HELD 110: Principles of Public Health

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“Public health is about keeping whole communities healthy. Think about (your own community ,your town, neighborhood, school, or even your family).

 

1. What is ONE thing that helps people in your community stay healthy? This could be a park, a program, a law, or even just something people do together. Describe it briefly.

2. Why do you think this thing is important for people’s health? What benefits does it provide?

3. Can you think of ONE way this thing could be made even better? How could it reach more people, be more effective, or address a different aspect of health?”

[Samwel Kiragu]

1. A law . the government is fighting with people making alcohol and families with out washrooms.and chiefs are instructed to make sure this law is followed.
2. This is very important because it’s preventing people from common diseases and have good health.it has helped many children to get education and families are becoming stable.
3. Offering training to the community can improve it better.empowering youths can also improve it . It can reach more people through church mobilization, Government meetings and making people busy in the daily activities.

[Moses Kamau]

1)Sporting
This is a program which brings people of all ages,tribes and even races together for only one purpose;to play and compete in sporting activities.
The youths play against themselves,the old verses the old,and even the disabled persons play against each other.All the mentioned groups can also play interchangeably eg the youth verses the old.
2) Sporting is important and improves health in that the body is made active.
a)Improves brain health -while sporting the body is vigorous and this makes oxygenated blood to flow to the brain thus curing insomnia among others and improving health.
b) Digestion: Sporting can help in alleviating signs of irritable bowel Syndrome (IBS)
C) Chest congestion- by sporting the lungs are engaged and this help in improved breathing by opening air spaces in the lungs.
These among others are some of the benefits of sporting in improving health.
3)This could be made even better if funds were allocated to support locals in buying sport gear, introducing trophies for the winning teams and even providing food when people attend the games.

[Antony Gitonga]

●One thing that help the people in my community stay healthy is farming.As part of our day to day healthy living we practise subsistence farming alot.With this kind of farming we are sure to plant natural foods.ie corn,fruits and vegetables.These foods help us eat or prepare a healthy meal rich in all vitamins that the body requires to stay healthy.

●Peoples health is key in growing the community,country & the world at large.When people are healthy they are able to work,read and lead.Healthy living plays a big role in building a sustainable environment for people to prosper in life.In a nutshell healthy living enhances human nature and ability to strive,focus and build the future.

●Oganising community health based programmes is a sure way to reaching to as many people as possible.This can be further relayed through engaging with residents during meetings for community based projects,school programmes,wedding ceremonies and during church gatherings.During these gatherings the facilitators are able to convey public health principles and reach as many people as possible.

[Dancun Shikuri]

1.I can urge people to observe their diet, by making kitchen gardens,since most of diseases are acquired through what we put to our mouth,so there’s need to put out in our menu junk foods,and street foods which is the major cause of non communicable diseases (eg diabetes , pressure etc).
2. And the importance of cultivating one own food will help in eradicating some diseases,and also good for food security,and surplus taken to market.
3.educate the community importance of medical check ups ,and education on organic farming skills.

[Janerose Kananu]

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One thing that helps people in my community stay healthy is that they live in a clean environment that is not polluted.
Clean environment is important bacause it keeps them away from diseases that are brought by polluted environment.
One way that can make this thing better is by planting more trees in our environment and clearing the bushes around where we live

[Samuel Githae]

One thing that helps people in my community stay healthy is the program of community health promoters. It intially started as a volunteer program but now it is government sponsored.

I think this thing is important for people’s health because it’s a door to door people’s healthy management.
Some of the benefits it provide are:
a. Blood pressure is regularly checked
b. Blood sugar level is checked regularly
c. People are taught on how to improve their dietaries.
d. Incase of serious sicknesses patients are given referrals.
e. The healthy officers report the needy families that require support.
f. The government is able to gather community health database.

To make this program better all homes should be enrolled in this program. Many people can reach many through public synsetisation and enrollment door to door. It should include observing the healthy hazardous incidents, reporting them and taking to he right preventive measures.

[Tom Samson]

Tom Samson Rg: number STS 0047 PUBLIC HEALTH

1. What is ONE thing that helps people in your community stay healthy? This could be a park, a program, a law, or even just something people do together. Describe it briefly.
Improved Nutrition:
This is access to fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables to ensures residents have a nutritious diet, which is crucial for maintaining good health and preventing chronic diseases.
1. Why do you think this thing is important for people’s health? What benefits does it provide?
Nutritive health is of full benefit to community
a. Nutrition is a critical part of health and development.
b. Better nutrition is related to improved infant, child and maternal health,
c. Stronger immune systems,
d. Safer pregnancy and childbirth,
e. Lower risk of non-communicable diseases (such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease), and longevity.
f. Healthy children learn better.
g. It will enhance Longer life span

2. Can you think of ONE way this thing could be made even better? How could it reach more people, be more effective, or address a different aspect of health?”
Nutritive Health should be included in church forums, school curriculums, Leaflets should be sent everywhere to reach people.

[John Jackson]

WHAT MAKES PEOPLE HEALTH IN MY COMMUNITY
Because of good sanitation. In a clean environment.

This is well informed because of the awareness created through the individual, family, church and community health organisations. Which always creates awareness and the government intensifying immunization programme.

This has made it better to have a healthy community/society despite the old age diseases.

Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunlight,Temperance, Rest etc are playing an important role in keeping the community health.

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