Health Education and Environmental Studies

CONTENTS
UNIT 1: HEALTH EDUCATION
1. Concept, Dimensions, Spectrum and Determinants of Health Concept of Health 2; Dimensions of Health 3; Spectrum of Health 10: Determinants of Health 15
2. Definition of Health, Health Education, Health Instruction and Health Supervision Definition of Health 20; Health Education 27; Health Instruction 35;
Health Supervision 37
3. Aim, Objective and Principles of Health Education
Aims and Objectives of Health Education 42; Principles of Health Education 46;
4. Health Service and Guidance Instruction 4 in Personal Hygiene Health Service 51; Guidance Instruction
in Personal Hygiene 65
UNIT 2: HEALTH PROBLEMS IN INDIA
5. Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases Communicable Diseases 74; Non- Communicable Diseases 93
6. Obesity, Malnutrition, Adulteration in Food, 100 Environmental Sanitation, and Explosive Population Obesity 100; Malnutrition 109; Adulteration in Food 115; Environmental Sanitation 118;
Explosive Population 124
7. Personal and Environmental Hygiene for Schools Personal Hygiene 135; Environmental Hygiene 140
8. Objectives of School Health Service, Role of Health Education in Schools School Health Services 145; Role of Health Education in Schools 153
9. Health Services Care of Skin, Nails, Eye Health Service, Nutritional Service, Healthful School Environment, and First- Aid Health Services 161; Care of Skin 66, Care of Nails 173; Care of Eyes 179; Nutritional Service 184; Health Appraisal 206; Healthful
School Environement 194; First Aid 199
UNIT 3: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 10. Definition, Scope, Need and Importance of
Environmental Studies Definition of Environmental Studies 210; Scope of Environmental Studies 215; Need and Importance of Environmental
Studies 217 11. Concept of Environmental Education,
Historical Background of Environmental Education
Concept of Environmental Education 221; Historical Background of Environmental
Education 220
12. Role of School in Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development
UNIT 4: NATURAL RESOURCES AND
RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
13. Water Resources, Food Resources and Land Resources
Water Resources 263;
Food Resources 269;
Land Resources 273
14. Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Soil Pollution, Noise Pollution, Thermal Pollution Air Pollution 276; Water Pollution 283; Soil Pollution 291; Noise Pollution 294; and Thermal Pollution 298.