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POVERTY IN THE USA

Definition of Poverty

Poverty refers to the condition of not having any thing but the clothes on your back and can't afford basic human needs like clean water, nutrition, health care, education, clothes and a home. This is also like absolute poverty or destitution. Relative poverty is the condition of having fewer, nothing and less income than others within a in the country,world averages

Proverty is the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable and people that do not have much money or things, possessions, renunciation, and that are homeless and a family that haves income below which one is classified as poor.

Poverty in the United States is very bad 13 to 17% is living under the loeverl of poverty that means they are poor and homeless

Poverty is lack of food or resources that a human needs. It also means having little or no money, goods, or means of support. Poverty is a condition of being poor.

Nicole DEMOGRAPHIC OF POVERTY FACTS

EFFECTS OF HUNGER

Poverty effects are serious.. Children who grow up in poverty suffer more frequent and severe health problems than children who grow up in better financial circumstances.

Many infants born into poverty have a low birth weight, which is associated with many preventable mental and physical disabilities. these poor infants more likely to die before their first birthday.

Children raised in poverty tend to miss school more often because of sickness. These children are twice as likely to have impaired vision and hearing, iron deficiency anemia, and higher than normal levels of lead in the blood, which can impair brain function.

Homelessness, or extreme poverty, causes particularly strong risks for families, especially children. Compared to children living in poverty but having homes, homeless children are less likely to receive proper nutrition and immunization. Therefore they experience more health problems. Homeless women experience higher rates of low-birth-weight babies, miscarriages, and infant mortality, due to not having access to adequate prenatal care for their babies. avery geographical areas

POVERTY IN THE USA

With a poverty rate of 11.2%, Pennsylvania has the 29th highest poverty rate in the United States.

The highest poverty rates in Pennsylvania occur in the state's major cities. There are 15 major cities in Pennsylvania with poverty rates that reach critical levels (at least 50% above the state average poverty rate).

The major cities (25,000 or more people) with these critical poverty rates are the following:

Allentown (18.5%) Altoona (17.7%) Chester (27.2%) Erie (18.8%) Harrisburg (24.6%) Lancaster (21.2%) New Castle (20.8%) Norristown (17.2%) Philadelphia (22.9%) Pittsburgh (20.4%) Reading (26.1%) State College (46.9%) Wilkes-Barre (17.8%) Williamsport (21.5%) York (23.8%)

There are two counties with critical poverty rates in Pennsylvania. They are Fayette County with a poverty rate of 16.9% and Philadelphia County with a poverty rate of 21.6%.

In a heavily populated urban area, people rely on the market for all of their most basic needs. Their needs include shelter, food, utilities, education, and health care.

As the costs of these most basic needs rise, but the minimum wage in a major city does not rise, poverty begins to form and expand.

As poverty begins to expand, negative stigma may start to be associated with the area.

Poverty can make that area of the city an unattractive place for expanding businesses, teachers, and health care professionals. This makes the area a place of few available jobs, low-quality education, and low-quality health care.

This makes the poverty in the area even worse, creating a cycle of worsening poverty.

The cycle will continue to repeat and poverty will continue to multiply until some sort of public-sector or private-sector investment is made in the area.

WHAT'S BEING DONE by Kaitlyn Diffin

The Basic Income system that we have developed here shows that official poverty can be eliminated, that it would not require a dramatic change in the structure of the economy, nor marginal tax rates that are unprecedented in recent US history. As economic growth does not seem to be up to the job, real redistribution should be given a chance, that is a redistribution of economic rights. Will our proposed Basic Income system eliminate all poverty? This is too much to hope for. We have set ourselves a much easier task of eliminating official poverty, which all research shows is too low a threshold. Poverty is not merely an economic phenomena, the result of insufficient income. As we have argued, poverty is caused by exclusion, and it is a cause of exclusion. The real problem for the poor, as for everyone else, is participation. Participation in the economy, society, politics, culture and every other aspect of life in community with others, is a natural right because it flows directly from the nature of the human person. Humans become fully human, that is become their authentic self’s and achieve authentic happiness, through participation with others and by giving oneself in genuine love to others. Material poverty presents many barriers to this participation and is thus is harmful to human development. Interestingly, excessive wealth also presents barriers to this necessary aspect of human development, so our redistribution policy helps the rich as well as the poor (though the really rich would require a great deal of redistribution to achieve authentic happiness, which is beyond the scope of this paper. However, by providing a minimum floor for all, we can expect other changes that will help address the problem of poverty. A Basic Income will provide the economic security for the poor to seek further education (and to concentrate on education without oppressive work requirements) and training to try different market strategies. It also eliminates any disincentives in the welfare system to seeking further employment. However, it also provides a great deal of assistance to those who would prefer to spend more time in home care activities, strengthening families. By providing a minimum income floor, it should strengthen the bargaining power of low wage workers, though I expect it would take more to redress the balance of power between capital and labor. However, the poor cannot wait for the full employment high wage dream of the labor movement, as full employment at high wages continually runs into the problem of technological unemployment. For those with sudden catastrophes and disabilities a basic income insures that all are provide with income support, and not leave it up to chance whether one falls through the holes in the safety net or not. Whether a society is just or not can be seen in how it treats its lowest members. The unwillingness of rich countries to eliminate material poverty is a crime against humanity, especially since the means to do so have been available for a long time. A Basic Income system will take care of the easy problem of material poverty, allow us to then turn our attention to the more difficult problems that spring from poverty and that prevent individual and groups from full participating in our society, problems like racism, drugs, crime etc, which cannot be so easily fixed by simple economic changes, but which become more manageable once we do end material poverty.

