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REVENUE
People with higher income tend to be healthier and they
enable themselves to live in a safe neighborhood and have
more access to health foods and organic stores. They also get
the access of gym, yoga and even joggers’ park. On the other
hand, citizens with lower income are likely to live in the poverty.
These include the unsafe housing, challenges in getting
healthy food, and less time for the physical activities.
Furthermore, the citizens below the poverty line can also face
challenges in availing healthcare facilities like health
insurance. It also denies people access to housing, education,
transport, and other factors to the overall participation in life.
The stress of living in poverty is even more harmful during the
pregnancy and for the babies, children, and elders.
PARENTING
The health impact of good early development and education
can last a lifetime. This good start in life comes from the
support of the parents. Studies have shown that the
foundations of healthy adult life are established in early
childhood and even before birth. Parenting with slow growth
and poor emotional support can lead to the lifetime risk of
poor health and reduce physical and emotional functioning
in adult years. Any kind of inferior experience and slow growth
can be embed in the biology of the child during the process
of development and can form the basis of individual
biological damage which in turn affects the health
throughout life.
As far as children are concerned, their emotional, cognitive,
and sensory input program brain’s responses and insecure
attachment and poor upbringing can lead to reduced studying abilities in school, low attainment of
education, and behavior problems. Additionally, peer and families often set health habits of young
one such as exercising, sensible eating, refraining from drugs, smoking, and alcohol. Hence, the
experience of an infant is also important for adult health.
All these factors play an important role in a person's health on a daily basis. Individuals must
understand how these factors affect the health so that they can take the necessary steps to improve
themselves and also improve their health.
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