the collection and treatment of waste at the place where it is deposited.

refers to safeguarding the home environment (the dwelling and its

immediate environment).

the control of environmental factors that form links in disease

transmission. This category includes solid waste management, water and wastewater

treatment, industrial waste treatment and noise and pollution control.

refers to the hygienic measures for ensuring food safety. Food hygiene is

similar to food sanitation.

is that branch of public health that is concerned with the control

of all those factors in man’s surroundings or physical environment

which may have deleterious effect on human health and

wellbeing.

is broader than hygiene and sanitation; it encompasses

hygiene, sanitation and many other aspects of the environment that are not

included in this Module such as global warming, climate change, radiation, gene

technology, flooding and natural disasters. It also involves studying the

environmental factors that affect health.

Proper excreta disposal and liquid waste

management

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Proper application of storage, collection, disposal of

waste. Waste production and recycling.