Environmental effects on public health
Environmental effects on public health The environment affects public health in several ways. Sustaining in a healthy environment is necessary for improving the quality of life and to live longer. The environmental causes of diseases being 15 times higher in developing countries than in developed countries, due to variances in susceptibility to environmental risks and access to health care . Due to exposure to urban air pollution in growing cities almost 1,800 people losing their lives every day . It has been estimated by World Health Organization (WHO) that thirteen million deaths annually because of these environmental cause’s and hazards Environmental hazards increase the risk of cancer, heart disease, asthma, Parkinson’s disease, nonfatal heart attacks, irregular heartbeats, decreased lung function, and many other illnesses. These hazards can be physical, such as · ...