No doubt, people’s health is influenced by the environment and housing conditions. That is why some people opine that governments should focus more on environment and housing to prevent various ailments. While I do admit that these areas require attention, in my opinion, by simply addressing environmental pollution and housing scarcity, we cannot see much of an improvement in public health.
Indeed, environmental pollution and dirty surroundings cause many health problems. For example, air pollution is a major issue in cities and consequently many urban residents suffer from respiratory ailments. Lack of access to clean water is another problem that millions of people face in poor countries. Unhygienic surroundings are the breeding grounds of mosquitoes and fleas which spread many diseases. Therefore, if the government looks into environmental pollution and provides basic housing amenities, such problems can be avoided to a great extent.
Nevertheless, simply focusing on the environment and housing will not prevent all diseases. The government has to do much more. It has to allocate a portion of its budget to prevent diseases through vaccinations. It should also spend on screening tests through which serious diseases such as cancer can be detected long before actual symptoms occur. In earlier stages most cancers are totally curable through inexpensive treatments. Launching health awareness campaigns is another thing governments can do to improve public health. Even if the government provides housing to all, diseases can still spread if people are ignorant and allow stagnant water to collect in their surroundings.
In conclusion, although giving priority to environmental issues and housing will improve public health, a lot more has to be done to eradicate diseases. The government, for example, has to launch health awareness campaigns, provide free vaccinations and regular health checkups to ensure that people live a healthy and long life.
No doubt,
people’s
health
is influenced
by the environment and housing conditions.
That is
why
some
people
opine that
governments
should focus more on environment and housing to
prevent
various ailments. While I do admit that these areas require attention, in my opinion, by
simply
addressing
environmental
pollution
and housing scarcity, we cannot
see
much of an improvement in public health.
Indeed
,
environmental
pollution
and dirty surroundings cause
many
health
problems.
For example
, air
pollution
is a major issue in cities and
consequently
many
urban residents suffer from respiratory ailments. Lack of access to clean water is another problem that millions of
people
face in poor countries. Unhygienic surroundings are the breeding grounds of mosquitoes and fleas which spread
many
diseases
.
Therefore
, if the
government
looks into
environmental
pollution
and provides basic housing amenities, such problems can
be avoided
to a great extent.
Nevertheless
,
simply
focusing on the environment and housing will not
prevent
all
diseases
. The
government
has to
do much more. It
has to
allocate a portion of its budget to
prevent
diseases
through vaccinations. It should
also
spend on screening
tests
through which serious
diseases
such as cancer can
be detected
long
before
actual symptoms occur. In earlier stages most cancers are
totally
curable through inexpensive treatments. Launching
health
awareness campaigns is another thing
governments
can do to
improve
public
health
. Even if the
government
provides housing to all,
diseases
can
still
spread if
people
are ignorant and
allow
stagnant water to collect in their surroundings.
In conclusion
, although giving priority to
environmental
issues and housing will
improve
public
health
, a lot more
has to
be done
to eradicate
diseases
. The
government
,
for example
,
has to
launch
health
awareness campaigns, provide free vaccinations and regular
health
checkups to ensure that
people
live
a healthy and long life.