HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT IN ENFIELD

Psychosocial impact of Housing and Environment in Enfield



Psychosocial impact of Housing and Environment in Enfield

Introduction

Environment and housing are two of the most important concerns of any local government. This is because the inherent link between a community and the health of citizens is a crucial one. A community provides people with a myriad of advantages as compared to when they are living scattered and dispersed. One of the greatest benefits among these is related to the health of the people living in the community. Apart from providing proper housing, a community also provides various health benefits such as basic necessities like clean water, proper waste disposal system, state of the art healthcare facilities and security - all these factors have a direct effect on the health of the people (Allen, 2000).

In the borough of Enfield, various health factors have affected the lives of the inhabitants. For example, there is evidence to suggest that poor housing has had a direct effect on the residents' health. Factors such as damp and overcrowded houses have given rise to breathing problems while also making life difficult in harsh seasons such as winter. Apart from this, many the houses are overcrowded, having a social impact on the community, whereas homelessness has also risen sharply in the past years. This has given rise to a wide range of healthcare problems in the community.

It is an irrefutable fact that factors related to the environment and housing play a major part in the well being of psychosocial life of the citizens of the Enfield. People who are homeless or fear to be homeless face these psychosocial problems (Brachmann, 2012). As a result, when combined, these environmental factors play a crucial role in the physical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing of the citizens (Larkin, 2011). It is for this reason that the topic is relevant to the borough of Enfield since it analyzes the effects of housing and environment on the residents living in it.

The Enfield Council takes all the necessary steps to avoid any issue related to the environment and housing in the Enfield. It has made several programs to cater to the needs of different individuals in different circumstances. These different schemes accompany certain rules and regulations which people have to follow. Enfield makes sure that people have a good environment to breathe in. Development and maintenance of parks, trees and greenery is their sole priority (Gerry, 2011). They make sure that people avoid graffiti, and observe pollution control as being respectable citizens of the country. Of course this is advantageous to people of Enfield that they protect their environment.

People are given advice on how to solve matters related to housing. Each and every problem of people is solved by the Enfield Council. Even if they can't solve the issues, they show them a good way to solve these issues. This may include the Enfield suggesting the individuals to even go to court if necessary. The Enfield resolves problems of people who are homeless, ...