Environment & EnergyAgree / DisagreeIntermediateHigh Frequency

IELTS Essay: Some people say that to prevent illness and disease, governments should focus...

Prompt

Some people say that to prevent illness and disease, governments should focus more on reducing environmental pollution and housing problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#public health#environmental pollution#housing quality#preventive medicine#resource allocation

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 agrees or disagrees with supporting reasons, while Band 9 questions the causal logic and demonstrates that environmental and housing improvements may be necessary preconditions for other health gains.

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Key concepts in this essay

social determinants of health
preventive vs. curative medicine
cost-effectiveness of intervention
environmental epidemiology

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Accepting the premise without questioning whether pollution and housing are actually the most important health determinants
Treating government focus as binary (environment vs. other health priorities) rather than examining allocation tradeoffs
Missing the indirect health effects of environmental degradation (respiratory, mental health, equity)

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