Water quality and residents' health: a survey by the self-assessed health method
Frontiers in Public Health,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
13
Опубликована: Март 19, 2025
Introduction
Water
is
the
source
of
life.
The
insufficient
water
resources
and
deteriorating
quality
pose
significant
challenges
to
public
health.
This
study
investigates
impact
on
residents'
self-assessed
health
rating
using
data
from
2016
China
Genuine
Progress
indicator
Survey.
analysis
focuses
household
cooking
sources
(river/lake,
well,
tap,
mineral/purified/filtered)
pollution
exposure
in
living
or
working
environments.
Methods
An
ordered
probit
(oprobit)
model
was
employed
analyze
relationship
between
ratings,
controlling
for
accessibility
medical
services,
individual
lifestyles,
socio-demographic
characteristics.
also
conducted
heterogeneity
based
socioeconomic
status
robustness
checks
alternative
dependent
variables
estimation
methods.
Results
indicate
that
transitioning
river/lake
safer
sources-well,
mineral/purified/filtered
water-increases
probability
residents
reporting
ratings
as
“very
good”
by
7.9%,
10.4%,
12.9%,
while
reducing
likelihood
bad
not
very
7.2%,
9.4%,
11.7%,
respectively.
Conversely,
decreases
2.4%
increases
2.1%.
more
lower
groups,
affects
higher
groups
more.
Robustness
hospitalization
days
an
variable
replacing
oprobit
with
ologit/OLS
models
confirm
these
findings.
Discussion
underscores
critical
role
safe
access
ecological
protection
enhancing
Policy
recommendations
include
managing
strictly
holistic
security,
maximizing
potential
China's
revised
Environmental
Protection
Laws,
establishing
a
cross-agency
coordination
mechanism
tackle
sources,
improving
services
fitness
facilities
advance
“Healthy
China”
initiative.
Язык: Английский
The Blue Economy Approach and Development of Marine Fisheries Potential in the Coastal Region of Jayapura City
Society,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(2), С. 835 - 858
Опубликована: Дек. 31, 2024
This
study
investigates
the
application
of
blue
economy
approach
in
enhancing
potential
marine
fisheries
coastal
areas
Jayapura
City,
Papua
Province,
Indonesia.
Drawing
upon
city’s
abundant
biodiversity
and
strategic
geographical
location,
research
aims
to
examine
socio-economic
dynamics
Indigenous
communities,
evaluate
integration
principles,
propose
frameworks
for
sustainable
management.
Data
were
collected
from
111
respondents
across
four
key
regions
using
descriptive
statistical
methods,
profitability
analysis,
SWOT
analysis.
The
findings
reveal
substantial
untapped
hindered
by
challenges
such
as
limited
product
diversification,
inadequate
market
accessibility,
environmental
constraints.
emphasizes
critical
need
comprehensive
policy
integration,
community
capacity-building,
ecological
preservation
achieve
development.
contributes
local
economic
discourse
provides
replicable
insights
implementing
initiatives
similar
contexts.
Язык: Английский