Impact of Urbanization on Public Health

ABSTRACT:

This work shows the consequence of increased urbanization on the impact of pandemics and infectious diseases on public health especially in inner city areas. It demonstrates that the Covid-19 pandemic impacts particularly on large cities and urban areas. There have been many pandemics throughout history and they occurred mainly in cities. Mortality rates show vaccines are not 100% effective against all variants. The trend in increasing urbanization enhances the probability of more serious pandemics in the future with disparity against lower income inhabitants in inner cities. This work discusses ways which public health can be improved.

Keywords: Urbanization, Infection, Public Health. Pandemic