What does health in the community mean?
Health in the community focuses on people living in a healthy and safe way.
Our health can be affected by lots of different things.
It is important that we look after our own health as well as the health of others in our community.
Watch - Explore how to stay well in the community.
Join the Community Club friends on a picnic and learn about how we can all keep each other healthy and safe.
Harry: Oh… yummy!
Max: Uh Harry, did you wash your hands after going to the toilet?
Harry: Hmm, no…
Max: If you don't, tiny invisible things called germs can stay on your hands which could make you ill. Or you might pass germs on to other people in the community and make them ill too.
That's why we have signs in public to remind us to wash our hands and point us to where we can do it. This helps to keep everyone more healthy.
Mo: I saw a poster at school that said to be more healthy, you should eat five different fruits and vegetables a day.
Max: Yes, information like that encourages people to develop healthy habits.
Lucy: Oh hi, Mum!
Max: Ah, you're just in time for the picnic.
Zoe: Great, I'm always hungry after work.
Ariana: Why are you wearing that?
Zoe: Oh, this is what I wear for work. I'm a paramedic. I help people who've been injured or become unwell. If they need more care, I drive them to the hospital in an ambulance.
Max: I wonder what other sorts of people help to keep us safe and healthy in their jobs?
Ariana: Doctors and nurses do.
Becky: The fire and rescue service.
Mo: How about the police?
Lucy: Waste collectors do a great job too.
All: Yes!
Max: Ah yes. Great suggestions. All these jobs are really important for us to have a safe and healthy community. As citizens, we all have the right to live safely and healthily.
Who keeps the community safe and well?
There are people in the community whose job gives them a responsibility to keep everyone safe and healthy.
Image caption, Police officers
Police officers help keep the community safe by helping to reduce crime and stopping people from hurting others.
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How can I help to keep my community healthy?
What are health and safety rules?
Different advice and rules have been made to help keep people in communities healthy and safe.
For example, you may have seen signs in the street about road safety, or spotted nutrition labels on food in supermarkets.
These are there to help us make the best choices to keep communities healthy and safe.
Time to discuss
Talk to a friend or family member about the different ways that you stay healthy and safe.
Think about the questions below to help you answer.
What health and safety rules can you think of in school or in the community?
What do you do to look after your own health and safety?
Activity
Draw a healthy eating image.
- Create a picture of a healthy plate of food and an unhealthy plate of food.
- Think about what you would put on each plate and why.
Click on the image below to help get you started.
Activity
The next time you are on a walk, look around you and see how many signs you can spot that relate to health and safety. They can often be found on walls, doors and floors.
With the help of an adult, either draw some of the signs you see. Do you know what they mean? You could always ask an adult if you're not sure.
Quiz
How much can you remember about health and safety in the community? Have a go at this quiz to test your skills.
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