Socioeconomic Status and Your Health

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Across
  1. 3. The type of care we need before we are born, often lacking in low SES communities
  2. 4. Access to this is crucial from an early age to increase future opportunity
  3. 5. A source of positive identity, satisfaction, and income, crucial to the idea of adulthood in the United States
  4. 8. A geographic area that can greatly affect one’s health, especially is unsafe
  5. 9. This increases levels of cortisol and leads to disease in the long-term
  6. 11. Often used to cope with poor living conditions, this is toxic to our liver and raises our risk of serious health conditions when abused
Down
  1. 1. An aspect of health often overlooked which can greatly impact our well-being. Individuals seeking this type of care may suffer from depression or schizophrenia
  2. 2. Connections with others that are strongly correlated with good health
  3. 6. These can reduce health disparities. Social and public, for example
  4. 7. The inability to stop using a substance despite negative consequences, such as drugs or alcohol. Often used as an escape from adversity and stress
  5. 10. Limited to access to this in high-quality leads to poor nutrition and, in turn health, in low SES communities