Negatives and Positives

Negatives and Positives

Negatives

Positives

More law officers, confinement facilities

Institute compulsory health and life skills in schools

Population more resistant to behaviour change

Increase access to and quality of pre-school and secondary education

Increased national insurance and welfare benefits

Facilitate generation of income

Exacerbation of all problems

Create supportive environments - target impoverished communities; formulate and enforce supportive policy e.g. seatbelt legislation, smoking restrictions, etc.

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