SEC-S16 / W4 | "The Environment and Our Health"🌍👩‍⚕️

Greetings! I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their life with family and friends by the Grace of Allah Almighty. Today I am here to participate in SEC-S16W4 contest held in HEALTHY STEEM. The topic of the contest is "The Environment and Our Health". So lets start!

The word "Environment" means to me everything around us including the air we breathe, the water we drink, the land we walk on, and all living organisms like plants, animals, and humans. It also includes the natural resources around us like forests, oceans, and minerals. Our earth's environment includes both physical and biological factors that influence and sustain life on earth planet.

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For better understanding I would say that not only nature is environment but also the human made elements like buildings, roads, and pollution all are in environment. Furthermore, the environment plays a crucial role in shaping our lives and health here on earth. It provides all of us including plants, animals, birds, and humans with resources for survival and regulates climate.

Also it must be kept in mind that protecting and preserving the environment is important for well-being of all living beings as it ensures future generations sustainability. Taking care of environment invoves being mindful of our actions, reducing pollution, conserving natural resources and eco-friendly practices to maintain healthy life.

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Our surroundings such as where we live, work, and spend time greatly affect our well-being. Firstly access to clean air and water promotes physical health and reduces risk of diseases. Secondly being surrounded by green spaces like parks and gardens can improve mental health and reduce stress plus increase overall happiness.

Thirdly social interactions and community support in our environment contributes to feelings of belonging and emotional well-being. Last is safe and well-designed environment enhance safety and security thus reduce anxiety and promotes a sense of comfort and ease. There are many other points but these were in my mind to share.

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Pollution like air and water pollution can badly affect our health. I have a friend whose father died because of kidney issue as they not focused on the water they were using. The water seems to be okay in visual but what inside it affected my friend's father kidney and they 2-3 times in a week take him to the hospital for Dialysis. There are so many cases of water pollution which took life of a person in my city.

Now talking about air pollution which I am also affected a lot but Thanks to Allah Almighty that no harmful disease caught me. But still I face smoke coming out of vehicles that use diesel and LPG gases that pollute our environment. Before writing this answer, I was outside and in traffic a rikhshaw continously emits dark smoke which was in front of me and it made me really angry that how they are polluting our environment. So yes both pollutions can negatively affect our health.

There are many simple actions that we all can take and I personally take to promote environmental health. First what I do and we all should do is to not waste energy by turning off extra lights that are not in use, turning off fan and AC if no one is in the room, unplugging electronics when not in use, and using energy-efficient appliances like Inverter AC that take a lot less electricity and reduces cartbon footprint to combat climate change.

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Second thing I do is try to use bike as less as possible and walk on my feets to bring something from the shop. It keeps the environment clean because of no smoke after buring of petrol comes out from bike. Currently I am thinking to switch to solar system because they reduce bills plus are environment friendly. Yes they grab heat but that can be controlled.

Another thing that my father also do is fixing the leaks of water pipes that save a lot of water. Also we take short shower to stop wastage of water. Also in my house I have planted a tree almost 5 years before and there are many plants of different types in my house that contribute to healthy environment.

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We all know education is the key thing that can change our life. It is that simple that check the difference in uneducated and educated person. So in my view, education and awareness plays a vital role in promoting environmental health. It is up to us how we introduce environmental health in our subjects and how schools, colleges, and universities organise events where students have to show real life examples that show advantages of environmental health and damage we are giving to our environment.

Through proper awareness campaigns, workshops, and educational programs, people can learn about various environmental issues facing our planet such as pollution, deforestation, and climate change. Plus it is also important to share the consequences of neglecting these issues in the future.

This is all from me for the "SEC-S16 / W4 | "The Environment and Our Health"🌍👩‍⚕️" I invite @malikusman1, @danish578, and @selina1 to participate in this contest.