Good Health and Well-Being Blog

This week I chose the Bahamas, because of it being a well known vacation area. Some just. See its beauty and not how flawed and in need the country is. The Bahamas is a little island just. southeast of Miami, Florida. 13% of the countries’ population is impoverished and 25% of them are children. Many of the youth are unemployed and. Many of the big industries are not growing enough to produce work. They lack appropriate health care and educational systems.  Furthermore, the greatest downfall of them all is the constant climate change. For example, hurricanes, rise in sea levels, high tides, etc, that. damage the land. Yes, the third sustainable developmental goal is an issue of the Bahamas. Being that they lack proper public education, adequate health care systems, constant reconstruction due to climate changes and youth unemployment, which has led to poverty, it is a large issue.  The Bahamas have a plan to “Leave No-One -Behind.” They began the process of developi...

The United Nations created 17 goals. It was adopted 2015 and it basically for us live a better, healthier and more peaceful life. The goals range from fixing poverty to quality education to climate control, etc. I chose Good Health and Well-Being, which is the third sustainable development goal.  The goal is to increase life expectancy, lower the maternal mortality rate, encourage immunizations for youth and infants, decrease infectious disease, etc.  UN SDG 3