To remain healthy and well is one of the fundamental
human rights. Unfortunately, health cannot be purchased, given or distributed
to individuals. It has to be acquired by the individuals themselves. A healthy person is a happy
person. Absence of good health makes a person unhappy and miserable. It affects one’s capacity and
ability to work properly. An unhealthy person is not only a burden to himself
but also to the community. A healthy person gives his best to the society,
community to which he belongs. The basic conditions for maintaining good health
are a balanced diet, personal hygiene, proper habits, clean food, water and
air. In addition to this , regular exercise, relaxation, avoiding toxic substances and proper education are equally important for maintaining good health.
Health is an integral part of
community development because it affects the social and economic structure of the community.
Community health depends upon the active
participation of its members. If the individuals do not Participate actively in
community health programmes, they will fail. So each and every member of the Community should participate
in tackling health problems of the community.
Both personal hygiene and community
health are equally important for making a healthy environment. For example, you
may have followed all the rules and regulations of personal hygiene and kept
your house clean, but if your neighbours do not follow these and dump garbage
in the street around your house, the water supplied to you is not clean and the
food which you get is not hygienic,
You may not stay healthy. It
is, therefore essential that both you and your neighbours follow the rules.
To maintain good health of a community,
the government has launched many agencies, which provide health services in
every part of the country. These include health posts, primary health centers,
Community health centers,
hospitals, etc. from these organizations, we get timely treatment.
Community health
The place where all the activities take
place to contribute for the improvement of the health of the community is
called community health. Different diseases are treated by health assistants,
nurses, doctors, etc. so we should go to these health centers for treatment and
we must make people of our Community aware about the
importance of these health centers for good health for a happy life.
The major activities of the
community health services are as follows:
- maintenance of sanitation
in the environment.
- providing safe drinking
water.
- control of communicable
diseases.
- maternity and child health.
- services of School health
schemes.
- nutrition, education,
family welfare and other programs.
Nutrition
Every individual needs nutrients in order to remain
healthy. Nutrients supply the necessary needs of the body for proper
functioning and normal growth and development. We get these nutrients from
food. so, the diet of an individual has
to be balanced in order to get all the nutrients required by the body. Proper nutrition
saves us from physical and mental deformities. If the body lacks any of the
food constituents, such as proteins, carbohydrates vitamins, fats and minerals
it causes malnutrition. If the proportion of the constituents of food is
disturbed and the diet fails to meet the
needs of the body, then The condition is know as
malnutrition.
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