Analyzing Health Disparities: Poverty, Healthcare, and the USA

This report examines the significant impact of poverty on health disparities within the United States. It defines poverty and explores its multifaceted causes, including demographics, lack of healthcare access, and inadequate education. The report highlights how poor health directly exacerbates poverty through social and cultural barriers, lack of access to healthcare, and poor living conditions, leading to increased rates of disease and economic instability. Various actions towards poverty eradication are discussed, such as improving educational facilities, providing employment opportunities, and addressing gender inequality. The report concludes by emphasizing the responsibility of individuals and communities in implementing measures to reduce poverty and improve healthcare access.

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Table of Contents
Introduction..............................................................................................................................2
Factors which lead to Poverty.................................................................................................3
How Poor Health Creates Poverty..........................................................................................4
Actions towards Poverty Eradication.....................................................................................4
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................5
References.................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
The world community is negatively affected by Poverty and poor health, thus leading
millions of people to live with very low standards of living. Several factors like social,
political, and economic injustices has been recognized as the main cause in many regions and
countries America – USA. However, to understand this thesis paper in a better position,
Poverty is defined as a situation of being extremely poor or having an insufficient amount in
the individual economy or being inferior in quality. In the USA, Poverty has resulted and
acted as a source of poor health among the residents, thus increasing the risk of illness and
promote child health disparities as a social determinant (Smiley, Howell & Elliott, 2018).
According to history, in the USA, the condition of child poverty is greater than in other
countries compared to the resources available. In a 2012 report (United Nations Children's
Fund), the USA was ranked 34th of 35 positions concerning the reflection of child poverty
during the Great Recession of 2007-2009 (Bibbins-Domingo & Mangione, 2016). Also,
according to Census data 2014, the following figures confirm the approximate percentage of
Poverty at various levels; 21.1% children below 18 years (15.6 million), therefore
acknowledged to live within poor households. Furthermore, in 2014, approximately 16
million houses used to be supplied with the "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program"
benefit due to the spread of poor health and source of illness USA (Glaze, Tsoutis & Minton,
2016).
However, most factors have been considered to be the cause of Poverty in the USA; they
include; demographic, opportunity equality, social mobility, unemployment, low level of
education, gender income gap, and other factors like political influence and health and health
care. Later, all this causes and other will lead to consequences of poor health has identified
above, thus stimulation the supply of supplements and other nutrients to the poor households.
Furthermore,n i this research paper, the challenge of Poverty will be handled through finding

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the solution to this question, "How poverty in America influences the overall health condition
of the residences."
Factors which lead to Poverty
They are many factors which contribute to the growth of Poverty in the USA, and most likely
several are identified below:
 Demographics is a profound influence community and most families who are
experiencing low income or Poverty. For example, Hispanic and American Indian
native young individuals are more three times likely to have poor background
compared to the Asian and white children. Therefore, toddlers and infants are
mostly live in this condition of Poverty than older children
 Health and healthcare are other factors in the USA, whichcontributes to low-
income situations. Poor health status limits an individual to be involved in
economic activities and critical exercises like education, thus leading to a lack of
money and become bankrupt. Therefore, poor health increases economic
inequality, which likes to disparities (Bor, Cohen & Galea, 2017).
 Education, lack of standard, and high-quality education through primary education
motivates the poverty cycle in the community. An individual with low education
and lack of necessary skills are extremely poor compared to others.
How Poor Health Creates Poverty
Despite the above cause of Poverty in the USA, poor health is a direct link to promote
Poverty within the community, therefore generating other issues. Several of them include:
Social and cultural barriers have created barriers in most marginalized groups, for example,
indigenous communities which are enabled to afford excellent health care services, when
they face health consequences. Therefore, lack of health care leads to improper economic

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structure. Additionally, the cost of the fee to the doctor's service and transport to reach health
care center is devastating to the individuals, thus becoming a burden due to illness. However,
this condition forces families and relatives to sell their possessions and make children drop-
out from school to get living and sustain simple life or even forced to start begging (Singh &
Jemal, 2017).
Poor living situations and overcrowded is due to demographic issues, which can lead to the
spread of airborne diseases. These diseases include respiratory infections like pneumonia and
tuberculosis. Most regions rely on traditional means of firing and lighting, therefore polluting
indoor air. Also, lack of food, sanitation, and clean water is essential to create Poverty
(Benson, Luben & Sacks, 2020). Due to this Poverty, after arising of health challenges, the
family will suffer a lot and remain poor. For example, toddlers and infants are mostly live in
Poverty due to demographic factors.
Actions towards Poverty Eradication
However, due to the high increase in Poverty in the region (USA), several measures and
precautions are necessary to be implemented to eradicate Poverty. Otherwise, the following
are some critical, required actions.
The increase of educational facilities can lead to poverty reduction through equipping more
individuals with the necessary knowledge and skills like numeracy, reading, and writing, and
have a positive perception of marginalized people's income. However, this motivates
members of the community to work hard and engaged more in economic activities, therefore
earning money and able to sustain their basic life (Davis, Franzel & Spielman, 2019).
Employment is another key factor in dealing with community poverty, so more offering equal
job opportunities. However, this will increase the income level, therefore earning enough

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money due to high productivity. Increased employability and more efficient market labor
improve the condition of Poverty.
Eradication of gender inequality in the community will improve the decision-making process,
since all members are involved, including female and mature children and not only men.
However, this improves social-culture and political stability, thus creating justice and a
sustainable development community with a minimal level of Poverty (Patel, 2019).
Each individual in the community is responsible for eradicating the poverty level in all ways.
For example, to fight against anti-social and cultural activities through creating educative
awareness. Donate material and other social essentials from high-income people to middle
and low one to balance community economy. Taking responsible action in each of poverty
eradication measure will improve the situation positively.
Conclusion
Poverty is the enemy of community development in all directions including social, cultural,
and political sectors. However, USA individuals and communities are responsible for taking
control of respective measures to reduce the level of Poverty. Therefore, this will improve
living conditions, so more health care sectors, which a mostly are negative influenced.

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