Sentences with phrase «poor economic health»

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In their deliberations, they agreed to 20 specific actions to address global economic and social problems, ranging from building a corps of community health workers in poor regions of the world, to creating digital identities for the 2 billion people who lack access to financial services, to educating and training displaced, unemployed and underemployed workers.

If economism implies that economic life ought to be arranged so that the poor get poorer and the natural environment continues to be degraded, and if earthism affirms that we should try to organize economic life so that global poverty is ameliorated and the health of the natural environment is protected and sustained for future generations, then we all ought to become earthists and so ought the World Bank.

A society in which married couples are expected to be faithful to their marital vows «for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health» is a society that assumes all people, regardless of class, can experience marriage as a «school of love»» no matter what economic hardships may confront them.

Dr João Breda, Nutrition Programme Manager for the World Health Organisation, talks to us about the economic burden posed by poor nutrition to health systems and outlines key World Health Organisation priorities to contribute to the prevention of non-communicable disHealth Organisation, talks to us about the economic burden posed by poor nutrition to health systems and outlines key World Health Organisation priorities to contribute to the prevention of non-communicable dishealth systems and outlines key World Health Organisation priorities to contribute to the prevention of non-communicable disHealth Organisation priorities to contribute to the prevention of non-communicable diseases.

Campaigners gathered to call on assembled international government representatives to counter  «the toxic combination of poor social policies, unfair economic arrangements and bad politics that results in the unequal distribution of health - damaging experiences.»

Family Health Makes Moral and Economic Sense «Millions of women - especially in the world's poorest countries - never get to hold a healthy baby in their arms.

But it's difficult to isolate drug use as the cause of those problems because drug use tends to be associated with other factors like poverty, poor nutrition, poor maternal health, low socio - economic status, continuing to smoke / drink during pregnancy — and all of these are associated with poor outcomes.

For children, research shows a link between food insecurity and lower health status, low birth weight, anemia, more frequent colds and stomachaches, asthma, developmental risk, mental health problems, and poor educational performance — all of which have health and economic consequences in the short and long terms.

This paper summarizes the harmful impacts of poverty, food insecurity, and poor nutrition on the health and well - being of children; and summarizes research demonstrating the effective role of the Child Nutrition Programs in improving food and economic security, dietary intake, weight outcomes, health, and learning.

As set out in a Scottish Government study reported in 2010, the link between socio - economic circumstances and health is well know, and there is an increasing evidence base supporting the hypothesis of a «Scottish Effect», and more specifically a «Glasgow Effect», the terminology used to identify higher levels of mortality and poor health found in Scotland and Glasgow beyond that explained by socio - economic circumstances.

«In the Senate, I want to fight for public safety and criminal justice reform, education programs, affordable housing, increased access to mental health care, economic development and opportunities, and social service reforms, especially as they affect middle class families and the working poor,» he said in a statement.

Low socio - economic status and fear of abandonment early in life can lead to poor health in adulthood, regardless of adult socio - economic status, according to a new study from psychologists at Rice University.

«Low socio - economic status, fear of abandonment early in life can lead to poor adult health.»

The researchers noted that this poor health later in life occurred regardless of adult socio - economic status.

While some countries have expressed a desire to close down compulsory drug detention centres or to transition them to voluntary drug dependence treatment services, the number of compulsory drug detention centres in some countries continues to increase... The continued poor health, social and economic outcomes associated with compulsory drug detention centres demand a response.»

Children who grew up in disadvantaged households will age in poorer health, even if their socio - economic status improves as adults.»

Rozelle's earlier experiments on health interventions in China had «a real impact on the lives of poor people,» says Howard White, a developmental economist with the Oslo - based Campbell Collaboration, which reviews economic and social studies.

China's economy was growing rapidly, but «children from rural areas with poor educations or in bad health didn't have the capabilities» to take advantage of new economic opportunities, says Luo Renfu, a longtime Rozelle collaborator and economist at Peking University in Beijing.

Researchers will continue their analysis to determine how socio - economic systems mitigates the correlation between underprivileged childhood and poor health in old age and influences health trajectories.

Most of those deaths are concentrated among the world's poorest populations, according to a study published online October 19 in the Lancet that documents the health and economic toll of pollution in 2015.

When implemented with other social and economic improvements, family planning is one of the most effective ways of managing increases in population growth and for delivering extensive health benefits, in both developed and poor countries.

The remaining economic costs were a result of productivity losses, mostly from early death ($ 7.9 billion), as well as people leaving the workforce early ($ 0.5 billion), taking sick leave ($ 0.2 billion) and being less productive at work due to poor health ($ 0.07 billion).

WZB economist Maja Adena and her colleague Michal Myck (DIW Berlin and the Center for Economic Analysis, CenEA, Szczecin) have substantiated how the subjective assessment of being poor affects the health of the 50 + age group.

What's more, such drugs could save millions of lives and spur economic development in poor countries, said the panel, which included representatives from the White House, the U.S. Congress, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, and pharmaceutical giants GlaxoWellcome and Merck.

It is 16 - year - olds from not well - off families, those who find it difficult to afford ordinary things, and those who have been affected the most by the recent economic crisis, who were also most likely to suffer from poor mental health and to have self - harmed.

