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i. Home
Home is the first school for every individual. People
learn about various things including health and
health related matters from the parents and other
family members in home. Generally, they gain
practical experiences and learning about maintenance
of personal hygiene, sanitation, cleanliness, control of
pollution, control of diseases, management of wastes Fig: 3
etc. from the family members. Home
In home, parents and other family members keep on suggesting the children regarding
various health matters like wash face, brush teeth, bath regularly, comb hair, wash hand
with soap before eating, not to play on dust, drink boiled and filtered water, not to eat too
much chocolates, trim nails, change clothes regularly, wake up and sleep at proper time
and so on.

ii. School
School is the place where individuals gain formal and
informal education. In school, students learn about
health and health related matters from different
subjects like science, health and physical education,
health, population and environment education
formally. It is the place where there is gathering of Fig: 4
students from different localities and communities. School
The students share among themselves regarding practical knowledge and experiences on
health matters. Similarly, they can learn various books, magazines, journals, newspapers
in school library from where they gain knowledge about health matters.

iii. Community
Community involves the gathering of people in
assemblies, factories, industries, festivals, ceremonies,
conferences, organizations, etc. In such gatherings,
people can be given ideas on health and health
related matters like maintenance of personal hygiene,
cleanliness, sanitation, control of diseases, control of
pollution, management of wastes, use of contraceptive Fig: 5
devices, immunization or vaccination, etc. Community
b. Relationship with other subjects

People gain knowledge about health matters from
different subjects like physics, chemistry, biology,
medicine, psychology, home science, health and
physical education, sociology, anthropology, etc.
In physics, we learn about nuclear reactions, radiations,
etc. which have direct relation with health. Various Fig: 6
medical equipments are made based on several Pathology lab
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