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What are the top 10 contributing factors that cause poverty to have a negative impact on health? Robert Atkins PhD, RN (and Daniel Hart, EdD) Rutgers University Camden
2. Poverty matters because place matters Poverty affects where kids live Children and adolescents living in high-poverty communitieswhere > 30% ofhouseholds have incomes at or below povertylineare at a disadvantage 3. 1. Place matters: poor kids live in poor neighborhoods/communities (Kids Count,2012) 4. 2. Place matters : fewer opportunitiesfor youth development (Atkins & Hart, 2003, Hart& Atkins, 2002; Hart, Atkins, & Ford, 1998) 5. 3. Place matters : diminished access to health care (Prentice, 2006). 6. 4. Place matters: what kids eat (Darmon & Drenowski, 2008; Story, Neumark-Sztainer, French, 2002). 7. 5. Place matters: where kids play(Estabrooks et al., 2003; Moore et al., 2008; Powell et al., 2004). 8. 6. Place matters : fewer adults andadults with fewer resourcesCherry Hill ChildCamden Child 9. 7. Place matters : Fewer resources(information, knowledge, material support) 10. 8. Place matters: Looser socialcontrols and non-normative health behavior (Sampson, et al. 2002) 11. 9. Place matters: more time withpeers, less with adults (South and Baumer (2000, 2001). 12. 10. Place matters: what kids areexposed to (Evans, 2005; Evans, 2006; Evans & Kim,2007)
