Instructions: – ENUMERATE 3 PHYSICAL FACTORS AFFECTING COMMUNITY HEALTH.
IDENTIFY
HOW IT CAN CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY AND A NEGATIVELY TO HEALTH
PHYSICAL FACTOR AFFECTING POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION
COMMUNITY HEALTH
1. GEOGRAPHY - Geographical proximity to facilities
has a strong influence on the use of
health care systems. Health service
usage are more accessible to rural
areas as it has more resources. Thus,
urban areas would have more likely to
easier to cure diseases and disabilities.
Moreover, rural areas are more
accessible to healthy foods and are
more exposed to land use planning
and influences on socio-demographic
variation in physical activity.
- In temperate climate, there are fewer
parasitic and infectious diseases and a
more adequate food supply.
NEGATIVE CONTRIBUTION
- Because of the geographical
situation, some populations are more
vulnerable to pathogens. Some
populations, for example, are situated
in swampy areas, which may be more
vulnerable to diseases, especially
during heavy rains. They are affected
by floods that could contribute to
diseases such as malaria, dengue, and
diarrhea.
- Parasitic and infectious diseases are
a leading community health concern in
tropical countries where mild, humid
temperatures and rain prevail
throughout the year. Survival from
these illnesses is made more difficult
in many tropical countries because
weak soil conditions result in
insufficient food quality and
malnutrition. Obesity and heart
disease are significant population and
public health issues in temperate
climates with less parasitic and viral
infections and a more than ample
supply of food.
-Given the growing return to size,
providing the same quality of hospital
services to rural areas as in urban
areas is becoming more expensive.
Therefore, rural areas do not safeguard
the economies of scale gained in urban
areas, and additional funding may be
provided to continue offering a
standard level of treatment.
- Rural communities may have a lower
quality of treatment than their urban
counterparts, may have to drive farther
in order to secure certain services, or
may obtain health care in a particular
way (for example through greater use
of telemedicine). The dilemma of
rurality exemplifies the trade-off that
occurs in the distribution of health
care services between equity and
efficacy. In addition, significant area-
wide cultural effects on the use of
health care could still occur that may,
for example, impact a level of ill
health at which people tend not to

2. COMMUNITY SIZE - Larger community has more
equipment for medical intervention;
thus, it is easier to treat people with
diseases and for further health
researches. Since there are more
health practitioners and improved
health services in bigger cities than in
smaller communities. These resources
are needed to prevent communicable
diseases to spread quickly.
- High population density is conducive
to the development of healthy
lifestyles such as more physical
activities and lower rates of car use,
which could reduce the risk of being
overweight.
-Smaller community has lesser range
of health problems since they are
more exposed to physical activity such
as farming. They are also more
accessible to healthy foods and
healthy environment than in
communities with high population
density.
3. INDUSTRIAL - Industrial development provides a
DEVELOPMENT community with added resources for
community health programs; that is
why industrially developed areas are
most likely to have more facilities for
treating people with diseases and
disabilities. Moreover, industrial
development also gives the
community of new tools and
equipment for healthcare services and
community health programs for better
health of its population.
pursue medical attention.
- The larger the community, the
greater its range of health problems
and the greater its number of health
resources. Foods in larger community
are less healthy because of
urbanization. Thus, factories distribute
foods that can be easily consumed by
the population such as foods with
preservatives. They have also more
expose to sugary foods and beverages
that leads to many diseases like
diabetes.
- Proper waste disposal would hardly
be maintained on these areas which
could lead to water contamination and
certain diseases. Communicable
diseases are also more likely to spread
more quickly because of easier
transmission of pathogens specially to
crowded areas.
- High population density is normally
associated with poor sanitation,
shortage in public facilities and
services, and environmental
degradation. The population is more
exposed to more polluted water
supplies and unhealthy air to breathe
brought by vehicular transportations.
- Industrially developing populations
are more likely to be affected by
various diseases due to the leakage of
hazardous waste products from the
factories into water sources and the
environment and due to settlement
pollution leading to slum growth.
Moreover, air pollutions, water
poisoning, and workplace injuries and
illnesses are also most likely to be
caused by industrial development.
- Moreover, people who have more
control over their living and working
conditions are generally found to be
healthier. Which is a disadvantage for
those who are less fortunate since they
have lesser resources for medical
intervention.