HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF CHILDHOOD POVERTY

 “Do you want your teeth, or do you want your heart to continue beating? You’ve got to figure out which one and balance it out. Sometimes I’ve had to omit the eyes and the teeth.” This description focuses on one of the many barriers to health care, in this case cost, as reported by more than 100 relatively healthy, low-income adults in recent Commonwealth Fund.

Most people are unaware of how much low-income households and extreme poverty can affect children's health and cognitive development. Poverty, on the other hand, has an impact on growth beginning in early life, beginning with brain development and other bodily systems. Poverty can have a deleterious impact on how the body and mind develop, and economic stress can change the underlying structure of a child's brain. Children who are exposed to risk factors connected with poverty, either directly or indirectly, are more likely to develop poor health problems as adults, such as heart disease, hypertension, stroke, obesity, certain malignancies, and even a shorter life expectancy.

Along with the threats to one's physical and mental health, low socioeconomic position puts children at risk for delays in brain development. Problems with mental health and mental disease are more likely to afflict low-income parents and kids. These mental health issues frequently hinder kids' academic performance as a whole and their capacity to flourish in school. These kids may be more likely to interact with child welfare and juvenile justice systems due to the effects of poverty.

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