Environmental Health
Risks
Risks
This environmental health risk is common in poor communities due to inadequate infrastructure.
What is limited access to clean water and sanitation?
Poverty often leads to this condition, which can have long-term health consequences.
What is food insecurity and malnutrition?
How many polluted cities does India have?
14
This type of pollution, often found near industrial zones and highways, can lead to respiratory problems and cardiovascular diseases.
What is air pollution?
Poorer communities may have difficulty accessing these essential services, exacerbating the health impacts of environmental hazards.
What is limited access to healthcare?
What is Hunger?
Hunger is experiencing severe food scarcity(going without eating for entire days)
Poorer communities may lack resources to adequately prepare for or recover from these events.
What are extreme weather events?
This phenomenon poses various environmental health risks, including extreme weather events and altered disease patterns.
What is climate change?
Which country has problem with managing their waste?
Bangladesh
Unsustainable practices such as illegal logging contribute to this environmental issue, leading to loss of biodiversity.
What is deforestation and habitat destruction?
Exposure to substances such as asbestos and lead can cause acute and chronic health effects, leading to this condition.
What are hazardous waste and chemical risks?
Name two poor countries mentioned
Central African Republic
Bangladesh
Democratic Republic of Congo
India
Chad
In impoverished areas, inadequate waste management infrastructure can lead to this environmental and health problem.
What is waste mismanagement?
Environmental factors influence the distribution of these diseases, transmitted by insects and other mediums
What are vector-borne diseases?
Where did the cholera outbreak in Central African Republic occurred?
Oubangui River