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New Zealand Children Hit Even Harder By Poverty | Stuff.co.nz : The most vulnerable children are being left behind, even as the economy improves.

Children hit even harder by poverty : The Children's Social Health Monitor, published today, shows little progress on helping the tens of thousands of children admitted to hospital for injuries and illnesses linked to poverty . Admissions for the illnesses linked most closely to poverty and ...

Children hit even harder by poverty : These children - more than 220,000 in New Zealand - are far more likely to skip doctor visits, miss out on healthy food and live in cold, damp homes. "Some of the adaptations families make in response to their inadequate resources may have detrimental ...