It is true that the government should pay closer attention to environmental pollution and housing problems in order to prevent people from medical issues. From my personal angle alone, I believe tackling pollution and housing problems are indeed able to improve citizens’ health, yet other measures are also required to cope with people’s illness in the short term.
First of all, one of the reasons to reduce pollution is that it has a direct impact on people’s health in many circumstances. For instance, air pollution may severely pose a threat to inhabitants’ life since they are prone to respiratory illness and other chronic diseases, for taking heavy smog in Beijing as an example. In addition, Poor air quality may also give rise to an outbreak of airborne diseases, such as summer flu more likely to occur, widespread and infect a large number of city dwellers, especially for those living in densely populated cities where without a good ventilation.
Secondly, it is obvious that housing problems can influence city dwellers, predominately disadvantaged ones in particular, in aspects of physical and emotional. Those who are from deprived backgrounds are hardly able to afford decent places, and usually live in slums enduring terrible living conditions. Where sewage and waste are not managed effectively, is a perfect habitat for bacteria’s growth, where mice and cockroaches build their communities, provides the media for bacteria to spread, and where people are stressed and live under pressure in most of the time.
However, if the authorities give priority to solve problems of environmental pollution and housing issues for the sake of public health, this probably will not have an immediate payoff as these are strategies in the long-run solutions. By contrast, investments in medical facilities and boosts to health care services can better provide instant treatments for patients, thereby alleviating their sicknesses and curing them sooner the better.
In conclusion, I am of the opinion that profound changes in the environment and accommodations can truly prevent people from illness and diseases, but there is in no case should the government neglect the importance of health care services on residents’ well being.
It is true that the
government
should pay closer attention to environmental
pollution
and housing
problems
in order to
prevent
people
from medical issues. From my personal angle alone, I believe tackling
pollution
and housing
problems
are
indeed
able to
improve
citizens’
health
,
yet
other measures are
also
required to cope with
people’s
illness in the short term.
First of all
, one of the reasons to
reduce
pollution
is that it has a direct impact on
people’s
health
in
many
circumstances.
For instance
, air
pollution
may
severely
pose a threat to inhabitants’ life since they are prone to respiratory illness and other chronic diseases, for taking heavy smog in Beijing as an example.
In addition
, Poor air quality may
also
give rise to an outbreak of airborne diseases, such as summer flu more likely to occur, widespread and infect
a large number of
city dwellers,
especially
for those living in
densely
populated cities where without a
good
ventilation.
Secondly
, it is obvious that housing
problems
can influence city dwellers,
predominately
disadvantaged ones
in particular
, in aspects of physical and emotional. Those who are from deprived backgrounds are hardly able to afford decent places, and
usually
live
in slums enduring terrible living conditions. Where sewage and waste are not managed
effectively
, is a perfect habitat for bacteria’s growth, where mice and cockroaches build their communities, provides the media for bacteria to spread, and where
people
are
stressed
and
live
under pressure in most of the time.
However
, if the authorities give priority to solve
problems
of environmental
pollution
and housing issues for the sake of public
health
, this
probably
will not have an immediate payoff as these are strategies in the long-run solutions. By contrast, investments in medical facilities and boosts to
health
care services can better provide instant treatments for patients, thereby alleviating their sicknesses and curing them sooner the better.
In conclusion
, I am of the opinion that profound
changes
in the environment and accommodations can
truly
prevent
people
from illness and diseases,
but
there is in no case should the
government
neglect the importance of
health
care services on residents’
well being
.