32,500 children have been neglected in 2010, and in Ingham County 42 percent of children have been abused or neglected (milhs.org). In Ingham County, 8.5 children of every 1000 are in out of home care, referring to foster homes, etc (milhs.org). Unemployment rates and low income is affecting the youth and children in terrible ways. WLNS.COM reported in an article titled “More Michigan Children living in Poverty” that there are a lot of reasons why neglect and abuse has gone up 92%. Now there are more health professionals available to investigate issues of neglect and abuse and family court in Ingham County has become a strong source of help for
The Issue of Poverty and Hunger By: Nolan Kibit Lit III 2nd Hour One in seven people die of hunger, and 2.2 million children die each year because they are not immunized .Many people do not know how large of an effect poverty has on the health crisis that we face. Poverty is an important global issue because it plays a role in the estimated one billion people who lack access to health care systems. Health issues are a main concern for countries with high poverty populations. Poverty effects the way we act and live, and our health effects the way that we behave in the real world. Poverty effects our health in many ways including mental health and diseases, access to vaccinations, malnutrition, and attaining adequate healthcare.
Do Children Living below the Poverty Level have adequate Health Insurance? Abstract This paper goes over children living in poverty and whether they have access to adequate health insurance. The paper compiles statistics on uninsured children; researches the Medicaid laws that congress has passed and covers the effects that lack of health insurance has on children. Over 40 million people are living below the poverty line, and many children are living without any health coverage. The unemployment level in our country has nearly doubled since 2007, and children can be some of the hardest hit it our economy.
Paul Krugman: “America Must Redeclare the War on Poverty” Krugman states “poverty in early childhood is like poison to the brain”. Many children experience the effects of poverty such as unhealthy levels of stress, thus making it harder to escape poverty. Since the war on poverty was abandoned approximately forty years ago and the government shifted its focus on the alleged abuses of welfare, the percentage of those in poverty has increased and is getting worse. When President Johnson declared the “war on poverty” forty four years ago there was a dramatic reduction of those affected by poverty. The increase in the percentage of people today in poverty should show the government something needs to be done and we should once again re-declare
Approximately one fifth of American Citizens live in poverty; they are unable to secure basic necessities such as food, shelter, health care, and transportation. Raising the current minimum wage is one way to reduce poverty. The Rev. D. James A. Forbes Jr., writes in the forward to: A Just Minimum Wage, “Poverty is one of silent killers in the life of our nation. Its cumulative effect is as devastating as earth quakes, floods, forest fires and hurricanes.
Furthermore, cost of living led low-income households to lose a high proportion of their income than those who are the better off people living in poverty have increased especially in households with young adults. How can one expect people living in poverty to afford decent meals? One may conclude, that recessions create and widen income gaps that cannot close when recovery strategies get employed. Moreover, recessions create a gap between the rich and the poor, thus explaining the different diet standards of the two groups. Lisa Miller states in her article ”Divided We Eat”, “As the distance between rich and poor continues to grow, the freshest, most nutritious foods have become luxury goods that only some can afford.” (Miller 190).
In times of disaster, it is clear that America's poor are more so poor in regards to their social class, than their ability to survive as human beings. Even poor families, who are overcrowded by U.S. standards or face temporary food shortages, are likely to have living conditions far greater than that of the world average. The poor of America do have a hard time
The problem with starving people in America is that, first of all people are starving. Then you have people who might die from not getting enough food. If homeless people have kids then it makes babies not get the nutrition that they should be getting. It just spreads all over tell about half of Americas population will be homeless or starving. No one should ever have to live through that, ever.
Most of these children have parents who work, but low wages and unstable employment leave their families struggling to make ends meet. Poverty can impede children’s ability to learn and contribute to social, emotional, and behavioral problems. Poverty also can contribute to poor health and mental health. Risks are greatest for children who experience poverty when they are young and/or experience deep and persistent poverty. (“nccp.org,” 2010) When children grow up in poverty most lack the insurance they need to get the proper health care that they need.
Appalachian residents are more prone to chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, diabetes, and high cholesterol. The poverty rate in the Appalachian Mountains are about three times the poverty rate for all of America. A twelve year old girl named Courtney hoping for a home for her and her family told ABC news reporters, "We're not like other people; we can't afford food after food after food." ABC news has been following children raised in poverty in the poorest region of Appalachia for two years. There is Shawn Grim, who strives to become a high school football star.