Question

There is an understanding that social capital, social inequities, and the built environment play a vital role in our health and health outcomes. At the intersection of these three concepts are our communities and neighborhoods. Describe linkages between the social environment and the built environment (e.g. having sidewalks or parks in a neighborhood.) How does your environment align with concepts of social capital? What role does the 'built environment' play a role in health and health outcomes in your community?

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.93.9.1546

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1447705/

Answer 1

A.

Social environment plays a vital role in one's health requirements. It provides opportunities for an individual to keep him healthy by providing a clean and hygienic environment, that break the triad of diseases.

B.

The environment has an important part to play with social capital. To generate goods and services for the good of a community relies upon the environment. For a healthy lifestyle and food we consume, we should reduce the number of pesticides that we use on our agriculture fields. Food should be processed naturally and in a healthy way.

C.

The built environment is very essential for the maintenance of health. When a community provides environments such as parks with open gym, playground, sidewalks it gives the inhabitants of the society with a safe way to commute by preventing accidents by using pavements. Moreover, open gyms, parks encourage citizen for physical exercise, outdoor games which in turn boost their' immunity, mental and physical health. Thereby preventing lifestyle associated disease like diabetes, hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases.