Environment and Health: Closely Knit Entities

 Environment and Health: Closely Knit Entities 

Amidst the pandemic, the fact that a good health largely depends upon a good and healthy environment, has become more cognizant and coherent .

Since past few years Global Warming and Environmental Safety have been an important public health concern across the globe.

Untimely rainfall, winters,summers have all driven our attention towards Global Warming, its causes ,  repurcussions it holds on humanity, and raises a question in our mind that how safe our environment and surrounding is to us. 

As a matter of fact, during the pandemic, people have come more closer to environment,have become more keen  towards the rich biodiversity that surrounds us; including the flora, fauna and the significance they hold in maintaining a proper balance of our ecosystem.

Good health is multifactorial. Fresh air, healthy food and water, safe and hygienic surrounding are all important for a healthy body and mind . 

However, due to modern time concerns like urbanization, deforestation,industrialization,pollution, increasing  attraction towards artificial assets , the safety profile of environment is at stake. 

 The World Health Organization has defined Community Health as "environmental, social and economic resources to sustain emotional and physical well being among people in ways that advance their aspirations and satisfy their needs in their unique environment". 

Thus environment plays a pivotal role in achieving an optimal community (public) health.

Since past few years, governments and other organizations are working hard towards spreading healthy and clean surrounding by incorporating various health programs, involving social media ,electronic media and other means. 

At the same time, we are also bound to take equal efforts towards achieving and maintaining a healthy environment for the benefit of one and all.

Many social reforms and movements have been implemented in the past for preserving and conserving our  environment like- conservation movements eg Chipkoo movement, promoting eco tourism etc. 

Today there are many ways by which we can participate in the drive towards a safe surrounding and transforming it from local to a global move, for eg plantation of trees, segregation of waste and proper disposal of garbage, inculcating eco friendly means and using biodegradable articles. For instance, now the entire nation is celebrating the Ganpati festival, so opting for eco friendly  idol and effigies would be a wiser step, minimizing the pollution and optimal use of resources would be more commendable. 

Thus, health and environment can be said to be analogous to each other and a healthy version of it should be achieved by one and all.