Introduction of Topic The basic definition that the dictionary provides for poverty is “the state of being extremely poor” (CITE). The effects of poverty can be felt in most, if not all, levels of society. In fact there are many leaders and politicians that focus a lot of their campaigns on finding a solution to poverty. Unfortunately a solution has not been found yet to ending all poverty. There are still many individuals and families that continue to struggle day to day, and the people that get overlooked the most are the people that can’t function in life on their own yet, children.
This Capstone paper will address the human rights condition of poverty and how it adversely affects the health and well-being of children. In this paper, I will explore the concepts of the literature I have read in regards to poverty affecting the health of children. I will also analyze how nursing care can be utilized in assisting with this concept. I will then …show more content…
Unfortunately, in many circumstances, children that come from poverty also lack education. Children living in poverty have a higher number of absences or drop-out all together because they are more likely to have to work to help their family. “Dropout rates of 16 to 24-year-old students who come from low income families are seven times more likely to drop out than those from families with higher incomes.” (“11 Facts about education and poverty in America,” n.d.) A child who lacks education or who comes from an uneducated family is more likely to have health complications. Earning a high school diploma is important in many aspects of life, including being able to continue education, increasing one’s chance for finding a good job and earnings, and for maintaining overall health and wellbeing. “Better-educated people are more likely to be healthy and to live longer; and, if they have children, their children are healthier.” (Komro, Flay, & Biglan,
This Capstone paper will address the human rights condition of poverty and how it adversely affects the health and well-being of children. In this paper, I will explore the concepts of the literature I have read in regards to poverty affecting the health of children. I will also analyze how nursing care can be utilized in assisting with this concept. I will then …show more content…
Unfortunately, in many circumstances, children that come from poverty also lack education. Children living in poverty have a higher number of absences or drop-out all together because they are more likely to have to work to help their family. “Dropout rates of 16 to 24-year-old students who come from low income families are seven times more likely to drop out than those from families with higher incomes.” (“11 Facts about education and poverty in America,” n.d.) A child who lacks education or who comes from an uneducated family is more likely to have health complications. Earning a high school diploma is important in many aspects of life, including being able to continue education, increasing one’s chance for finding a good job and earnings, and for maintaining overall health and wellbeing. “Better-educated people are more likely to be healthy and to live longer; and, if they have children, their children are healthier.” (Komro, Flay, & Biglan,