Shontavia Finks Week 8 Case Study Project

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Shontavia Finks Fundamentals of Writing 100 A Case Study Project, Revised Draft Health and Wealth It’s sad to know that we live in a world that is unfair financially where many families will ... never be able to live the life they deserve. Poverty and low income are making families unhealthy because of what they cannot afford. Health and wealth is an issue in today’s society because higher income families tend to be healthy whereas lower income families have psychological illnesses leading to stress; physical process that starts in the brain. Health and wealth is a correlation in society showing the more income you receive the more likely you are to be healthy. I know growing up my family we did not have money. I grew up homeless doing what I could for food and to survive. Getting food and staying healthy was almost an impossibility. It’s difficult for lower income families because they struggle to afford health care. Research shows that low income families have a bigger risk of having psychological and physical health problems. I know growing up I did not have a physical at all because health care was not in the plan for my family. Also transportation to the doctor was not available. These issues lead to stress. Stress is a complex set of physical processes that starts in the brain. I know I watched my mother suffer through stress my whole childhood. There may not always be a solution to income, but there is a so [Show More]

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