It
is reported that children now have an increased risk of contracting
cardiovascular diseases due to urbanization. The physical growth of urban areas
due to the result of global changes help to define what exactly urbanization
is. The conditions of an urbanized area unfortunately
make it easier for diseases to thrive within. Initially the risk
of cardiovascular diseases was thought to only affect adults, but as research
has progressed it turns out that children, if anything, are actually even more susceptible
than adults. Due to this misconception more prosperous communities have not
really done anything to try to help prevent the spread of the diseases. This is
another one of those instances where a population is unaware of the potential
health risks until someone is actually affected within that particular society.
Some of the factors listed in the article that contribute to the spread of
cardiovascular diseases included crowded living conditions, water pollution and
a large display of drugs and alcohol. Not surprisingly these conditions are more
prevalent in urbanized areas in comparison to rural ones. In an effort to try
to prevent the future spread of CVD and protect the future generations,
awareness is being raised globally to tackle the issue. For example, The World
Congress of Cardiology will take place in Dubai in April and they will use that
as an opportunity to draw attention to the issue in this particular area. Because
almost half of the world’s population lives in urban areas this global issue is
not one that will disappear overnight. If
every region could use this model and at important events take advantage of the
opportunity to raise awareness to the issue, I believe a boost in progress would
drastically occur. I also believe that it would make more of an impact if people
are aware of the potential risks before they occur so they are able to work in
an effort to try to prevent them instead of waiting for them to occur to act on
the situation.
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