HLTC02H3 Lecture 6: CH 7 HLTC02 WEEK 6.docx
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In chapter 7, reid (2007) notes that in canada and internationally, women are increasingly vulnerable to poverty. Even though the life expectancy of women in canada is 7 years greater than that of men, women suffer greater burdens of morbidity, distress, and disability. Women, children, and people of colour suffer death and illnesses at a disproportional higher rate than those who are not poor. For women in canada, poverty stems from labour market inequities, domestic circumstances, and welfare systems. Material deprivation affects access to health promoting resources, as well as nutrition. Stress and depression are noted effects of poverty, because sustaining basic subsistence is a struggle in itself. Reid (2007) provides startling case study to illustrate the severity of poverty by documenting the story of a mother who starves herself to feed her kids. Barriers exist in canada"s universal" health care system that make it difficult for poor women and their families to access health care.
