The State of Homelessness in London and Its Impact on Health and Wellbeing

Running head: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Environmental Health
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction:................................................................................................................................4
2. Social determinants......................................................................................................................5
3. Environmental factors leaving impact on wellbeing of homeless people:..................................6
4. The community and its needs:....................................................................................................9
4. Intervention................................................................................................................................11
5. Conclusion and Recommendations:..........................................................................................12
Reference List:...............................................................................................................................15

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The state of homelessness in London and its impact on health and Wellbeing

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1. Introduction:
Housing is considered as one of the most significant components of life for giving safety,
shelter and warmth. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention
or strategies in promoting environment, housing and wellbeing. This particular study has focused
to evaluate the importance of housing for the wellbeing of community. Here, community refers
to the homeless people who cannot expose their skill and talents due to the lack of proper shelter
and job opportunity. Most of the homeless people die at the age of young with an average age of
47 in comparison to 77 for the general population (NHS Choices 2011). As per the statistical
data of London, around 8000 people like to sleep rough on the street of London as per every
year. Among them large number of people are immigrants coming in the soil of London due to
employability scope and opportunity.
Barking and Dagenham Community in London aims to provide voluntary services to
the society by executing various activities (lbbd.gov.uk 2018). This very specific study has
chosen this community to analyze on how Barking and Dagenham Community has provided
effective support to the homeless people by providing job opportunities. Most of the homeless
people are the victim of violent crimes. In addition, large numbers of people intend to commit
suicide being homeless and saturated in their lifestyle. This very specific study has provided in-
depth understanding on how a proper housing, environment and wellbeing is important for the
homeless community people. Various strategies and interventions are critically analyzed on how
the needs and demands of the homeless community people can be achieved. As per Annual
Health Report 2015, in every night of London, there are 30 rough sleepers, 100 people from