Invisible Child In The Shadows Dasani's Homeless Life

From this film, the key points that were mentioned about how socioeconomic backgrounds and race impact one’s health is something that is not as emphasized as it should be in the public eye. Especially how health and wealth are intertwined with each other is particularly frustrating since health should be a human right and people should receive the health they need regardless of their economic

Within the confines of this paper, derived from an immensely valuable article, describing the impoverished young life of an 11-year-old girl named Dasani. A five-part article written in the New York Times turned out to be a masterpiece for learning, which published in 2013. Four different perspective theories were used to analyze young Dasani's personal life, Dasani's Homeless life, and Dasani's life in general. Furthermore, I will be assessing through, Fowler’s Stages of Faith Development, Control Theories, Behavior Settings Theories, and History, Social Structure, and Human Agency/Cultural Hegemony. Using the four different perspectives of theory afforded an exciting opportunity to attempt to understand her life from multiple angles a rather multifaceted approach. The process proves to be quite rewarding. Assuredly, many fresh perspectives were learned, with the paper this in-depth and broad scope allows the opportunity for a deeper learning experience. I learned, without a sound base in a young life that encompass, safety, food, shelter, and semi-functional parents, a child will have a difficult time getting a strong foothold in life. I learned this lesson from, in my opinion, the only way that will stick with you always, and will influence all decisions as well as thoughts. I lived it! Born into a mixed racial family that was devastated from no education. Abuse towards my brother James eight years old, my sister Felicia five years old and myself age of nine, was common to each day. Me being the

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental, spiritual and social wellbeing, and not just the absence of disease” (WHO, 1974). Health inequalities are the differences in health or healthcare opportunities in different societies this may be due to income,

Looking at Dasani through the ever changing and expanding the theory of the Health-and-Wealth connection.

In the New York Times, the article, ‘Invisible Child’ written by Andrea Elliott who is an investigative reporter, and photographed by Ruth Fremson. The writer talks about Dasani and her family. Dasani who is an 11 years old, also she is a homeless children in New York City. Generally, this article informs that homeless people’s life and their child. Moreover, this article shows that the girl, Dasani. She lives in shelter for homeless people in Brooklyn. Her parents have no job and also they are drug addicted. Furthermore, the shelter where Dasani and her family are living place, Elliott explains that "The smaller children lie tangled beside her, their chest rising and falling under winter coats and wool blankets. A few feet away, their mother

In today’s society, there is still a great struggle with health care disparities and many lives are affected by the lack of this fundamental program in our society. There are millions of people who die each year because they are unable to afford quality healthcare. The debate still continues about healthcare inequalities, what causes this disparity and who are affected by it. Health care is more of a necessity rather than a luxury and even though skeptics may argue to the latter, it only underlines the importance of the need for the wellbeing and care of individuals. There are several factors that could contribute to the lack of health care in the United States which ranges from but not limited to race, gender, socio- economic status, and lack of insurance coverage. The truth is there is a great disproportion between who can really afford quality healthcare as appose to individuals who have it. One would imagine that an employed individual would easily afford quality healthcare but we could be no further from the truth, since one’s economic status is an essential determinant to its affordability.

“Among all the known contributors to health, access to health care plays a minor role. Until the United States definitively addresses inequities in those social and economic domains that are key to health, such as behaviors, education, income, and environment, inequalities in health will persist” (Lyon, et. al, 2014).

Health and social class have always been closely linked. Recent research has shown that the gap between social classes is not only widening in terms of annual income but also in terms of health. Social class affects a person's physical health, longevity, and ability and access to appropriate nutrition and medical care. People who have received more education and have a higher income are less likely to have and die of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, strokes, diabetes, and cancer. While individuals of lower social-economic class tend to experience more health issues, they have less access to healthcare of appropriate quality compared to individuals of higher social-economic classes. This is because there are higher health risk factors

The article, Tackling the Root Causes of Health Disparities Through Community Capacity Building, written by Anthony Iton, explains the relationship between an individuals income and their overall health. Because of the underlying fact that wealthier individuals lead an all over healthier life, those whom fall under the poverty line are at severe health disadvantages.

