Environmental Health,

Week:- 2 and 3

Topic:  Environmental Health

Objective:- At the end of the lesson the pupils should be able to:-

1. explain the meaning of environment

2. List examples of waste disposal

Reference material:- Learn Africa Basic Physical and Health Education UBE edition for primary school book 4

Content

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

The environment is where we live and its entire surroundings. Environmental health is about keeping our surroundings clean, controlling diseases and removing health problems. Waste materials are produced in the process of living. They come from schools, offices, markets etc.

The meaning of waste and Waste disposal

Waste is anything that is not wanted. It is worthless and cannot be used again. There are two main types of waste disposal:

  1. Sewage disposal and
  2.  refuse disposal.

 

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