Preferred Label : Child Poverty;
MeSH definition : A situation of children (ages 0-17 inclusive) living in households with income below
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Threshold, often
leading to a lack of food, sanitation, shelter, health care and education needed to
survive and thrive.;
MeSH synonym : Poverty, Child; Childhood Poverty; Childhood Poverties; Poverties, Childhood; Poverty, Childhood; Child Poverties;
MeSH annotation : for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;
Origin ID : D000091486;
UMLS CUI : C5544473;
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A situation of children (ages 0-17 inclusive) living in households with income below
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Threshold, often
leading to a lack of food, sanitation, shelter, health care and education needed to
survive and thrive.
