A range of environmental issues can have a damaging effect on human health and well-being. These include chemical pollution, air pollution, climate change, disease-causing microbes, lack of access to medical care, inadequate infrastructure, and poor water quality. The environment can also influence your sense of social support, comfort, and level of stimulation. Factors such as crime, racism and contamination can have a major impact on your health and safety, which can have a deep effect on your mental well-being. The environment can also affect your stress levels, which can have an impact on both your physical and mental health.
Environmental well-being is about enjoying good health by occupying pleasant and stimulating environments that promote well-being. It encourages interaction with nature and also creates a pleasant personal environment (both inside and outside the work space). Everyone can have a strong environmental awareness simply by increasing their awareness and incorporating features that help make their environment more pleasant for them. Studies show that a healthy and pleasant environment (such as plants in the office or a precious photograph on the wall) can do more than just improve mood; in fact, it can affect the immune system and physical health. Identifying environmental factors that may affect you psychologically can shed light on whether the places you frequent contribute to or detract from your mental well-being.
The fundamental principle of environmental well-being is respect for all nature and all the species that live in it. It's easy to blame a toxic work environment, a messy home, or a rainy climate for the deterioration of your mental health. Environments include places such as home, school, work or volunteering, the community, the planet and nature. All of these environments have the potential to have a positive or negative impact on overall health and well-being. When you become environmentally aware, you can realize how your daily habits affect both your family life and your work life. Environmental well-being means being able to be and feel physically safe in a safe and clean environment and being able to access clean air, food and water.
Social determinants are the conditions in the diverse environments that people occupy, where they are born, live, work, play, worship and more, that affect health and quality of life. The physical environment affects stress and fatigue levels, as well as the availability of social relationships, which can be particularly crucial for people with mental health problems. It also suggests small changes to make the environment more relaxing and familiar, such as organizing, adding photos, or painting.
