Vulnerable populations as described by Stanhope, M. and Lancaster, J. (2016), “are those that are at greater risk for poor health status and that have poor access to health care” (p. 716). Generally, the population who is considered to be vulnerable are the people who live in unsafe areas, work in stressful environments, live on unhealthy and fast food, unable to afford healthy foods, lack of physical activity, and do not have health insurance. This group is considered to be a subgroup of the population
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Vulnerable Populations University of Phoenix Health Assessment and Promotion for Vulnerable Populations 440 Carol Bafaloukos July 04, 2012 Vulnerable Populations Vulnerable populations are populations that are at risk of acquiring diseases because of their economic status, comorbidities, religious preferences, ethnicity, age and gender. They have little or no support system or service to provide them with help Current efforts to cut down on Medicare, Medicaid and other federal funded programs
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Vulnerable Population in the Workplace Back in 1999 the U.S. Health Department set a goal to, “eliminate disparities in health and in access to service for minorities,” for Healthy People 2010 (Crist, 2002). 2010 has come and gone, and although there have been improvements that goal continues to be in place for Healthy People 2020. Some vulnerable populations are still at risk and face many barriers preventing them access to proper healthcare. Attempting to overcome these barriers will often fall
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Epidemiology and Vulnerable Populations Angela Wilson NUR / 408 November 4, 2013 Epidemiology and Vulnerable Populations Introduction
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Running Head: Vulnerable population Name: Institution: Date: Definition and Identification Over the years, HIV has killed millions of people around the world. African Americans living in the United States represent one of the groups that are adversely affected by HIV. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) refers to a virus that attacks one’s immune system which represents the natural defense system of a human body. When this defense system becomes weak, the body becomes susceptible to various
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My vulnerable population is war veterans. Veterans have many issues after coming home from war that makes them vulnerable. Some have difficulty adjusting to civilian life. My paper will discuss the risk factors that make them vulnerable. Risk factors 1) War 2) Drugs/Alcohol 3) Combat zone 4) Depression 5) PTSD 6 ) sexual assault 7) Traumatic Brain Injury 8) low-income 9) Mental Illness 10)Combat injury 11) Chronic Illness 12) Lack of Family Support Questions to ask Marcie Platt regarding Homeless
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Vulnerable Populations: The Homeless JLG BSHS302 April 7, 2012 KT Vulnerable Populations: The Homeless The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25(1) states: “Everyone has the right to… food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services” (Donohoe, 2004). Although it is everyone’s right to have access to those necessities, it is not always the case for many, who for whatever reasons, have no means to afford them. Here in the
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Escondido, Hispanics account for 46% of the population in Escondido, California (Jones & Lee, 2010). These statistics do not differentiate between illegal and legal residents. Therefore the majority of patients at Palomar Medical Center are Hispanic. Even though the majority of our patients are Hispanic this does not equal an easier rode to healthcare recovery for this vulnerable group. The Hispanic population in the Unites States is a major vulnerable class relating to healthcare access and treatment
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risk" for poor health and vulnerable group population. Persons who are "at risk" for poor health problems is defined as the likelihood that a person may contract a disease that could result to illness, injury or death (International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2010). "Vulnerable" group are the population that are already "at risk" , but also present certain factors which makes their outcome even worse. Generally, the very young, elderly, sick and disabled are the ones mostly vulnerable in every society. Other
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The vulnerable is susceptible to physical and emotional injury (EMM 605 Lecture, July, 2015). According to Waugh Jr. and Tierney (2007), “the poor, the elderly, and those with chronic medical conditions need extraordinary assistance, and are often hardest hit by disaster”. The primary areas of concern for the emergency manager in regard to vulnerable populations are the difficulty to provide effective care for those with chronic medical conditions when a disaster hits, the way to find and convince
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