GLOBAL WARMING

BASIC INFOMATION Shelby

PAST CLIMATE CHANGES kerri

HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS Bethany

GLOBAL WARMING & THE USA Kasey

GLOBAL WARMING IN PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania's Climate Change Act was passed by the state legislature in July 2008. Apples, sweet corn, and trout will fanish if global warming keeps going in Pa with the current rates. Pa is the third-largest emitter of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. Brenda Ekwurzel is a scienist who studies global warming in Pa. Pittsburgh will experience three months, whole summers, with 90-degree temperatures and some days with temperatures over 100 degrees. All year round!!!! These types of temperatures will make it impossible for a lot of types of trees to live there. And the winter temperatures will also increased state wide.

SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL WARMING Emily

CHILDHOOD OBESITY

DEFINITION AND CAUSES Catherine

Childhood obesity is extra weight that is over the amount needed for their age and height. Childhood Obesity can be caused by a gene passed on to children is called leptin deficiency. Hypothyroidsm and growth hormone deficiency can be caused by side effects from drugs. Not being physically active has a big role in obesity if the child is either obese and or becoming obese. Another thing that plays a big role in childhood obesity is the kids and their family’s lifestyle. Every child gains energy. They gain energy by food in-take. This energy is called calories. When a child takes in calories and burns them, your weight stays the same. When the child burns more than they consume, they will lose weight. If they consume more than they burn, they will gain weight. This is a cause of childhood obesity. The things that influence obesity are environment and your personal lifestyle. At a population level energy intake is sorta difficult to measure accurately. There are not enough facts to prove that fat intake is the main cause of childhood obesity. Obesity is the lack of exercise and axes amount of food intake. If you think you are obese then look at the foods and drinks you are taking in. In developed countries the levels of epidemic has gone up 11%. There are diseases that can hurt children, like cardiovascular and digestive disease. Children has died from these things. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention defined overweight as at or above the 95th percentile of BMI for age and “at risk for overweight” as between 85th to 95th percentile of BMI for age.

RISK FACTORS / WHEN TO SEEK HELP Aaron

TESTS & DIAGNOSOIAGLOBAL WARMING ​ Your child’s doctor or pediatrician uses a body mass index chart to calculate the BMI of your child. Then they will compare the results with other children of your child’s age and sex. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are the creators of the BMI chart that your doctor uses. Your child is obese if their body mass index falls in the ninety-fifth percentile or above. Body mass index is calculated based only on the age and sex of the child and not the body frame of the child.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also created growth charts which are used for similar purposes as the body mass index chart, but instead of focusing on age and sex, they are based off of height and weight. If you think your child may be obese and are concerned, you can question your doctor and look at the growth charts to see if childhood obesity is a concern for your child. Your doctor or pediatrician will look at your family’s history, eating and activity, and health conditions to see if obesity is a concern for your child.

Your doctor may question you as to what is typical for your child to consume in one day to see if this is the root of the problem of your child’s obesity, he/she will also take into consideration the amount of physical and exercise your child gets. If your child’s doctor is concerned about your child having childhood obesity, he/she may assign your child to a registered dietitian or a program to help your child overcome obesity.

Complications:

Children who are obese will typically carry obesity with them into adulthood, so it is best to seek help when they are young so you can stop it before it seems to be too out of control to stop. There are many complications as a result of childhood obesity including: type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, respiratory problems, trouble sleeping, high blood pressure, heart and liver disease, early puberty, skin infections, fatigue, bone/joint problems, and eating disorders (1) such as bulimia and anorexia which usually occur because the child is self-conscious of his/her weight.

The complications of childhood obesity are not just physical they are also emotional and social. Being bullied can result in a low self-esteem and they may bully others because of past experiences. There are two types of behavior problems associated with childhood obesity; being disruptive and socially withdrawing, they are complete opposites, but both can have the same root. Childhood obesity can also affect the child academically. Depression is also a possible complication and is just as serious in children as it is in adults. Their depression can be visible or sometimes may be hidden. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can also be an affect of childhood obesity.

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TYPE II / METABOLIC SYNDROME Kyli

TREATMENT & DRUGS Victoria B

PREVENTION / COPING & SUPPORT Brian S

CANCER

DEFINITIONS / SYMPTOMS / TREATMENTS OF CANCER Jason H

Cancer is an uncontrolled growth,Cancer is abnormal cells in your Body. Cancer symptoms depend on a type of location of the tumor.

What is cancer? What causes cancer? Summary Cancer is a class of diseases Characterized by out of control cell Growth. There are over 100 types of cancer. Cancer is caused by when the body when damaged cell divide uncontrollability to form lumps.

Alternative Cancer treatments Summary Alternative cancer treatments are sole therapy, or an adjunct to traditional theripys.

Cancer:causes and effects Cancer can be caused by many things,cancer is a man made type of disease. It is caused by the introduction of tox ic carcinogens, chemicals,pesticides,food preservives; ect

Common Cancer There are lots of types of cancer in the united states,skin cancer,Breast cancer, prostate cancer,lung cancer,colorectal cancer,ect.

United Statistics Cancer rates per 100,000 Prostate-130.4 Color& Rectom _50.0 lung & bronchus-49.3 urinary bladder-21.0 Non-hodgkin lyumphma-19.8 Kidney and Renal APelvis 18.3 Liver and Intrahepatic bile duct-16.1 Stomach-14.3 Leukemias-12.0 Google Health Cancer Search Summary

CAUSES & COMMON TYPES OF CANCER IN THE USA Robert L

TESTS & DIAGNOSIS / PROGNOSIS Dean

U.S. STATISTTICS Ralph

PENNSYLVANIA AND HUNTINGDON COUNTY CANCER STATISTICS Robert L

ALTERNATIVE CANCER TREATMENTS Raloh