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How does where People Live Affect their Health?

Whenever it comes to the health of a person, where individual lives matter a lot, the reason is that where a person lives may affect the health of the particular individual(s). In recent years, health has become a very fundamental social concern. However, the apprehension regarding the health concerns has been escalating due to the wake of the extensive coverage by the media regarding the issues like rapid spread of infectious diseases, disease outbreaks and even the availability and affordability of the health care, (Allender, 2013). Due to this concern, location issues become of great importance when addressing the numerous health issues. The location influences are also shifting constantly, and environmental concerns are also changing. Therefore, human health becomes of great concern, especially when it comes to where an individual lives.

Regarding the issue of how does where a person lives affect his or her health, the availability and affordability of health care is the major thing to consider. For instance, the individuals that live in prosperous countries or counties have health care that is highly available and affordable. Due to this case, there is a view that they live for about five or seven years longer than those living in areas where there is no availability and affordability of health care. Within the prosperous countries, individuals have high accessibility to better health care, have access to medical professionals and all other aspects of human health, (Hernandez, 2013). As a result, they do not suffer from mental illnesses and the incidence of drug and substance abuse. In these areas, the health issues are at low percentages, and the possibilities of deaths are also low due to the availability and affordability of health care. The individuals living in these regions are also deemed to be economically stable; therefore, they can afford better health care.

On the contrary, individuals living in distressed counties or countries do not have access to affordable and reliable health care. Instead, they rely on the inadequate health care that is provided to them that may not be available at times, (Janet, 2013). The individuals are also prone to waterborne diseases since they cannot have access to clean water for drinking. They are also at risks of malnutrition since they cannot afford a balanced diet for the children and the adults. In the long run, they are exposed to the numerous health issues which they cannot handle at any cost. The other notable thing is that the individuals living in the distressed regions are the low-income earners or have no source of income at all. Due to this case, getting access to medical care becomes hard due to the increased levels of poverty that is experienced among these people.

Notably, the death rates in these distressed regions due to mental diseases and substance abuse is 64 percent higher as compared to the individuals that live in the prosperous regions or countries. It is also notable that in every country, there are those individuals that live in the distressed and others who live in the prosperous areas. The ones in the distressed regions do not have affordable and reliable health care; hence, their health is greatly affected. The individuals living in prosperous areas experience little cases of health concerns since they can access and afford health care. Therefore, where a person lives affects his or her health.

References

Allender, J. A., Rector, C. L., & Warner, K. D. (2013). Community & public health nursing: Promoting the public's health.

Hernandez, B. L. M. (2011). Foundation concepts of global community health promotion and education.

Janet R. Weber, Jane H. Kelley. (2013). Health assessment in Nursing.