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This 11 page paper discusses the effects of poverty on the nutrition of the nations of the Caribbean. Possible causes, effects and solutions offered. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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contribute to the poor nutrition of the area. These conditions interact with and exacerbate one another, making good health more difficult to obtain. Poverty also intensifies other social problems such
as inadequate health care, higher rates of teen pregnancy, and the need for more social services such as nutrition and housing assistance and counseling services in the nations that comprise
the Caribbean nations. Living in high poverty communities leaves many Caribbean people without access to safe, quality schools. Poor education traps many natives in low-skill, low-wage jobs that do not
have health benefits. Recently, within the last ten years or so, most of the countries in the Caribbean areas changed their laws so that long-term residency was a condition for
eligibility for most public assistance or benefits. In many instances, this also applied toward education as well(**). CAUSES OF POVERTY Belize, if one is to believe the travel brochures, is
one of the Caribbeans pearls. It is billed as begin predominantly English-speaking, with a relatively settled internal government, offering great diving areas, Mayan ruins, lush jungles and tropical restaurants. But,
there is an ugly side to Belize that doesnt quite make the chamber of commerce brochures. The healthcare of a vast majority of its people is below the standards of
most of the developed countries of the world. Belize has a population of nearly two hundred thousand for its small island size, but is the least populated among the countries
in the Caribbean. However, part of the internal problem comes from the fact that Belize is quite diverse in its collection of ethnicities and cultures. For example, there are Creoles,
Garifuna, Metstizo, Hispanic, Maya and English(Barry,1992). Identifying that poverty is one of the underlying causes would seem to state that this crushing reality needs to be rectified. Also, more women
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