How to evaluate the impact of poverty programsGlennerster, Rachel
Explain how inequalities of opportunity can impact the health and wellbeing of an individual. How does poverty affect family structure? In what way, if any, does the Affordable Care Act affect the obligations of tax-exempt charitable hospitals?
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In the course of the past eight years, every one of China's 98.99 million rural residents living below the poverty line, has been lifted out of poverty. The country has met the poverty eradication target set out in the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, t...
The Cost of Living Crisis (CoLC), a real term reduction in basic income, risks individuals being unable to afford essentials such as heat, food and clothing. The impact of the CoLC is disproportionate – with different population sub-groups more likely t
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companies—would have to work together to improve the health of the most vulnerable communities by meeting those communities’ nutritional needs. As the primary source of benefits for many, healthcare payers have a significant opportunity to improve nutrition and have a positive ...
Sérgio Pantie:This is an impressive achievement. No other country in the world has been able to do this. Lifting the people out of poverty means improving people's quality of life, increasing income and employment, ensuring water and energy supplies, and access to education and healthcare, an...
Poorer people tend to have worse health, which can limit their economic potential and may even create a vicious cycle. Emerging evidence suggests that ill health may perpetuate a poverty trap: poor childhood health translates to lower socioeconomic status in adulthood, increasing the exposure...
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