control policy.

REFERENCE
CUSSION
Jiminez et al. UPSCALE MAPEH. Brilliant Creations Publishing. Inc., 2017
Miranda, et al. MAPEH for Today’s Learner. Phoenix Publishing House, Inc., 2018
Lacia, et.al. The 21st Century MAPEH in Action, Rex Book Store Inc., 2018
Philippine Education Assistance Committee Learning Module
DepEd's Most Essential Learning Competencies
DepEd's Learners Material for P.E. and Health
DepEd's Teachers Manual for P.E. and Health
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K-LzvEtVCcbQLS7bhZs0relA-IrfNfjL/view
Tan, Galvez, et al. (2009).The Health Curriculum in Philippine Basic Education. Vol. 2: A Resource Book
for Teachers. Quezon City: UNACOM, Social and Human Sciences Committee

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ANSWER SHEET
Module 2: Community and Environmental Health Problems
October 3-14, 2022

CN:_____ Grade and Section: __________________________

NAME:________________________________________ Date : __________________________
Last Name / First Name / Middle Initial

ACTIVITY 1: ALPHABET SOUP

What words did you find? Use those words to create a meaningful paragraph or statement to
awaken humanity to the problems of the environment.

____________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 2: CODE-DECODE

GZPV BLFI GRNV ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

URMW BLFI WRNV ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
HZEV BLFI OZMW ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
OLEV BLFI PRMW ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

What is the coded message?

Processing Questions:
1. What does the message convey?
___________________________________________________________________________________
2. According to Mother Earth, the rhyme is a gift. Do you believe her? Explain your answer.
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
3. If you were Mother Earth, what could be your gift of rhyme to humankind?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 3: MEMORY LANE

1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL

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