Homeless in Baltimore City is a serious issue that must be resolve. There are different types of homeless people: Chronic, transitional and episodic homeless people. However, there are several or multiples reasons for which people become homeless. It could be due to lack of financial incentives or economic reason, immigrants people (students or foreign), a choice of an individual or poverty, housing needs of the lack of low-income housing and other issues such as unemployment, underemployment, domestic violence and divorce. As Policymakers, we will focus on the homeless people in Baltimore and advocates some solutions to end this issue. Although we will suggest some policies and solutions that can be helpful for the homeless people. Baltimore’s homeless population has been increased in recent years. Public, state and local government should be involved and their participation would be required to fulfill those programs. First, the government must assist community and most importantly to ensure that those solutions that they will create are long-term goals. Having a house, a permanent supportive housing is the first solution to resolve for the homeless people. So, the government must take vacant homes in Baltimore city and turn it into affordable permanent housing which will benefit the people because some homeless people usually prefer to be in abandoned building of housing and they are somehow charge with loitering it means a crime with a stiff fines. Homeless people can

MDA2200 Documentary Film Treatment Title Homeless, not Hopeless Log-line Melvina moved to London to pursue her career as psychologist. During her stay she fell put with her aunt Janet and became homeless. This documentary talks about how being homeless has changed her life.

So, a Kid named Chance said to himself why don’t kid’s love their parents, if they help them, give them a home, and feed them. Then he was thinking of why his dad got kicked out the military cause he was a coward. Then chance went to his school and his teacher was talking about terriost attack’s. Then a kid that graduated from his high school came to the high school and he feared him because he was a bully to him when, he first came to high school. But the kid/the bully was in the military and he came back with his uniform. So, Chance just looking at the window, and then looking at some birds picking some animals from the grass. So, one of chance had a flashback about the Kid/Bully, when he was starting high school the kid came to him with some friends and told him to the

The core argument of this book points back to individual autonomy, a sense of control over the lifestyle one chooses to live. Marmot believes this to be as big of a factor as financial circumstances. He states that “The circumstances in which we live—that foster autonomy and control over life, love, happiness, social connectedness, riches that are not measured by money—affect illness” (Marmot, 14). Inequalities in health present themselves because such benefits of life are disbursed unequally throughout society. From a public health perspective, the term health is defined as the complete mental, physical, and social well- being of an individual and not merely the absence of disease. However, to the average individual, health is mostly associated with the physical well- being of a person rather than any other aspect mentioned. Marmot also notes that “The lower in hierarchy you are, the less likely it is that you will have full control over your life and opportunities for full social participation," (page 23). This implies that individual autonomy and one’s social participation, or lack thereof, may lead to deterioration in health. In no way does this divert attention from things such as genetics and medical care as essentials to health; rather, this places emphasis on circumstances in which people live and/or work as other major influences of health. For example, someone with a formal education and a wealthy upbringing will most likely experience a longer life with better health as opposed to someone without education and a high income. Even with this information, it is still difficult to conclude whether education would lead to great health for all. If you place education on the backburner and put income on center stage, you may notice that the findings are almost identical: low income

Andrew was getting ready for his date, he dated girls because he had found the peace in it his mother promised he‘d never find. The thought of his mother made him shed tears; he went into a state unexplainable of his sub-conscious mind. He could feel the pain again, almost as reliving his life. Andrew opened his eyes but he wasn’t met by the calmness of his room nor the warmness, but the cold iciness of his mom’s harsh slap, “Andrew what have you done with the painting! I told you to colour the sun red not orange.” “Ma but this is red, it’s reddish orange.” Andrew replied crying. “Don’t you show me the smartness kid!”Andrew was met by another cold slap, but as soon as he got the cold feeling it was relieved by the warm hands of father hugging him tightly tears rushing down Andrew’s cheeks “Mary how can you be such a monster?

I'm laying on the sidewalk bleeding. I think I can walk it off, it's only a couple pints of blood. I can't move so walking so not an option but I guess I can lay down. I'm lying here bleeding, dying...shouldn't someone help me? Pfft I wouldn't help me, this happens all the time around the world and you know what some people do? Nothing. Why do they walk away? Are they Afraid? Do they hate me? Do they hate everyone? Is it just because they're not feeling it today? People always talk about how the world should be better and they would help, but they see a homeless person on the street and completely ignore the. They see someone being mean to homeless or other people they speak up! But when it comes to it, they do nothing. I'm not speaking for