COMMUNITY HEALTH

Health Analysis and

HEALTH

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or

health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities (WHO)

HEALTH

Physical Mental Social (environmental) Spiritual Emotional• occupational

Health

ability to have either physical, social, mental, emotional,

spiritual, environmental, or occupational

Health Continuum

good poor

WELLNESS

It is a state of complete spiritual , physical, mental, emotional, and, social attributes (environmental and occupational are included)

Wellness Wheel (Dr. Bill Hettler)

Wellness and Health

HEALTH

wellness

Health Screening: Objectives

check the health status of the students counsel students, parents, and persons

involved correct defects help prevent and control diseases provide emergency care and first aid

for the sick and injured

Health Screening: Objectives

identify nutritional problems of the students

help students achieve optimum growth

help parents understand the health status of the students

Health Screening

Health Screening• Examination• Screening for vision and hearing• Teacher’s observation• health Records or history

EXAMINATION

A. Health Examinations

- Appearance

- Height and weight

- Head, neck, nose, throat

- vision and hearing

- Skin

- Posture

EXAMINATION

B. Psychological Examination

- IQ and EQ tests

C. Dental Examination

Screening for Vision and Hearing

VISION- Color acuity- Snellen eye chart

Hearing- Audiometer- wrist watch

Snellen Eye Chart

Environmental Noise

Weakest sound heard 0dB

Whisper Quiet Library 30dB

Normal conversation (3-5') 60-70dB

Telephone dial tone 80dB

City Traffic (inside car) 85dB

Train whistle at 500', Truck Traffic 90dB

Subway train at 200'95dB

Level at which sustained exposure may result in hearing loss90 - 95dB,

Power mower at 3‘ 107dB

Snowmobile, Motorcycle 100dB

Power saw at 3‘ 110dB

Sandblasting Loud Rock Concert115dB

Pain begins 125dB

Pneumatic riveter at 4‘ 125dB

Even short term exposure can cause permanent damage - Loudest recommended exposure WITH hearing protection 140dB

Jet engine at 100', Gun Blast 140dBDeath of hearing tissue 180dBLoudest sound possible 194dB

NOISE EXPOSURE

Hours per day

8- 90 dB 1.5- 102 dB

6- 92 dB 1.0- 105 dB

4- 95 dB .5- 110 dB

3- 97 dB .25- 115 dB

2- 100 dB

Normal piano practice60 -70dB

Fortissimo Singer, 3'70dB

Chamber music, small auditorium75 - 85dB

Piano Fortissimo84 - 103dB

Violin82 - 92dB

Cello85 -111dB

Oboe95-112dB

Flute 92 -103dB

Piccolo90 -106dB

Clarinet85 - 114dB

French horn90 - 106dB

Trombone85 - 114dB

Tympani & bass drum106dB

Walkman on 5/1094dB

Symphonic music peak120 - 137dB

Amplifier rock, 4-6'120dB

Rock music peak150dB

Teachers’ Observation

teachers play an important role whenever the doctors and nurses are not around

teacher’s should observe the student’s general behavior and appearance

Health Records

health history teacher’s/doctors’/nurses’

observation accidents and illnesses allergies