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.
Social Effects of the Great Depression Fact 16: Social Effects of Overcrowding: The social effects of evictions led to severe overcrowding, especially in towns and cities. Cramped living conditions, harmed family relationships, led to arguments, abuse, discontent and health issues.