As a daughter of a very successful chiropractor I’ve always been fortunate to maintain an economically and social structured life. In my home the topic of our health was always a major concern, due to the fact that diabetes ran in our bloodline. Our family kept the house free from processed foods, sugar and all general junk that contain any foreign ingredients or high calorie counts. My mother kept all four children in countless active sports—tennis, soccer, swimming, golf, cheer, all just to steer us clear from obtaining lives that involved a T.V. and a couch. Although we were all in perfect health, I never considered the fact that being economically stable had anything to do with the general stability of our healthy lives. My parents had
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In the United States, the status of health is most likely based on the person’s economic stability and income. There have been numerous reports done by scientists on how income and stability can affect an individual’s health. . The Gallup report conducted from the U.S. census Bureau’s 2011 thresholds 31% of Americans in poverty say they have at some point been diagnosed with depression compared to 15.8% of those not in poverty, asthma 17.1 poverty versus 11%, diabetes 14.8% to 10.1% and so on (Gallup daily). Drawing it down to three main reasons a persons stability comes into play when whether or not they can afford: health care and how much insurance, preventative care, healthy diet, and time to exercise. People who take very well care of themselves and their health are now being forced to switch accommodations in order to keep basic …show more content…
It puts an already enormous amount of difficulty on the lower end of the economic stature, especially for those working, retired and with children. According to the data from the Centers for Disease Control, 4% of all children in the United States had no usual source of healthcare while for poorer children the rate raised to 6%. 20% of all adults 18-64 had no usual source of healthcare, while the rate for poor adults in this age group reached to 30%. Uninsured children at 28% and adults at 55% are ten times more likely to have no source of health care (Poverty Research). Many families are forced to lose some of their basic necessities and are now being forced to choose between healthcare and basic needs. People are forced to sell persona items in order to maintain the care they need. Children are left to go without extra necessities a normal child would receive just because. Even those who are financially stable are concerning themselves with increasing healthcare costs and decreasing economic security. Rising health care costs is now having most people throwing away their view of a priceless precious life and adhering a price to it. This is horrible news for people who already fight their chronic illness, that have their medical costs accounting for a big portion of their annual health care
In the United States, the status of health is most likely based on the person’s economic stability and income. There have been numerous reports done by scientists on how income and stability can affect an individual’s health. . The Gallup report conducted from the U.S. census Bureau’s 2011 thresholds 31% of Americans in poverty say they have at some point been diagnosed with depression compared to 15.8% of those not in poverty, asthma 17.1 poverty versus 11%, diabetes 14.8% to 10.1% and so on (Gallup daily). Drawing it down to three main reasons a persons stability comes into play when whether or not they can afford: health care and how much insurance, preventative care, healthy diet, and time to exercise. People who take very well care of themselves and their health are now being forced to switch accommodations in order to keep basic …show more content…
It puts an already enormous amount of difficulty on the lower end of the economic stature, especially for those working, retired and with children. According to the data from the Centers for Disease Control, 4% of all children in the United States had no usual source of healthcare while for poorer children the rate raised to 6%. 20% of all adults 18-64 had no usual source of healthcare, while the rate for poor adults in this age group reached to 30%. Uninsured children at 28% and adults at 55% are ten times more likely to have no source of health care (Poverty Research). Many families are forced to lose some of their basic necessities and are now being forced to choose between healthcare and basic needs. People are forced to sell persona items in order to maintain the care they need. Children are left to go without extra necessities a normal child would receive just because. Even those who are financially stable are concerning themselves with increasing healthcare costs and decreasing economic security. Rising health care costs is now having most people throwing away their view of a priceless precious life and adhering a price to it. This is horrible news for people who already fight their chronic illness, that have their medical costs accounting for a big portion of their annual health care