Poor Health Case Study

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Task One

Conative - an inclination to act purposefully (Merriam-Webster, 2017).

Rectitude - The quality of being straight. Moral integrity (Merriam-Webster, 2017).

Salient - Standing out conspicuously (Merriam-Webster, 2017).

Tacit - Expressed without words or speech (Merriam-Webster, 2017).

Troika - A carriage drawn by three horses abreast. A group of three (Merriam-Webster, 2017).

Task Two

Health and poverty are closely connected, poor health can lead to increased poverty that in return can lead to a decrease in health. The two issues are locked into a cycle each directly influencing the other. First, lets look at how poor health can influence poverty levels. Then, lets examine how the poverty in a community can effect the health
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(2011, June 6). Failure of success waiting to happen? The case of Grameen-Danone. Humanities Global development. http://www.hunger-undernutrition.org/blog/2011/06/failure-or-success-waiting-to-happen-the-case-of-grameen-danone.html

Conative. (2017). In Merriam-Webster dictionary online. Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conative

Drewnowski, A., & Eichelsdoerfer, P. (2010, November). Can low-income Americans afford a healthy diet. Nutr Today, 44(6), pp. 246-249. US National Library of Medicine. National Institute of Health. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2847733/

European Food Information Council. (2012, December 1). Healthy food options for people at risk of poverty (CHANGE). Retrieved from http://www.eufic.org/en/collaboration/article/healthy-food-options-for-people-at-risk-of-poverty

Ghalib, A.K., & Hossain, F. (2008, July). Social business enterprises- Maximizing social benefits or maximizing profits? The case of Grameen-Danone Foods Limited. University of Manchester. Retrieved from https://my.uopeople.edu/pluginfile.php/204348/mod_book/chapter/129021/MaxSocBen.pdf

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