In that study, rates of distress over sexual desire were also linked to other factors, including mental illnesses, socio - economic status, education and poor health.

«We found strong evidence that supplementing the income of poor, elderly populations can have significant benefits to health and well - being, even in the short run,» said study co-author Arie Kapteyn, professor of economics and executive director of the USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research.

You've seen the reports that individuals with a lower economic and social status suffer from poor health more often than folks in higher tax brackets.

Taxes on soft drinks, alcohol and tobacco have the potential to produce major health gains among the poorest in society, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date of evidence on expenditure, behaviour and socio - economic status, and how Read more about Taxing our unhealthy habits is a health boost for the poor - Scimex

Poor health keeps killing economic growth, but if too many people suddenly get healthy it could burst the big Wall Street bubble.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is devoted to developing a brighter future for millions of children at risk of poor educational, economic, social and health outcomes.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer, or LGBTQ, youth experience discrimination that leads to poor education, health, and economic outcomes.

Expand the Nurse - Family Partnership The Nurse - Family Partnership program helps improve the educational, economic and health outcomes of poor children of first - time mothers through home visits and personal instruction.

Since that time, I have had economic hardships, and I've also dealt with poor health, saddled with migraines, vertigo and a variety of physical ailments for the better part of a decade.

Retirement leads to poorer health, according to a new study by Britain's Institute of Economic Affairs.

The inspiration that resulted in watching every day individuals from all socio - economic backgrounds, some even desperately poor, make positive changes to their local demographics to support global health was / is infectious.

Poorer communities tend to be more vulnerable to loss of health and life, while wealthier communities usually have more economic assets at risk.

There is also ample scope for reforming tax systems to deal much more effectively with broader environmental and related problems that can be a significant drag on economic growth, such as the health and productivity impacts of poor air quality, and severe congestion of major urban centers.

Since 1996, together with her NGO networks, she has redirected her environmental engineering expertise to assist poor communities in designing safe and well - coordinated waste management initiatives, while prioritizing environmental health and economic benefits for local people.

This activity report showcases a set of case studies that present the work of a wide range of financed and supported projects that make a case for further investment in marine protected areas to restore the health of oceanic and coastal ecosystems, strengthen resilience in the face of climate change, sustain fisheries and other economic activities, and improve the lives of the world's poorest communities.

The Gyapa project not only generates substantial emission reductions, but also delivers health, economic and social benefits to some of the world's poorest families», commented Edward Hanrahan, CEO of ClimateCare.

Since a large body of evidence links pollution with poor health, and health is an important part of human capital, efforts to reduce pollution could plausibly be viewed as an investment in human capital and thus a tool for promoting economic growth... We find robust evidence that ozone levels well below federal air quality standards have a significant impact on productivity: a 10 ppb decrease in ozone concentrations increases worker productivity by 4.2 percent.

Economic forces and political choices have reduced effective support for families who struggle with drugs and alcohol, mental health problems, domestic violence and poor housing.

There is evidence that marginalized groups, including persons with disabilities, tend to experience poorer health outcomes, and widespread agreement that disparity in health outcomes is largely due to the social determinants of health, which are the poorer economic and social conditions experienced by them: Robin L. Nobleman, Are Health Problems Legal Problems in Dishealth outcomes, and widespread agreement that disparity in health outcomes is largely due to the social determinants of health, which are the poorer economic and social conditions experienced by them: Robin L. Nobleman, Are Health Problems Legal Problems in Dishealth outcomes is largely due to the social determinants of health, which are the poorer economic and social conditions experienced by them: Robin L. Nobleman, Are Health Problems Legal Problems in Dishealth, which are the poorer economic and social conditions experienced by them: Robin L. Nobleman, Are Health Problems Legal Problems in DisHealth Problems Legal Problems in Disguise?

The poor state of the financial market and the employer's financial health have been used in recent years, a time of significant economic challenges for many employers, to reduce a notice period even further.

Those without health insurance also create a negative economic impact in terms of reduced personal earnings, primarily because poor health translates to lower productivity and more time off work.

Some married couples make the choice of the second to die life insurance because it could be a good economic saving if there is a wide age difference or poor health among one of the spouses.

However, even with these social services, poorer economic circumstances do appear to be associated with mental health problems in Norwegian children.27 31 32 Yet, in order to study the relatively small population of poor children with adequate power, large samples, such as in the present study, are required.

And finally, a new report released by The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) which looked at the link between social exclusion and the risk of poor health outcomes, found that children living in areas with a higher risk of social exclusion had poorer health than those who lived in other Health and Welfare and the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) which looked at the link between social exclusion and the risk of poor health outcomes, found that children living in areas with a higher risk of social exclusion had poorer health than those who lived in other health outcomes, found that children living in areas with a higher risk of social exclusion had poorer health than those who lived in other health than those who lived in other areas.

Most Indigenous leaders, however, criticised the debate's focus on the communal and inalienable tenure of Indigenous land for obscuring the real factors in Indigenous poverty in remote areas such as illiteracy, poor health, inadequate housing and basic infrastructure like sewerage, roads and communications as well for elevating the economic value of the land at the expense of its spiritual and political importance to Indigenous people.