Community and Environmental Health

What is a community?

A community is....

• a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common

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• a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals

How about the Environment?

Environment is....

• the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates

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• the natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity

Community and Environmental Health Issues

Community Health Issues

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• health inequalities and community involvement in health (e.g. community health projects and healthy living centres)

Common Problems

Poverty

Environmental Problems

Pollution

Water

Land

Denuded Rainforest

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Noise 

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Prevention and Management

We only have one place to live

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