FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY – MANILA
INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
MTY1204 – COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
1ST SEM SY 2019 – 2020
ASSIGNMENT
NAVERA, JERICO R.
SEC_21
Identify the sources of water supply in the community.
o In accordance with the data gathered by the Malaya Municipal Environmental Sanitation,
as of the year 2016, 96.89% (5584) of the households in the municipality have access to
safe or improved water supply. There are two (2) following sources of water supply used
by the community: (1) One of the sources mentioned was from the protected wells which
extend over the 16.46% (919) of the individuals who have access to Level I safe water
supply; (2) and on the other hand, there was an accessible water district transmission
pipes to 83.54% (4665) of the community which designated as Level III safe water supply.
Enumerate the steps taken by the community officials to protect it from pollution at its source.
o On the authority of Environmental Health Sanitation Program of the Malaya Compostela
Province Municipality, the steps that are taken by the community officials to protect it
from pollution and at its source are the following: (1) Larger part of the segment of this
program consolidate the monitoring and surveillance of sanitation and environmental
health indices in the district. (2) This also includes water quality surveillance – which reflect
the interrelationships of water quality, water quantity, ground-water and surface water,
food sanitation, waste disposal practices including excreta disposal, insect and vermin
control, health sanitation, agro-industrial sanitation, public places sanitation,
occupational health, and the provision of sanitary refuse disposal facilities.
What are the common diseases which may be acquired through the contaminated water?
o More than 2 million people die each year from diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and
dysentery that are spread by contaminated water or by a lack of water for hygiene
(Annenberg, 2017). These illnesses have largely been eradicated in developed nations,
although outbreaks can still occur and require proper treatment to terminate disease
causing contaminants. Outbreaks of waterborne diseases often occur after a severe
precipitation event such as rainfall and this could also lead to contamination of water
supplies. Climate change is likely to increase diarrheal disease including cholera, and
different serious illnesses for example, guinea worm infection, typhoid, and dysentery
incidence worldwide, and extreme weather conditions may also complicate already-
inadequate prevention efforts.
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY – MANILA
INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
MTY1204 – COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
1ST SEM SY 2019 – 2020
ASSIGNMENT
NAVERA, JERICO R.
SEC_21
Enumerate the different types of solid waste found in your home.
o There’s a lot of solid waste material that are generated in our day-to-day operations on
our home or apartment which can also be called as “domestic or residential waste”. These
may include garbage – these solid wastes can usually find in our kitchens and
slaughterhouses and consists of everyday items we use and then throw away, such as
product packaging, grass clippings, furniture, clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers,
and old car tires. Rubbish waste products can also be found in our homes such as mixed
dry material that is made up of discarded clothing, cans, boxes, bottle, broken dishes etc.
Some solid waste materials in household may also contain hazardous chemicals such as
broken appliances and batteries. They may include any waste that is non-liquid.
Classify and give some ways to how waste could minimize.
o One of the most important things we can do to protect our environment is to find ways
to reduce waste and move towards a more waste-free lifestyle. There are six (6) possible
ways which can bring a great impact to minimize waste materials in our surrounding
according to the handouts given by and entitled, “Environmental Determinants of
Health”. (1) The first possible thing to do is to have an idea in waste reduction and reuse
which indicate the process of recycling – which is the removal of items from the stream
to be used as raw materials in the manufacture of new products.(2) We also need to know
the proper way of waste collection such as converting waste into food, incineration and
by reduction. (3) Next is the right treatment and disposal of waste which is more on
transforming waste into a form that is more manageable, reducing the toxicity and
volume of waste products thus making the waste easier to dispose of. (4) We can also
minimize solid waste production by means of open burning – this process uses fire to
burn unwanted materials in a manner that causes smoke and other emissions to be
released directly to air without passing through a chimney or stack. (5) The other way in
minimizing solid waste materials is through the used of dumps and landfills that is
designed to greatly reduce or eliminate the risks that the waste disposal may pose to
public health and environmental quality areas where land features act as natural buffers
between landfill and the environment. (6) Lastly, it is said that biological waste treatment
could help to minimize solid waste by controlling aerobic decomposition of organic
matter by the action of microorganism and small invertebrates.
