ഗവൺമെന്റ് എച്ച്.എസ്. പ്ലാവൂർ/അക്ഷരവൃക്ഷം/ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
The environment compasses not only the natural surroundings-the air, the water, the plants and the animals used for food but also shelter modes of transportation and all other products of technology including pollutants and waste materials, all of which interact to affect health. Environmental hygiene can be looked at from two aspects. Hygiene at household level and hygiene at the community level. Good quality housing is a key element for ensuring a healthy community. Poor housing can lead to many health problems and is associated with infections, diseases, stress and depression. Everyone should therefore have access to good quality housing and a pleasant home environment that makes happy and content. According to the World Health Organization, good health is not merely the absence of diseases; it is also reflection of social and mental well-being in a community. To achieve the WHO goal of providing health for all improvements in a community should I am not simply to reduce disease but also to reduce social tensions and mental ill health to acceptable levels.
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