What was the immediate result of the Industrial Revolution to public health? It created improvements in vaccinations and health infrastructure. It caused unhealthy conditions and epidemics in overcrowded cities. It produced fewer jobs and high rates of unemployment and poverty. It made individuals less susceptible to disease due to increased wealth.

The Industrial Revolution caused profound transformations in the world, and one of these transformations occurred in the productive process and in the lifestyle of the workers. As you may already know, at the beginning of the industrial revolution there were no labor laws and workers were subjected to very precarious working conditions that ultimately affected their health in a negative way.

In terms of health, the industrial revolution has led to the swelling of people in unprepared cities, causing slums to emerge in unhealthy areas subject to hazardous conditions, and worse, the emergence of diseases and epidemics caused by poor hygiene and sanitation services. Because of these conditions, people are more vulnerable to negative social and environmental impacts resulting from a wild industrialization and urbanization process, disorganized by the lack of resources from planning interests and municipal development policies.