Essay about Making Social Rights a Human Right

Unfortunately, as the rights of African Americans have came such a long way since the times of activists like Martin Luther and Malcolm X, we are starting to see a reemergence of this hate in our society. America has been shaped into the “Land of the free and the home of the brave” and continues to be driven by this myth that America is a place where equality is never challenged and peace is a constant. This myth couldn't be farther from the truth. It is proven by the controversies surrounding modern day protests, which of course include the protests by many of the NFL players.

Three components—physical, mental, and social—make up health and well-being. Living in poverty can negatively affect all three components (BetterHealth). Poverty is not just about lacking money but is more complex as it can affect everyday living in countless ways. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013 Health Disparities and Inequalities Report findings demonstrate that every aspect of health is worse for people living in deprived circumstances. Poverty leads people to feel hopeless, powerless, and inferior, and these emotions have powerful negative effects

Within this survey we will briefly examine the history surrounding child poverty while focusing on the 1989 House of Commons resolution to end poverty by 2000. We will examine the realities for Canadian children, the causes of child poverty, the effects on Canadian children and finally attempt to find some solutions (as well as look at existing ones) for 1.3 million children struggling in Canada (Canada Without Poverty).

Campaign 2000 reports that despite our current standard of imperfection in providing affordable and available daycare, many provinces have individually began to recognize the need and importance of accessible child care and are moving towards transformation of the current programs we have in place (www.campaign2000.ca). For example in Quebec, they have a

Our group members were all unanimous in agreeing that lack of affordable daycare hurts Canadian families and the economy. However, we all had differing views on the Universal Child Care Benefit, which was increased to $160 from $100 for under six-year olds (just in time for election). It is imperative to remember that a good portion of this benefit will be taxed back during

The Simcoe County council is currently focusing on providing financial assistance for child care fees to those in poverty (County of Simcoe, 2014c). Simcoe county should make a revision to the current plan using a family impact lens to ensure that all families in poverty with children are able to access afford childcare. The policy should be that if the family falls under the low-income poverty rate of Ontario and is employed then they should be allowed to pay only 7$ for childcare. This recommendation aligns with the province of Quebec, as Quebec is the only province in Canada that supplies 7$ a day childcare for the entire population of Quebec, not just those in poverty (Anderssen and Mackrael, 2013). The pros

The barriers that stand in the way of maintaining a good health vary from one country to another. Moreover, within the same country these barriers vary depending on the socio-economic status of the individual. For individuals living in Canada, the main barrier to maintaining a good health is poverty. Those mostly affect by poverty are the youth, homeless, new immigrant and the Aboriginal communities. Even though poverty does not cause diseases directly, it is a significant issue because people living in poverty are lacking the resources to mitigate diseases. Poverty affects the ability to maintain a good health indirectly through its effect on an individual’s access to adequate healthcare, appropriate housing and nutritious food.

Also, a second article proposes similar ideas. According to Bazerghi, McKay, and Dunn (2016), food banks lack nutritional content, which may result in poor health conditions. Based on their systematic review, it shows that Canadian food bank users primarily do not receive the recommended nutritional intake of vegetables, fruits, dairy, protein, fat, and micronutrients (especially vitamin A and C). In addition, in one of the case studies they

have more possibilities to having chronic health problems like asthma, pneumonia, or anemia. The people who live in poverty tend to suffer more from chronic health problems both physical and psychological. According to Danielle Kurtzleben, “The study also showed that diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart attacks were more likely to afflict those in poverty than those who are not” (www.usnews.com ). Kurtzleben’s point is that people who live in poverty do not have good health accessibility to them, so they are not able to get treatment for their health problems. Most of the people living in poverty do not have the money to go to the doctor and have regular checkups or buy medical treatment. Adults living in poverty are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than those people with higher income.

Although there are many financial challenges but there are also community challenges canadian families face for child care. Some challenges i feel would be are that those who are new comers to canada, immigrants, who experience canadas most inequality need a good family policy but as well as child care. When a family that is immigrated from a foreign country for say, need to be brought up in some sort of learning atmosphere to gain social, educational and good work habits with other children and families in the community. Child care is one of the most stressful aspects in a families life sometimes because it takes away the parents time to work and or study because they have to worry about their child. It's important for a child to be in a safe and a well educational childcare that focuses on social skills, working skills, emotional skills as well as physical skills. Those who simply can't afford the right child care suffer because those who can't be taught these life skills are most likely not going to succeed in life.

People who live in poverty are more likely to have bad health than people with a higher income and better state of living. Claire Conway, from the University of California San Francisco, wrote in her article “Poor Health: When Poverty Becomes a Disease”; that “Research forges a solid, convincing link between low socioeconomic status and bad health. Yet understanding how and why people in poverty are statistically at greater risk for disease is more complex”. Many scientists and researchers say that low income and poor housing can lead to an

While it is widely recognised that poverty, or low income, is associated with poor health, even in rich societies, the nature of the relationship between income and health status is not clearly understood. A degree of confusion is often created by the use of occupational class as a proxy for income and by the failure to take account of the fact that poor health can lead to low income as well as vice versa.

During Canada’s initial stages of becoming a nation, poverty wasn’t a major issue in creating the country. But as the time progressed there have been many problems that have created this like the health and wellness of many individuals. Firstly, since there are people who have little to no money, they aren’t receiving the proper nutrients a person should be getting, as it ruins their health and decreases their life expectancy. People are deprived if they cannot obtain, at all or sufficiently, the conditions of life – that is, the diets, amenities, standards and services – which allow them to play the roles, participate in the relationships and follow the customary behaviour which is expected of them by

A nation-wide issue in contemporary Canadian society is relative poverty. Universal basic income (UBI), or ‘basic income’, is a model which aims to eliminate it. In this response, I will argue that UBI can reduce relative poverty in Canada. Subsequently, the reduction of relative poverty will also improve physical and mental health and discrimination in Canada. Due to income being a social determinant of health. To accomplish this, I briefly outline the current state of Canadian poverty, the tenets of UBI, and the benefits that can stem from its establishment. Concludingly, discussing progress measuring mechanisms to ensure that the relative poverty is being resolved.

“If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, it is that human rights are women’s rights…. And women’s rights are human rights” proclaims Hillary Clinton in her speech entitled, Women’s Rights are Humans Rights. Clinton is widely known as the democratic candidate running in the 2016 presidential election, but previously was known for delivering her powerful women’s rights speeches all over the globe. This address was given in Beijing, the capital of China, on September 5, 1995 at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. This powerful address on women’s rights presents how there should not be a difference between human rights and women’s rights; that they are identical. Clinton wields her ethos, pathos, and