Social Aspects of the Living Environment in Relation to Environmental Health

Numerous relationships play a role in environment-related health problems. Exposure to a stressor such as, for example, noise, radiation or a harmful substance related to a specific source or location can have a broad range of effects on health. Conversely, a specific health problem is often the result of several stressors that originate from different sources and to which an individual is exposed in different ways. The broader context in terms of an individual’s home, living environment, working environment, mobility, socioeconomic status and social networks is important with respect to all forms of exposure and health problems.