Environmental factors account for 24 percent of global deaths each year, or 13.7 million deaths. These factors are responsible for millions of deaths every year. Planet earth will soon be unlivable if it is not protected urgently.
Environment is everything that surrounds us. It is intimately linked with our health. Environmental medicine, also known as environmental health, studies the effects of the environment on our health.
What is environment?
Everything that surrounds us is our environment. Climate change, global environment, biodiversity natural environment and built environment are the determinants for health. The interaction The relationships between different entities can be complex and extensive. These are the relationships between them EntitiesThis illustration depicts people.
How does the environment impact our health?
The adverse effects of the environment are, according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, increased respiratory and cardiovascular disease, injury and premature death due to extreme weather events, changes to the geographical distribution and prevalence of food- and/or water-borne diseases and other infectious diseases, and threats for mental health.
Let’s take a look at the factors that influence health.
Air pollutionMany diseases can be caused by this, including Lower respiratory infections, stroke, chronic obstruction pulmonary disease, aggravated asthma, trachea and bronchus and lung carcinomas are all possible. It is also linked with obesity, type 2, diabetes, Alzheimers disease, dementia, and systemic inflammation. It is also a leading cause for cancer.
Water pollutionCauses cholera, giardia, typhoid, Legionnaires disease, Cancer, hormone disruption, and altered brain functioning.It was made in 2015 About 1 billion people are sick and 1.8 million are killed each year. It can lead to dead zones, Where waters are devoid of animal or plant life.
Built environmentWhere we live and work have an impact on our physical activity. A lack of walking, biking, or sidewalk paths can make someone sedentary and obese, making them more susceptible to chronic diseases such as diabetes. Diabetes, coronary heart disease, and asthma.
CommunitiesHigh quality affordable housing, safe places to exercise and play, healthy food, and smoke-free laws are better than those who don’t.
Lifestyle
Healthy living reduces the chance of getting sick. Premature death from cancer is 66%, cardiovascular disease is 65%, and other causes is 57%. Unhealthy lifestyle can lead to cardiovascular diseases, metabolic disorders, obesity, hypertension, and other health problems.And Joint and skeletal problems. Poor lifestyles are caused by drug abuse, smoking, unhealthy eating habits, and a lack of exercise and physical activity. Individuals’ mental and physical health are also at risk from new technologies, overuse and misapplication of them.
NutritiousA healthy lifestyle is defined by a healthy diet and correct Body Mass Index (BMI). Exercises such as running 10,000 steps per day, swimming for 30-45 minutes, proper sleep of eight hours, no medication abuse, recreation, and a positive, happy outlook on the world are all signs of a healthy lifestyle.
Age, gender, and heredity
AgeThis reduces physical activity and mental activity and increases the chance of injury, non communicable diseases, mental disorders, as well as mental illness. Social Other dangers include elder maltreatment and isolation. Maintain a healthy lifestyle. Take Take Vitamin D and Calcium supplements. Be social, make friends, and live independently.
Gender,Older men are more susceptible to PArkinsons disease Autism, Kidney stones,Pancreatitis and Stroke. Older women are more likely to have Osteoporosis or Stroke. Migraines, Alzheimer’s disease, Urinary tract problems, and Multiple sclerosis.
An individual’s genes can be determined by their genetic makeup. A person may be predisposed to a particular disease. This means that they are more likely to develop the disease. The risk of getting ovarian cancer and breast cancer is increased by theBRCA1orBRCA2genes. Genetic factors also play a role in the sleep phenotypes and susceptibility to allergic diseases. Others may not be predisposed.
Environmental health
According to the World Health Organisation For good health, you need clean air, healthy environment, stable climate, water supply, sanitation and hygiene, and protection from radiation. A healthier environment could help reduce nearly 25% of the global disease burden. It can also reduce health costs and increase productivity.
A new branch of health has emerged, called environmental health. It is based on the complex interactions between environment and health. It is. It is concerned with the environment and its effect on health. Its major subdivisions include Environmental science, environmental epidemiology, And, environmental and occupational medicine. toxicology.
Promoting Environmental health
Citizens are the best saviors of environmental health. They must push governments to protect our environment. They must also practice environmental hygiene.
The government must implement policies that:
- Minimize ground water use.
- Subsidize sustainable food production.
- High-tax tobacco encourages smoke-free cities
- Reduce food waste
- High-tax processed foods, beverages, high in sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats.
- Increase green spaces, parks and recreational areas, as well as walking and cycling paths in cities.
- Reduce waste and plastics
- Subsidize renewable energy, hydrogen fuel. Stop fossil fuel subsidies.
- Promote carbon reduction Heavy-tax polluters.
- Reduce air and water pollution
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Citizens must:
- Cycle or walk to work and home for chores as many times as you can, but no more than one day per week.
- Use public transport.
- Change to a renewable energy provider
- Do not heat your room above 21.5C or cool it below 25.0C.
- If you aren’t in the room, turn off the lights, heater, or air conditioner.
- Avoid high-processed foods and beverages.
- Fresh groceries from local producers
- Prefer vegetarian diet.
- Stop tobacco consumption.
- Use recyclable grocery bags instead of plastic.
Future of planet earth
Those who don’t learn from history are doomed not to repeat it. George Santayana. Half of the agricultural regions of humanity’s first civilizations are now deserts. We will continue to follow the path of history if we don’t pay attention to it.
Global warming caused by greenhouse gases from human activity will continue throughout this century and the next. The resultant climate changes will be More droughts and heat waves Floods and intense hurricanes, and 1-8 foot rise in sea Level by 2100 which will impact millions. Over-extraction and excessive use of water will lead to water shortages and wars.
To avoid worsening effects, global emissions must peak by 2025. We must prevent that. rReduce fossil fuel consumption, increase use renewable energy and fuels, such as hydrogen, improve efficiency and reduce methane emissions.
Disclaimer
The views expressed above are those of the author.
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