The World We Live In Consists Of 196 Countries, Over 6,500

Despite the vast research on nutrition and health, malnutrition is still a major fatality in this present day. Policymakers, social scientist and medical experts have expressed alarm about the growing problem. While most agree that the issue deserves attention, consensus dissolves around how to respond and resolve the problem. Malnourishment continues to be a primary health liability in developing nations such as Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. It is globally the most significant risk factor for illness and death, predominantly with hundreds of millions of pregnant women

I assume that in today’s world, there is a lot of information and scholarly research available that shows factors such as economic status, income, social situations, education, ethnicity, employment, availability of affordable housing and geographical (place where one was born and lives) conditions have a tremendous impact on the health and well-being of individuals, countries and communities (Amaro, 2014). Inequalities in health and well-being are created by social determinants and economic conditions for many in our community (Brannigan &Boss). The people that are affected the most are people with low income and minority groups here in the United States. This creates health disparities and unequal care (Brannigan &Boss). In many developing and under-developed countries, the situation is dire: lack of modern health services, illiteracy, poor economic conditions has created a cultural situation of desperation and unhealthy behaviors. Corruption by African governments is rampant. To improve the health and wellbeing of communities, we need to start thinking of how we can create a culture of health.

Freedom from hunger and malnutrition is a basic human right and their alleviation is a fundamental prerequisite for human and national development. WHO has traditionally focused on the vast magnitude of the many forms of nutritional deficiency, along with their associated mortality and morbidity in infants, young children and mothers. However, the world is also seeing a dramatic increase in other forms of malnutrition characterized by obesity and the long-term implications of unbalanced dietary and lifestyle practices that result in chronic disease such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes.

Malnourishment is no longer an issue seen only in the indigent population and developing countries. Many Americans are also plagued with this issue, largely due to unhealthy food choices. Providing a multidisciplinary approach to public nutrition

Health and social justice have continued to be a major problem that affects the way people live and chance of illness, and consequent risk of premature death. The recent report from the World Health Organization shows that health disparities have continued to persist within and among countries and different regions of the world. For example, infectious diseases and undernutrition are common in poor and developing countries (WHO, 2018). The gap is even much worse between the rural and urban dwellers because of the economic differences and availability of healthcare services. Although some of the developed nations have attempted

In its State of Food Insecurity in the World 2012 report, the United Nations found that nearly 870 million people around the globe are chronically malnourished (Ruttan 6).  Chronic malnourishment weakens the immune system, and it significantly increases people's risk of contracting infectious diseases. As a result of the problem and severity of malnourishment, one of the United Nations top eight goals is to drastically reduce the number of people who suffer from this condition (Johnson 4). During the course of working towards their goal, the U.N. has identified agricultural growth as one of the most effective ways to reduce the prevalence of malnourishment. However, the United Nation has also determined that in order for agricultural growth

Nutrition is important for healthy life. Many people are still hungry around the world even though there is mass production of food. This is because of unhealthy food production. In today’s world we see many obese people because of high intake of high fat and cholesterol containing food. It is important to have a healthy diet/ nutritional intake for individuals to have good foundation for physical and mental health. Now a day’s healthy food is getting more expensive rather than unhealthy food. Poor people are forced to eat unhealthy food, while the rich can afford to eat whatever the please. Food insecurity is caused by individuals not having healthy food for their families due to their low income or political and

“What does malnutrition look like? Most of us think of bloated bellies or skin and bones, but the appearance of a hungry child might surprise you. Internationally hunger often stunts growth. Imagine a 9-year-old who appears to be only 5” (“Feed the Children.” Feed). Almost 1 billion kids worldwide live in poverty and 1 in 4 children around the world suffer from malnutrition that stunts growth (“Feed the Children.” Give). This is a very big problem not only in America but everywhere else, malnutrition is the cause of almost half of child deaths each year around the world (“Feed the Children.” Give). It is close to impossible for a malnourished child to recover from diarrhea or to fight off a small illness because their immune system is just simply too weak (“Feed the Children.”

As a result of my early experiences, I have been interested in alleviating the struggles of the underrepresented and promoting an equitable existence. In my sophomore year of high school, I became president of Model United Nations. As president, I organized debate simulations discussing global issues and developed resolutions to improve these situations. Having this experience exposed me to the different forms of human suffering around the globe and the steps organization take to remedy it, specifically in the areas of global health by the World Health Organization. In addition, the WHO emphasizes that health is a shared responsibility, and having equitable access to adequate health care provides universal defense against threats across national boundaries. It was the same attitude I had when I began freshman year of college. I found it troubling

As I got older and running became an integral part of my life, the quality of food I fueled myself with become more significant and thus, my interest in health developed. From there, added knowledge of the world’s nutritional circumstance has helped construct my desire to expand improvement of my personal health, to improvement of the world’s health. We live in a society where 1 billion people have health problems because they do not get enough to eat and another 2.1 billion face health problems from eating too much. With a world population of 7 billion and nearly half unhealthy due to improper nourishment, it is obvious that food production and consumption is a global issue unfittingly managed. Such a problem is one we often assume others are handling, but I want

An assemblage of countless individuals and cultures with differing values and ethics. To agree upon one standard of “health”, “equality”, or “disease” is nearly impossible based on today’s conventions. But, we can all agree upon one idea, for this little alliance to work, to produce, and to grow, the constituents must believe that they have positive well-being to whatever their standard is, they must have health. This is central to the conception of public health, health for the public, for the success of the public, the nation, and the world. The approach is logical and creates equity out of itself because within the Public Health context the success of your neighbor becomes your success. Healthy constituents create herd immunities eliminating disease and protecting the non-immune, raise national GDP and individual wealth, establish working, peaceful governments, and contribute to the growing body of human knowledge, expression, and rhetoric. The logistical value of Public Health transcends our individual cultural frameworks and gives us a universal goal – health. With the public health approach health equity is readily achieved because the argument moves from “how can I secure resources from others so that I can be healthier” to “what are the determinants and barriers that stops others from being healthier so that I can be healthier.” Or simply put, how can I heal the public so I can heal

For long-term health, good physical, mental development adequate intake of nutrients is recommended in every stage of life. Not every sector of society has access to food of complete nutritional quality because of this, large number of world’s population is facing mal-nutrition, and people are obese, overweight, underweight, vitamin and mineral deficient.

The concept of health equity is explained in-depth in the article “What is Health Equity? And What Difference Does a Definition Make?”. The term health equity has become increasingly popular and is now widely used by different groups all over the world. However, a greater consensus about a common meaning of this concept is needed to guide effective actions to achieve the goal of health equity. Health means physical and mental well-being, which is different from health care. Equity means the quality of being fair and impartial. So, health equity means that all individuals, no matter their ethnic, social, economic or political background should have a fair opportunity to be as healthy as possible. To achieve health equity

Over the past years scientists and World Health organization are in the urge to remove inequalities from the society. According to World Health Organization (WHO), health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (1946).

Health is declared as a basic human right by the universal declaration of human rights in 1948, stating that "everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of oneself and one 's family, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care." Endowment of health is a fundamental good and a moral issue because it provides opportunity to pursue life goals, reduces pain and suffering, prevents premature loss of life, and provides information needed to plan lives (Jacobson and Mathur, 2010). However, it is not later than three decades ago that health is placed high on international agenda. This international agenda has strongly passed on into almost all countries after the report of the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, that investing in health leads to economic development. This reports emphasized health as a resource for everyday life and as driver of economy of nation (WHO, 2001).