SEC - S16/W4 | "The Environment And Our Health"

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Hello there, my fellow steemit friends. Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend. In my article today, I will be writing about "The Environment And Our Health".

Introduction

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Environment can also be known as surrounding. It is made up biotic and abiotic factors which means it consist of living and non living things. Our environment can be defined as a geographical area, which is greatly affected by human activities. In an environment, living and non living things interact. Example of biotic factors are animals, plants, etc and abiotic factors includes land, sunlight, water, air, etc.

How Our Surrounding Impact Our Wellbeing

Our surrounding impacts our wellbeing in two ways; positively and negatively. Breathing air is a positive impact on our wellbeing. The green trees around us supplies us with the oxygen we need for survival is a positive impact. Dirty air, smoke and waste materials which affects breathing is a negative impact.

Ways Air and Water Pollution Can Affect Our Health

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Pollution in my own context, is the introduction of harmful substances into the environment. We have air, water, land and noise pollution. Here are some ways air pollution affect our health;

• Air pollution comes from man-made and natural sources.
• Particle pollutants such as dusts, dirts and smoke have a greater potential of causing heart and lungs disease because little particles gets into the lower respiratory tract and it affects the body.
• Ozone is a powerful oxidant that when inhaled into the body, it affects the human lungs. It is caused by deforestation (cutting down trees).

When we breathe in air pollutants, they go into our bloodstream, causing itching eyes, coughing and lung disease which will eventually lead to hospitalization or cancer.
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Water pollution affects our health through contaminated water and poor sanitation which causes transmittable diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, typhoid, polio, etc.

Simple Actions That Will Promote Our Environmental Health

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The most necessary thing to do when it comes to pollution and our wellbeing is proper sanitation and practicing hygiene. Other ways includes;

• Recycling papers, cans, glasses as much as possible.
• Reduce chemical use.
• Plant trees and native plants.

How Can Education And Awareness Promote Our Environmental Health

Education plays a vital role in promoting environmental health because it creates awareness. After creating awareness, we become enlightened and measures will be given on how to stay healthy and keep our environment clean.

Conclusion

Thank you all for reading my post. I want to say a very big thank you to steem health for bringing up such a wonderful contest. Health is wealth so it is important we look after ourselves and environment. I want to invite @uduak3287, @yhudy, @basil20 to take part in this contest.
THANK YOU ALL

Cc,
@bossj23