environmental factors: housing needs, conditions, location.

Question 1

what do good living conditions look like?

Answer 1

• located in areas with less pollution.
• quiet and safe.
• spacious.
• warm and dry.
• close to or has safe outdoor spaces.

Question 2

what sort of conditions do you expect to see in a house with poor living conditions?

Answer 2

• damp and mould spores.
• overcrowding.
• no open spaces.
• poor heating.
• vermin.

Question 3

what is the effect on health and wellbeing of damp and mould spores?

Answer 3

respiratory problems such as asthma.

Question 4

what is the effect on health and wellbeing of overcrowding?

Answer 4

• anxiety and depression.
• difficulty concentrating and studying.
• sleeplessness.
  -pressure on relationships- leads to arguments.

Question 5

what is the effect on health and wellbeing of no open spaces?

Answer 5

• physically less fit becasue of a lack of exercise and physical play.

Question 6

what is the effect on health and wellbeing of poor heating?

Answer 6

• poor health such as colds and flu.
• heart disease.

Question 7

what is the effect on health and wellbeing of vermin?

Answer 7

• rats carry a bacterial infection affecting the organs of the body (weils disease.)
• cockroaches trigger asthma and allergies but also carry diseases.

Question 8

whats better about living in a city environment?

Answer 8

• better transport links.
• close to facilities like shops, sports centres, libraries, theatres, museums.
• easy access to social events.
• close to health and social care services.

Question 9

whats worse about living in a city environment?

Answer 9

• pollution (noise, light and air.)
• some people may feel isolated.

Question 10

whats better about living in a rural environment?

Answer 10

• sense of community.
• access to outdoors and fresh air.

Question 11

whats worse about living in a rurual environment?

Answer 11

• long commutes to work.
• more difficult to access health and social care services.
• some people may feel isolated.