USB100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Active Transport, Interconnectivity, Skeletal Muscle
29 Jun 2018
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Week 11: Healthy and active cities
“Health” is the state of being complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH – Preventing disease and creating environments
that support health
(WHO) World Health Organisation’s… Vision for a healthy city
Clean and safe physical environment
Stable and sustainable ecosystem
High degree of public participation in local and city government
Meeting basic needs (food, water, shelter, income, safety, work)
Being prepared for natural disasters
HEALTH AND TRENDS IN URBANISATION:
The built environment is part of the overall ecosystem of our earth
The world urban population living in cities is expected to increase by 72% by 2050 (exam)
With a world population of 8.3billion people by 2030, we will need;
Today, just 11 countries have a median age above
40 years. By 2050, it is projected there will be 89
countries in that group, 45 in the developing world.
CARDIFFF HEALTHY CITY MODEL
(know)
Social – ecological model
Different outcomes a person has to be concerned
with if one is wanting to improve their health
Australia, Europe and the USA are 80% urbanised
and people spend nearly 90% of their time
indoors (plus 5% in cars), making the built
environment our principle environment.
MODIFYING BUILT ENVIORNMENT - AFFECTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECOSYSTEM:
Direct effects include:
Positive: Shelter and water supply
Negative: indoor air pollution, traffic accidents (biggest public health concerns)
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Indirect effects:
Global warming (C02 emissions) = Increased disease
Contamination of water = effects on food chain
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS
(Despite these negative effects, these can be negated or minimised
eg. Smoking cancers and unhealthy eating can be reduced with physical activity
CREATING HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS: (SOLUTIONS)
Firstly need to address the current status of the country (eg. Obesity rates etc)
In 2014-15, 63.4% of Australians aged 18 years and over were overweight or obese (11.2
million people), comprised of 35.5% overweight (6.3 million people) and 27.9% obese (4.9
million people).
Overweight and Obesity are states of abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat.
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Document Summary
Health is the state of being complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Environmental health preventing disease and creating environments that support health (who) world health organisation"s vision for a healthy city. High degree of public participation in local and city government. Meeting basic needs (food, water, shelter, income, safety, work) The built environment is part of the overall ecosystem of our earth. The world urban population living in cities is expected to increase by 72% by 2050 (exam) With a world population of 8. 3billion people by 2030, we will need; Today, just 11 countries have a median age above. By 2050, it is projected there will be 89 countries in that group, 45 in the developing world. Different outcomes a person has to be concerned with if one is wanting to improve their health.
