“Health is the state of complete physical fitness and mental well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Health is related with the healthy community environment. Community is formed of the individuals and an individual is a unit of the society. The society can be healthy only if its members are keeping good health and they live in healthy environment— external and internal. Cleanliness is the best means to promote good health. It is the man who adopts all means to keep the environment clean and he removes all health hazards.

He attempts to keep not only the surroundings clean but also to develop the natural beauty. The environment which includes climate, temperature, social and cultural factors, affects the physical fitness of a person. The interaction between man and his surroundings is very important. The basic aim for man is prevention of diseases through improvement in environments through better housing, better ventilation, pure water supply and removal and disposal of refuse and sewerage system.