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Numerous health issues can be solved with simple, cost-effective public health
interventions like the following:
• Proper housing design
• Sprinkling water on roads
• Good water access and supply
• Appropriate solid waste management
There are many links between health and housing. Housing-related health risks
include the following:
• Cardiovascular and respiratory diseases due to indoor air pollution
• Sickness along with deaths from temperature extremes
• Communicable diseases spread because of poor sanitation
• Risks of home injuries
Inadequate ventilation is linked with a higher risk of transmission of airborne
diseases like tuberculosis, allergies and asthma. Improper design as well as housing
quality also can worsen the health impacts due to exposure to temperature extremes
or entry of flood water.
Governance cannot operate in a vacuum. It must have guidance from the people
it serves. All agencies need to know what information to collect besides when it is
Fig. 2.4 Accumulation of nitrate and phosphates in surface water body which has led to
eutrophication
2.1 Introduction