ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION

Environmental Sanitation

Study of all factors in mans physical environment, which may exercise a deleterious effect on his health wellbeing and survival. - It is the prevention and control of diseases by eliminating or controlling the environmental factors which may from links in disease transmission.

Importance of Environmetal Sanitation It promotes health It prevents disease transmission It elimanates breeding places of insects and rodents that maybe carrier of diseases It improves the quality of life

Components of Environmental Sanitation

W A G E R F I N I S H Water Supply Sanitation Air Polution Garbage Disposal Excreta Disposal Radiological Protection Food Sanitation Institutional Sanitation Noise Insect / Rodent Control Stream Pollution Housing

Environmental Health Services

Promotion on healthy environmental condition Prevention of environmental related diseases Through appropriate sanitaion strategies

Health And Sanitation

The 1st leading causes of morbidity among the general population
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 856 Sanitation Code Of The Philippines WATER SUPPLY SANITATION PROGRAM Approved toilet facilities Access to safe and portable H2O Water quality and monitoring surveillance Waterworks/Watersystem Unapproved toilet facilities

Approved Types Of H2O

Level I Point Source
Protected well / spring with an outlet Without distribution system 15 25 households 250 meters: farthest user 40 140 liters

Approved Types Of H2O

LEVEL II Communal Faucet System / Stand Post Composition
1. 2. 3.

Source reservoir Pipe distribution network Communal faucet

25m away; farthest 40 80 liters / capital/per day Ave: 100 households 4 6 households/faucet For rural areas with clusterd houses

Approved Type Of H2O

Level III Waterworks System / Individual House Connections Composition
1. 2. 3. Source reservoir Piped distribution networks Household taps Requires minimum treatment disinfection For densely populated urban areas

Water Purification
Filtration Chlorination Flouridation Boiling Sedements Kills microorganism Fortification

30 mins for boiling points

Drinking water should be replaced every 24 hrs.

Unapproved Types Of H2O Supply

Doubtful sources like: - Open dug well - Unimproved spring - Wells that need priming
The community must exert effort to convert to approved type of water supply facility

WATER QUALITY MONITORING SURVEILLANCE DISINFECTION OF WATER SUPPLY

Newly constructed Repaired / improved water facility Water sources (+) bacteriologically Container disinfection of drinking water collected from: - Open dug well - Unimproved spring - Surface water

Waterworks/Water System
Well Sites: Approval Comply to sanitary requirements Supply of safe & portable H2O Adequate pressure & volume in the water system distribution line

PROPER EXCRETA & SEWAGE DISPOSAL PROGRAM APPROVED TYPES: TOILET FACILITIES LEVEL I

Non-water carriage toilet facility Pit latrines Reed odorless earth closet Toilets requiring small amout of H2O Pour flush Aqua Privies

LEVEL II
Water- sealed Flush type Septic vault / tank disposal facilities LEVEL III Water - carriage type Septic tank Sewerage system to treatment plants

FOOD SANITATION PROGRAM

Inspection/approval of food sources, containers, transfort vehicles, Sanitary permit Health certificate for food handlers Banning of food unit for human consumption Household sanitation

Hospital Waste Management Program

Prepare & implement hospital waste management program (HWM) Use of appropriate technology & indigenous material Training of personnel Admin: PUBLIC INFO. CAMPAIGN

Hospital Waste MGT.

METHOD OF DISPOSAL Dumping Burial Burning Incinerator