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What Is The Dahlgren And Whitehead Model Of Homelessness

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People in disadvantaged circumstances such as being jobless are also more likely to have poorer physical health, this too would appear on the Dahlgren and whitehead model if the person in the centre was unemployed. Good health is often associated with income, and as an unemployed person will have no income coming in they might not be able to afford healthy and nutritious food so having a diet with only unhealthy, low quality food may cause nutritional deficiencies, fatigue and weakness. This lack of income can affect the individual’s nutritional health in many ways, for example they may not have enough to eat, and they may be eating a high processed diet and might have limited access to food. (Naidoo and Wills, 2016) Joblessness creates a gap

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