Question

There are several environmental concerns impacting health at the community, national, or global level. If you want to identify a priority to address environmental challenges, which environmental issue do you think is the most important and should be addressed first, and why?

Answer 1

environmental issues at community:

• water logging
• poor drainage system
• poor sewage system
• poor water supply
• open defecation
• environmental pollution (air, noise, water)
• allergens

environmental issues at state level:

• pollution
• traffic
• genetically modified crops
• degradation of forest timber
• endangering species

environmental issues at country level:

• pollution (air, ocean)
• desertification
• rapid population growth
• depletion of air quality
• increased traffic
• endangering species

most important environmental issue impacting health: global warming

global warming is caused by pollutants such as carbon dioxide and air pollutants in the atmosphere which absorbs sunlight and solar radiation.

effects of global warming:

extreme heat with high humidity can cause dehydration and heat loss resulting in shock and death

persistent heat in the environment can cause drought which later lead to fires in the forest and rise in sea-levels which could lead to destruction of homes of many people

poor air quality secondary to pollution from industry leads to various respiratory and skin diseases

high concentration of carbon dioxide in the air causes more allergens to produce and transfer in the air

disease spreading vectors are produced due to increased temperature and result in increased morbidity and mortality