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    defined by the WHO. These conditions are called the social determinants of health and encompass the following three broad dimensions: poverty, inequality and causes of the causes (the drivers of unhealthy behavior like smoking, diet and alcohol). (Marmot and Allen 2014) Poverty is the

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    Low Birth Weight Bearing

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    The first part of the analysis will examine a complex connection between physical developments of children and living circumstance, individual’s behavior, income levels, education levels of parents and access to healthcare. AS (2012) illustrates that children living in the most deprived areas take higher risks of low birth weight, respiratory problems, poor dental health and overweight than their wealthy peers. It is generally thought low socio economic status is a key factor in low birth weight

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    Why Do Bears Hibernate

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    evidence pieces are that their temperature and heart beats per. Minute go down. On the other hand, there are reasons why some might think that bears don’t truly hibernate, like how their temp. and heart rate don’t go down drastically, like the Alpine Marmot. Either way beard do hibernate and here's why. In winter, where food is scarce, most animals fatten up during the summer and fall to sleep in their dens for what ranges from 2- 9 months.

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    all adapted to this environment. The best part about being able to sit and simply observe nature is the sense of connection you feel to all of this. Even my brother, who really doesn’t like the outdoors, has enjoyed this trip, especially from the Marmot, Jarl rubbing against his foot. Dark clouds are rolling in and it's time to get moving, we take our final pictures, and our last looks at the beauty surrounding us. The scramble down the boulders is easier end up comma butt munch when we reach the

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    Indigenous Australian’s are no doubt disadvantaged in the Australian community, you only have to look at the facts and this becomes remarkably apparent right away. There are many contributing factors to these worrying statistics and this paper serves to explore some of those factors. Between 2008-2012 the mortality rate for infant Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal children was almost double that of Non-Indigenous Australians with a staggering 6.2 infant deaths per 1,000 compared to 3.7 for

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    Social, biological, psychological, psychosocial are four explanations that play a role in the development of a wide variety of diseases. “The concept of biological programming rests on knowledge about and evidence of growth before and after birth” (Marmot and Wilkinson 32). The first few pages of this chapter specifically focuses on intrauterine life and development thereafter into adulthood. Disadvantages in societal levels usual trend with poor overall health. With higher disparities and disease

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    calorific food and physical inactivity (Marmot 2010). In addition the correlation between poor diet and obesity is evident from the figures released by the National Child measurement programme, which states that 22% children in year one in primary school are overweight or obese (Nutrition and Food Science 2011). Moreover, plummeting obesity in children is fundamental, as overweight or obese children are more likely to become obese adults (Bhadoria et al 2015) (Marmot,

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    Ibex are their main food, along with Marmots, Game Birds, Small Rodents, and Livestock. They will kill an average of one large animal twice a

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    schizophreniabecause of the excessive demands and risks in life. People with mental health problems, tend to exhibit some emotional variations such as changes in mood, chronic anxiety, and erratic thinking (Allen, Marmot, WHO, &FundaçãoCalousteGulbenkian,2014). According to WHO (2003; and Allen, Marmot, WHO, &FundaçãoCalousteGulbenkian, 2014), often, mental health problems result from the combination of certain factors such as childhood neglect and abuse, stigma and discrimination, social loneliness and

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    The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 by the United Nations, serving as a specialized agency to coordinate international health and public health problems (Wilkinson & Marmot, 2003, p. 4). Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, and O'Grady (2016) states that health is created where people live, work, and play; therefore being more dependent on one’s zipcode rather than one’s genetic code (p. 2). One of the goals of the WHO is to create a healthier nation which requires that the factors that

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