"This sense of powerlessness... is linked to poverty.
Local health bosses explain that premature death is linked to poverty and deprivation.
That illiteracy is linked to poverty, unemployment and Appalachia's weak economy is hardly a secret.
We studied the root causes of modern diseases and many were linked to poverty and deprivation.
A new approach to identifying the factors linked to poverty could help researchers identify ways to prevent it.
Others are so overwhelmed by problems linked to poverty or illness, for example, that cooking simply isn't a priority.
Then there is the growing problem of Islamic radicalisation, linked to poverty, unemployment and poor access to education.
I started working in Michigan prisons with incarcerated mothers, and many expressed feeling rejected due to family neglect and abuse and social stigma, often linked to poverty.
Directly linked to poverty and poor hygiene, it causes red eyes, weeping, itching and sensitivity to light in the initial stages.
Anyone interested in working in tropical health should have a good understanding of diseases and know that most of them are inextricably linked to poverty.
Brazil's chronic social and environmental problems, linked to poverty, violence and inequality, also give its people a natural empathy with those facing similar problems elsewhere in the world.
