The environment you live in has a lot of impact on your health. I have tried to understand the reason why people (wealthy) prefers to live in highbrow areas. Aside the fact that the reason is because of security, prestige etc. Another basic reason is because of their health.
Health as described by dictionary is the state of being free from illness or injury.
What then is a healthy environment?
According to Wikipedia environment health is the branch of public health that is concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment that may affect human health. A healthy environment mean healthy citizens and a more vibrant society.
Where we are living has a lot of influence on us and our lifestyle. From the definition of healthy environment, I will conclude by saying: show me your environment and I will tell you how healthy you are.
Most times when we are looking for a house to rent, we consider only the cost, leaving the fact that how clean the environment is means a lot. The WHO estimate 12.6 million deaths each year are attributed to unhealthy environment. Imagine this number of deaths per year. Our focus shouldn't be totally on cost of the area but on the cleanliness of the environment. Not all clean environment are expensive.
Do you prefer to spend less on house rent in an unhealthy environment than spend more on healthy environment?
Your health is your wealth. If you spend less, you are shortening your lifespan because an unhealthy environment can lead to quick death because of its health hazards. It is only the living that can talk and spend money. Your being alive can be secured by healthy living which involves living in a clean environment.
I decided to take a walk to an area around Mararaba Aunty Alice road, a boundary town between Nasarawa State and the Federal Capital Territory and a highbrow area in Asokoro, FCT Nigeria. From the environment you can tell which area supports a longer lifespan.
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Picture 1 to 5 were taken from an area around Mararaba Aunty Alice road, a boundary town between Nasarawa State and the Federal Capital Territory while 6 and 7 where taken from Asokoro in Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Please share with us the dirtiest place you have come across, add pictures if available.
All pictures are original and taken from my mobile phone Infinix Hot S aside the one gotten from shutterstock.
Remember, a dead person can never come back to life, only the living can decide whether to live or die faster.
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Great post! We should keep the environment clean but humans aren't wired to take into account the deep future. We pollute so much everyday in the water, air and land that our whole society will need to rethink its ways before its too late. The planet can always come back from pollution, but when humans die out... we can't come back.
@shak1145, you are very correct. There is actually no return from the grave.
hey just a suggestion. the shutterstock photos are actually not free to use, which is why they have the logo on them. next time try pixabay creative commons ones.
@torico, you dont mean it. I didnt know, thanks for that info
The much I know,
Hi @torico. When you have time read my response to @eugenecr7, regarding your claim that shutterstock photos are not free. Cheers.
@maryfavour & @redfishpillar.
what i meant by that was you have to pay shutterstock for the licence. otherwise you must use the photo with shutterstock smeared all over it. per shutterstock:
Shutterstock content is royalty-free, but not free of charge (but we do offer a free photo and free vector each week, available on our homepage).
So while the images are royalty free, they are still owned and licensed by shutterstock. therefore NOT free unless you want to pay shutterstock for the use.
Looking at the two different environments (Maraba and Asokoro) from a Public health perspective, the average state of health of those residing in Asokoro would be better than the state of health of those residing in Maraba. Environment is a key determinant of health.
Can the people who live in Mararaba find a way to keep their environment cleaner and healthier?
@maryfavour & @redfishpillar.
Environment is really a true determinant of health, we just just to make conscious the health an environment before going to live there.
The people in maraba can make their environment clean by puting conscious efforts in disposing their refuse properly, constructing proper drainages and stop dumping refuse in drainages.