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Childhood hunger is a Canadian public health crisis
Monday, May 14th, 2012
May. 14, 2012
”We admit proportionately more children from high poverty neighbourhoods to hospital than from other neighbourhoods, and the children from poorer neighbourhoods stay longer at the hospital… childhood hunger – which of course is linked to poverty – has long-term impacts on physical and mental health… “Children who live in food-insecure households are more likely to have growth and developmental problems, be susceptible to illness and perform poorly in school, compared to children who are food-secure.” Adequate nutrition is also a key issue when it comes to mental health among youth.
Tags: disabilities, Health, mental Health, poverty, rights, youth
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The kids aren’t all right
Sunday, September 4th, 2011
Sep 03 2011
I never dreamed that after 35 years in medicine I would now find so many children in worse shape than when I started. Three years ago, I was asked to set up a social pediatrics program at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Social pediatrics recognizes that poverty places children at high risk for current and future health problems… The experience is transformative. One young doctor had to examine a sick child in a dim apartment because the electricity had been cut off. She said she’d never again do an assessment or write a prescription without wondering if paying for the antibiotic might mean no food on the table.
Tags: featured, Health, poverty, standard of living, youth
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