Financial Health and Mental Wellbeing: The Importance of Stability

Abstract

[Name] Summary-response Language and power Facts and opinions on Health and Wealth Article #1: Financial health is public health. In L. Choi, D. Erickson, K. Griffin, A. Levere, & E. Seidman (Eds.), What It's Worth: Strengthening the Financial Futures of Families, Communities, and the Nation  Summary: In this reading” What is Worth Strengthening the Financial Futures of Families, Communities, and Nation”, Jason P. Purnell one if his statements that he can forget was from a resident of [City, State] said “If you want to lower my blood pressure, help me pay my electricity bill” which these being said he remains and says the connection of relationship between financial health and physical and mental health, explaining how struggling financially can affect the ability to lead and be mentally stable. Also mentioning how adults with lower income experience more financial stress, which make them start smoking, dirking, and eating disorders. However, explains how studies have identified how these is not only with adults has been identified with children as well and is called a “toxic stress” being a behavioral risk whenever they get to the adolescence and adult life. Response: Punell talks about what our society is going through these days, and I do agree. Now in these days not only adults are going through financial stress same happens to teenagers, which you get mentally and emotionally stress. Not being financially stable can really affect your personal life and behaviors. However, the can affect our jobs and the ability to lead and be mentally draining and more stressful. Being young and having to many responsibilities and not be being financially stable, did affect me a lot on my workplace, my civilian life, but more I was not mentally stable I was al the time with stress and mentally and emotionally drained. In...