Environmental Factors - Continued
- Created by: Grace.2006
- Created on: 20-02-23 15:39
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- Environmental Factors - Housing Conditions
- Poor quality housing
- Associated with poor health and quality of life
- Lead to the risk of respiratory and cardiovascular disease as well as depression and anxiety
- Accidents and illness
- Mould
- Structural defects
- Overcrowding
- Limit access to:
- Washing
- Cooking
- Cleaning
- Lead to cases of poor personal hygiene or malnutrition
- Limit access to:
- Indoor air pollution
- Drying clothes indoors
- Inadequate ventillation
- Infections can be spread easier in crowded places
- Drying clothes indoors
- Reduced access to open green spaces to exercise outdoors
- Can lead to:
- Physical issues and complications
- Obesity
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Stroke
- Can lead to:
- Hypothermia
- Cold homes and homelessness are major causes of hospital admission to treat hypothermia
- Families with low incomes are unable to afford to heat their homes
- The elderly are more at risk in winter
- Lack of eating/ nutrition
- Lack of hydration
- Tend to be inactive and tend to stay home
- Low pension income or general income may cause worry or stress
- A medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat
- Caged Housing (Hong Kong)
- Physical, emotional, social, intellectual development may be affected
- Poor quality housing
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