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N4127
Exam III Vulnerable Populations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the meaning of Vulnerability? | Factors that cause a person to be susceptible to poor health. |
| Describe Vulnerable populations? | Those at greater risk for poor health status and health care access. |
| define risk? | Epidemiologic term that means some people have a higher probability of illness than others. |
| Explain Idea of Resilience? | The ability to resist the effects of vulnerability |
| Give example of resilience/ | the ability to withstand many forms of stress and deal with several problems simultaneously without developing health problems. |
| Any definite list of who becomes relient? | No! |
| Give an example of vulnerable population? | People who are subjected to Violence, Substance abuse, Mental health, Homelessness, Rural and Migrant health, pregnant teens, the disabled. |
| What are other factors that affects vulnerable populations? | Poverty, poor self esteem, young or advanced age, chronic stress, emotional instability, environmental factors. |
| What do Vulnerable populations more often experience? | Health disparities |
| Define health disparity? | Uneven quality of care, disparities in access to care, poorer health outcomes compared to other groups |
| Trends in caring for vulnerable people. | Outreach, Case finding, Advocacy and Social Justice, |
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