ISSN: 2642-6250
Authors: Srivastava AK*
Healthy cities create healthy people and it can be vice versa as well. However, the first responsibility should be shouldered by the people who are living in cities is also undeniable. With the decline in environment, slogans like ‘Green city Clean city’ are popular to create awareness among people. But what has led us to the realization of such slogans? May be because now we are confirmed that if our cities are fine than only we will be fine. Health of human being and health of environment cannot be seen in isolation, as both affect each other. Impact of environment on health is well researched in order to make people more environment friendly and health conscious because changing the human behavior is a preventive health which is cost effective than the curative health. The declining quality in environment of cities still has not been any deterrent to prevent migration of people from rural to urban may be because the necessities like employment, housing, education and better lifestyle scores over the health needs. Moreover, there is also a perception that in cities people have better income prospects so that health needs can be managed to any extent. But we have to think that is this the only way to evolve our cities which are seen as the ultimate destination of millions to fulfill basic needs of a quality life? Talking about cities is nothing new but the way our cities (whether new or old) are gradually becoming vulnerable to unplanned development will lead towards collapse of healthy environment and ultimately the health of city dwellers.
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