Humans interact with the
environment constantly. These interactions affect quality of life, years of
healthy life lived, and health disparities.
The environment influences our health in a variety of ways and the relationship
between human health and the environment has been properly studied and
environmental risks have been proven to significantly impact human health,
either directly or indirectly by exposing people to harmful agents, thereby
disrupting life-sustaining ecosystems.
Several factors influence the health of a population, including sanitation, diet, socio-economic status, environment and lifestyle. These factors have been altered significantly during the economic transitions that have shaped present society and resulted in a considerable increase of life expectancy. According to World Health Organization (WHO) it was estimated that thirteen million deaths yearly are attributed to preventable environmental Factors.
Several factors influence the health of a population, including sanitation, diet, socio-economic status, environment and lifestyle. These factors have been altered significantly during the economic transitions that have shaped present society and resulted in a considerable increase of life expectancy. According to World Health Organization (WHO) it was estimated that thirteen million deaths yearly are attributed to preventable environmental Factors.
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Air pollution is a major environmental risk to
health and is estimated to cause about two million premature deaths worldwide annually.
A reduction of air pollution is expected to reduce the global burden of disease
from respiratory infections, heart disease, and lung cancer.
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Water pollution is another major environmental
risk to health. Contact with unsafe drinking or bathing water can impose
serious risks to human health.
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Climate change is also posing risks to human
population health and well-being and thus is emerging as a serious concern
worldwide.
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Environmental degradation, Intensification of
agriculture, industrialization and increasing energy use are other severe
driving forces of environmental health problems.
Conclusively, environmental
degradation poses a significant threat to human health worldwide. Harmful
consequences of this degradation to human health are already being felt and
could grow significantly worse. Our calls
to action are cited below:
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Let’s ensure that we protect and sustain our environment.
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Let’s leave the world a better place than we met
it.
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Let’s not hand over a burnt planet to our
children
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Let’s ensure we make our environment clean for better
well-being.
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