Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Charlene Friday NUR/440 July 14, 2014 Maria Mendez Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Vulnerable populations are groups that are not well integrated into the health care system because of ethnic, cultural, economic, geographic, or health characteristics (Urban Institute, 2014). The elderly can become more vulnerable for a variety of reasons. Limited options for health care, physical or mental impairments and lack of transportation all contribute
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The Impact Young children are a particularly vulnerable population for a variety of reasons and the impacts of trauma on these children can be lifelong (Zero to Three, 2012). During the early years, the brain undergoes dramatic development as it builds the circuits and processes which become the foundation for all other learning. While genetics provide the blueprint for brain development, it is everyday interactions and experiences with their parents and caregivers that help to shape how the brain
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Works Cited Candib, Lucy M. 2007 Obesity and Diabetes in Vulnerable Populations: Reflection on Proximal and Distal Causes. Annals of Family Medicine 5(6):547–556. Carrion, Iraida V., Heide Casta˜neda, Dinorah Martinez–Tyson, and Nolan Kline 2011 Barriers Impeding Access to Primary Oral Health Care Among Farmworker Families in Central Florida. Chaffin, Jeffrey G., Satish Chandra, S. Pai, and Robert A. Bagramian 2003 Caries Prevalence in Northwest Michigan Migrant Children. Journal of Dentistry
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Homeless Veterans a Vulnerable Population Vulnerable populations are often used to characterize groups whose needs are not fully addressed by traditional service providers (Blue-Howells, J., McGuire, J., & Nakashima, J., 2008). These people believe they cannot comfortably or safely access and use the standard resources offered. They include physical or mental disabilities, limited or non-English speaking, geographic or cultural isolation, medical or chemical dependent, homeless, frail/elderly
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Vulnerable Populations in the Workplace Project Patricia Lawson NUR/440-Health Assessment and Promotion for Vulnerable Populations April 11, 2011 Sheila de Vaugh, APRN, BC CBS Evening News correspondent Ben Tracy reported on April 6, 2011 that teenage drinking and drug use has increased by 22% and that 71% of all teenagers have had a drink of alcohol before finishing high school. Most teenagers believe that smoking marijuana is not a big deal and that parents and society
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group "at risk" for poor health and a group considered a "vulnerable" population? Provide an example of a group at risk and a group considered a vulnerable population. Explain why members of these groups cannot advocate for themselves or why advocating for these groups would be beneficial. What would you advocate for? The notion of groups “at risk” for poor health differs from vulnerable populations. “A population at risk is a population with a common identified risk factor or risk exposure that
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Vulnerable Populations Homeless Persons Margaret A. Stewart BSHS 302 July 18, 2011 Karen Miner Abstract Most Americans have heard the term hobo, which is defined as a vagrant or transient among other definitions. The term is well known because a large number of Americans have been named such who lived on the streets, or “skid rows” of this country. Homeless individuals have existed throughout history; however, more recently, a larger number and many categories of homeless
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Christopher Abrogena NUR 440 Vulnerable Population and Self- Awareness Professor Nita McGee-Cornelius PhD, PMHNP-BC, MSN, RN 07/15/2013 Introduction “Vulnerability is a general concept meaning “susceptibility” and has a specific connotation in health care—“at risk for health problems.” According to Aday (2001), vulnerable populations are those at risk for poor physical, psychological, or social health. Any person can be at risk statistically by way of having potential for certain
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Homeless Veterans a Vulnerable Population Vulnerable populations are often used to characterize groups whose needs are not fully addressed by traditional service providers (Blue-Howells, J., McGuire, J., & Nakashima, J., 2008). These people believe they cannot comfortably or safely access and use the standard resources offered. They include physical or mental disabilities, limited or non-English speaking, geographic or cultural isolation, medical or chemical dependent, homeless, frail/elderly
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right to health care. Although this sentence carries truth from the very beginning in the making of what the United States is today, American Indians and Alaska natives are still labeled under the term as a “Vulnerable Population”. Funding: The term Vulnerable Population defined as, populations or groups whose needs are not fully addressed by traditional service providers. In short, the federal government was given an obligation to provide health care services to members of federally recognized tribes
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