Although we are prepared to spend dizzying sums on health care no one seems quite sure what health is. The World Health Organization made a bold offer in 1948. Their definition of health is ânot merely the absence of disease or infirmity but a state of complete physical, mental and social well-beingâ. But this utopian vision is an unattainable ideal, bearing no relation to the struggles of real people in an imperfect world.
causing the Great Depression. The effects of the Great Depression were huge across the world. Not only did it lead to the New Deal in America but. more significantly, it was a direct cause of the rise of extremism in Germany leading to World War II.
Abstract. All types of people were affected by the Great Depression. After the stock market crash in 1929, the country changed drastically. Many people lost their jobs because of this downturn in the economy.During the Great Depression practically every person had to adjust to a different way of living than what they were used to. This paper explores how life changed for children, teenagers, African-Americans, farmers, women, and the middle class.he Great Depression affected everyone. From the very young to the old, everyone s lives were changed drastically by the events of this period. Many people found themselves out of work and searching for a better life. Children had to deal with changes in their education if they could attend school.