Problem: Poverty is the condition of lacking enough money or goods to meet basic human needs, such as food and shelter. Poverty may affect:
Access to health care.
Maternal health and nutrition.
Access to healthy air, water, and food.
Exposure to environmental toxins, such as lead.
Family stress.
Ability to live in a home.
Instructions:
Step 1. Create a post answering the following questions. What thoughts or questions arise for you when you think about infants born into poverty? What are ways that you can intervene as a caregiver outside of the family?