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. 2020 Feb 25;17(5):1484. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051484

Table 1.

Potential effect on health, health determinants, and heath equity.

THE POLICY WILL HAVE EFFECT ON Affected Population Description of the Health Determinants Possible Impact on Health
Intermediate Determinants
Material Conditions
Housing conditions Entire population, especially Solana neighbors Housing price increase
Displacement from nearby neighborhood of poor and vulnerable groups
Reduction of consumption capacity
Increased anxiety and stress
Risk of increased mortality from all causes
Conditions of the neighborhood/area Entire population, especially Solana neighbors Reduction of pollution
Improvement of acoustic comfort
Increased sense of security in the area
Decreased feelings of stress, insomnia, and number of injuries (if robberies decrease)
Environment Entire population Reduction in pollution levels and improvement of air quality
Increase in green areas
Risk of environmental deterioration
Decrease in respiratory, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and metabolic diseases
Decrease in mortality
Increased life expectancy and quality of life
Improvement of industry and neighborhood relationships
Access to services and basic goods Entire population Improved access to health and social services, etc. Improvement of access to health system, increase in prevention and health promotion
Infrastructure of public transport and mobility Entire population, workers Increased sustainable mobility; cycling and active transportation
Decreased road traffic
Increase in physical activity levels
Psychosocial Factors
Public safety Entire population, women and elderly Better lighting → decreased insecurity feeling Decreased crime-related stress; reduction of social isolation and increase in physical activity, social networks, etc.
Support and networks Entire population Increased social cohesion
Increased sense of belonging
Increase in citizen participation; empowerment of citizens/of citizenship
Improved mental health (increased self-esteem, less depression and anxiety)
Reduction in cardiovascular diseases
Decrease in mental illness, suicide, etc.
Lifestyles
Physical activity Entire population Increased willingness to take care of oneself and take responsibility for their health Increase in healthy behaviors in terms of food, physical exercise, tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs due to domino effect
Physical activity Entire population Increased levels of physical activity Improvement of mental health
Reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases, obesity, type 2 diabetes, colorectal and breast cancer, mortality, dementia, depression, etc.
Decrease in the incidence of obesity and overweight in children and adolescents
Tobacco Entire population Increased self-care and responsibility over own health Increased healthy behaviors in terms of food, physical exercise, and drug use due to a domino effect
Consumption of alcohol Young people and adolescents Risk of using green space for binge drinking Increase in drugs consumption
Increase in binge drinking
Sexual practices Young people and adolescents Risk of increased sexually risky behaviors Increase in unwanted pregnancies
Increase in sexually transmitted diseases (STD)
Health System
Accessibility Entire population, especially elderly people Easier access to public services Improvement of accessibility indicators to health services, preventive practices, etc.
Improved self-perceived health
Structural Determinants
Social Cohesion
Social cohesion Entire population, especially most vulnerable groups Increased social cohesion
Reduction of inequalities
Improvement of emotional well-being and reduction of mental health disease and mortality
Socioeconomic and Political Context
Governance Entire population Feeling of control over decisions taken in municipality Improved mental health and self esteem
Labor policies Entire population Improved access to industrial area (biking, walking)
Decreased traffic to industrial area
Decreased pollution level
Increased physical activity levelsDecrease in respiratory diseases