Environmental Health Case Study

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The environmental health in both low income countries around the world is of serious concern due to the deleterious effects. The three main health issues are indoor air pollution, consumption of contaminated water, and lead poisoning (Jones, MM 11/9/2016). Different illnesses and possibly death can arise from poor environmental conditions (11/9/2016). How each issue is effecting children and what is being done will be discussed to further understand what actions must take place to improve the environment to achieve higher standard of living. Indoor air pollution is an issue for many low income families, causing a multitude of adverse health effects. Dangerous smoke to have built up indoors include both the smoke from burning of solid fuels …show more content…

There is nearly 1 billion people who do not have access to clean drinking water (Jones, MM 11/9/2016). Low income families are not likely to have access to water within the immediate area, so women and children are forced to travel long distances in order to gather water that is not clean at all (11/9/2016). Not only is the travel dangerous, but it takes away time from children to be getting an education (11/9/2016). Some possible adverse health effects from drinking contaminated water include diarrhea, dehydration, and even death (11/9/2016). Infants are much more sensitive to the bacteria in the water given their undeveloped immune system, which is why water related illnesses is one of the leading causes of deaths for infants without clean drinking water (11/9/2016). There are interventions being undergone to help improve access to safe drinking water. For example, wells are being installed closer to people’s homes to avoid the long and treacherous walk to an already contaminated water supply (11/9/2016). Not needing to travel for hours every day allows children and women the time to get educated (11/9/2016). Another, more expensive intervention, is a water filtration system (11/9/2016). The government of each country should invest money towards these interventions as an investment towards improving the quality of life, creating a more educated society, and reducing medical costs

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