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f. Preparation for the Control and Management of Risk
Natural disasters like flood, landslide, fire, earthquake etc. affect the life and property of
the people. To reduce the effect, the community should be made aware abut the methods
to control their risk. The community itself should organize different programmes to
control the effects of such disasters. The people should be encouraged to take necessary
precautions to reduce the effects.

g. Health Education
Health education plays a vital role in making the community healthy. It encourages the
community members to live healthy life by changing their attitude and behaviour. For
this, the community can launch health education programmes, sanitation camps, mobile
health camps, etc. frequently to develop individual and community health.

h. Immunization Programme
Immunization helps to protect the body against
different communicable diseases. The immunization
programmes should be launched by the government
in such a way that every citizen has access to such
programmes. When the people are timely immunized
with different types of vaccines, they can prevent
communicable diseases and live healthy life.
According to the needs of people in the community,
different types of immunization programmes can Fig: 4
be launched with the joint co-operation of the
government and the community people.

i. Prevention and Control of Drug Abuse
These days drug abuse has become a major problem of young generation. The young
people consume drugs in the name of cultural tradition, worshiping gods and goddess,
gathering, peer pressure, etc. The intake of drugs is very dangerous and hampers the lives
of the users. They should be made aware about the impact of drug use. They should be
encouraged to utilize their leisure time properly by engaging in different activities like
games and sports, yoga, art and literature, music, etc. to live healthy life.

Activity: 1
Identify the different types of health programs in your community and discuss the
solutions for such problems.

9.2 Health Service Providing Agencies and their Activities

Available Health Services
Every citizen has the right to live healthy life. It is the responsibility of the government to
manage necessary heath services for the good health of its citizens. But in our country, due
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