This document provides an overview of various community health problems and environmental issues. It discusses improper disposal of human waste and sewage leading to water contamination and diseases. Infectious diseases are on the rise due to factors like climate change and urbanization. Improper waste disposal and food handling can pollute the environment and spread disease. A lack of clean water access impacts health, agriculture and livelihoods. Drug abuse and addiction harm individuals and communities. The document also outlines several types of pollution like water, air, noise, soil and their negative effects on human health and the environment. Climate change, deforestation, overpopulation, and species extinction are significant environmental issues.
This document provides an overview of various community health problems and environmental issues. It discusses improper disposal of human waste and sewage leading to water contamination and diseases. Infectious diseases are on the rise due to factors like climate change and urbanization. Improper waste disposal and food handling can pollute the environment and spread disease. A lack of clean water access impacts health, agriculture and livelihoods. Drug abuse and addiction harm individuals and communities. The document also outlines several types of pollution like water, air, noise, soil and their negative effects on human health and the environment. Climate change, deforestation, overpopulation, and species extinction are significant environmental issues.
This document provides an overview of various community health problems and environmental issues. It discusses improper disposal of human waste and sewage leading to water contamination and diseases. Infectious diseases are on the rise due to factors like climate change and urbanization. Improper waste disposal and food handling can pollute the environment and spread disease. A lack of clean water access impacts health, agriculture and livelihoods. Drug abuse and addiction harm individuals and communities. The document also outlines several types of pollution like water, air, noise, soil and their negative effects on human health and the environment. Climate change, deforestation, overpopulation, and species extinction are significant environmental issues.
This document provides an overview of various community health problems and environmental issues. It discusses improper disposal of human waste and sewage leading to water contamination and diseases. Infectious diseases are on the rise due to factors like climate change and urbanization. Improper waste disposal and food handling can pollute the environment and spread disease. A lack of clean water access impacts health, agriculture and livelihoods. Drug abuse and addiction harm individuals and communities. The document also outlines several types of pollution like water, air, noise, soil and their negative effects on human health and the environment. Climate change, deforestation, overpopulation, and species extinction are significant environmental issues.
Community Health Problems and Environmental Issues Perennial Community Health Problems Improper Disposal of Human Excreta and Sewage Human waste is considered a biowaste, as it is a vector for both viral and bacterial diseases. It can be a serious health hazard if it gets into sources of drinking water. It causes health problems when different kinds of waste are mixed together, such as when factories dump toxic chemicals into sewers. Improper disposal of human excreta and sewage leads to contamination of water sources used for drinking, flooding, and even waterborne diseases. Sewage-treatment plants, septic tanks, and improving pit latrine are the best way to resolved these problems. Prevalence of Infectious Diseases Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses. Many factors are contributing to disease emergence, including climate change, globalization, and urbanization, and most of these factors are to some extent caused by humans. Emerging infectious diseases are increasing, causing losses in both human and animal lives, as well as large costs to society. It can be prevented through good personal hygiene, boosting of immune system, vaccination, and proper treatment. Improper Waste Disposal Waste that was disposed improperly become a significant source of pollution. The reckless throwing of garbage, laziness, ignorance, and greed of people are the roots of this problem. There are harmful effects of improper waste disposal in human it affects our health, climate, air, water, and soil contamination. Waste management such as decomposing and practicing the 4R’s (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) of waste management are the best solutions to the growing problem of waste. Improper Food Sanitation The improper handling of food critically affects the health of the people in a community. Food contaminants such as bacteria, pathogens, and viruses can cause food- related diseases. It can be serious and fatal. Food poisoning can be prevented through maximum hygienic standards of food preparation, and official bodies must supervise and inspect establishment for food safety. Lack of Water Supply The access to clean and adequate water source is one of the problems in the country today. Water scarcity have a direct impact on crops, livestock, and to humans. It can lead to food shortages, waterborne diseases and eventually starvation.
Preservation of water resources, water
conservation, control of water pollution, and social awareness are the keys to solve this perilous problem. Drug Abuse Drug abuse may lead to social, physical, emotional, job-related problems. Drug addiction is a destructive issue that can have an adverse effect on the community. Drug users are more likely to violate laws and commit crimes. They used illegal drugs out of curiosity, to have a good time, peer pressure, or to ease problems such as anxiety and depression.
Drug education on the harmful effects
of illegal drugs, parental monitoring, close family ties are some of the ways to prevent the abuse and misuse of drugs. Nature of Environmental Issues Pollution The addition of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or any form of energy (such as heat, sound, or radioactivity) to the environment at a rate faster than it can be dispersed, diluted, decomposed, recycled, or stored in some harmless form. The major kinds of pollution, usually classified by the environment, are air pollution, water pollution, and land pollution. Water Pollution occurs when harmful substances— often chemicals or microorganisms—contaminate a stream, river, lake, ocean, aquifer, or other bodies of water, degrading water quality, and rendering it toxic to humans or the environment. Waterborne diseases transmitted through drinking contaminated water. Water contaminants can lead to aquatic poisoning. Air Pollution refers to the release of pollutants into the air that are detrimental to human health and the planet as a whole. It causes allergies, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases as well as lung damage to human. It also contributes to the formation of acid rain, atmospheric precipitations in the form of rain, frost, snow or fog, which are released during the combustion of fossil fuels. Noise Pollution is generally defined as regular exposure to elevated sound levels that may lead to adverse effects in humans or other living organisms. According to the World Health Organization, sound levels less than 70 dB are not damaging to living organisms, regardless of how long or consistent the exposure is. It can lead to permanent hearing damage or loss to human and can also affects the marine life reproduction Soil Pollution is defined as the presence of toxic chemicals (pollutants or contaminants) in soil, in high enough concentrations to pose a risk to human health and/or the ecosystem. It can lead to damage of vital organs to human. Crop yield will be greatly affected in soil contamination. Climate change describes a change in the average conditions — such as temperature and rainfall — in a region over a period of time. Global climate change refers to the average long-term changes over the entire Earth. These include warming temperatures and changes in precipitation, as well as the effects of Earth’s warming, such as rising sea levels, shrinking mountain glaciers, ice melting at a faster rate than usual in Greenland, Antarctic, Arctic, and changes in flower and plant blooming time. Deforestation is the permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides forest. This can include clearing the land for agriculture or grazing, or using the timber for fuel, construction, and manufacturing. It causes soil erosion and flooding can lead to loss of property and human life. Deforestation also affects biodiversity and the natural processes in the ecosystem. Overpopulation occurs when the number of humans in a specific geographical location exceeds the carrying capacity of the place occupied by that group. It increases crime rate, habitat loss, emergence of epidemic, and depletion of natural resources. Species Extinction is an irreversible loss of part of the biological richness of the Earth. Extinction refers to the loss of species or other taxonomic units (e.g., subspecies, genus, family, etc.; each is known as a taxon) occurring when there are no surviving individuals elsewhere. Extinctions can disrupt vital ecological processes such as pollination and seed dispersal, leading to cascading losses, ecosystem collapse, and a higher extinction rate THANK YOU CLASS!