Public Health Merit Badge
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Location:
4316 Three J. Road
Evans, GA 30809
The field of public health deals with maintaining and monitoring the health of communities, and with the detection, cure, and prevention of health risks and diseases. Although public health is generally seen as a community-oriented service, it actually starts with the individual. From a single individual to the family unit to the smallest isolated rural town to the worldwide global community, one person can influence the health of many.
There are only 20 seats available for this class. Please use the form below to confirm your seat in the class. Please bring proper writing utensils and a notebook to take notes. The merit badge worksheet will be provided by the instructor.
To earn this merit badge, there is a prerequisite that must be met before the class. All other requirements will be completed in the class. Scouts can complete any of the three options for Requirement 5, listed below:
With your parent or guardian's and counselor's approval, do ONE of the following:
- (a) Visit a municipal wastewater treatment facility or a solid-waste management operation in your community.
- 1. Describe how the facility safely treats and disposes of sewage or solid waste.
- 2. Discuss your visit and what you learned with your counselor.
- 3. Describe how sewage and solid waste should be disposed of under wilderness camping conditions.
- (b) Visit a food service facility, such as a restaurant or school cafeteria.
- 1. Observe food preparation, handling, and storage. Learn how the facility keeps food from becoming contaminated.
- 2. Find out what conditions allow microorganisms to multiply in food, what can be done to help prevent them from growing and spreading, and how to kill them.
- 3. Discuss the importance of using a thermometer to check food temperatures.
- 4. Discuss your visit and what you learned with your counselor.