To learn more, please watch the film below, Adult health and developmentLinks to an external site. (Films Media Group, 2011).

Take the perspective of someone who is now an adult who has grown up in poverty. Share some ways in which poverty would have affected your health. What are some actions that can be taken by an adult to minimize the impact of poverty on that adult's health? Let's talk about stress: What are some possible effects on health as a consequence of stress?