(422 E1) vulnerable pops

Question 1

vulnerability

Answer 1

susceptibility to actual or potential stressors that may lead to an adverse effect (for public health that would be poor health outcomes)

• “the degree to which an individual is unable to anticipate w/, cope, resist or recover from potential or actual stressors”

Question 2

susceptibility is made up of

Answer 2

• limitations in physical resources, enivronmental resources, human capital
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• limitation in biopsychosocial resources

Question 3

vulnerability is made up

Answer 3

• susceptibility
• human capital (personal resources)
• resilience

Question 4

marginalization

Answer 4

occurs when people or populations are relegated to a position on the periphery of society where they have diminished importance, influence or power

• both a cause and outcome of vulnerability
• associated w/ inc likelihood of developing health problems and worse health outcomes

Question 5

socio-economic status

Answer 5

Social standing or class of an individual or group. It is often measured as a combination of education, income, and occupation. Examinations of socioeconomic status often reveal inequities in access to resources, plus issues related to privilege, power and control

Question 6

what is a primary driver of vulnerability

Answer 6

poverty

Question 7

type of poverty

Answer 7

• Crisis: situational, often short-term (ex. college students living at home with financial aid)
• Persistent: chronic, long-term (ex. generational poverty)
• Neighborhood-level poverty (ex. area where there is a lack of businesses/revenue and most of the people in the community are at poverty level)

Question 8

impact of poverty on health

Answer 8

• inadequate nutrition
• higher rates of chronic illness
• more complications leading to higher mortality rates
• higher infant mortality rates

Question 9

who is considered “blameless” in their poverty

Answer 9

• widowed women
• children
• laborers injured on the job
• elderly people

Question 10

who are not considered “blameless” in their poverty

Answer 10

• people who use illicit drugs and people with addiction disorders
• people experiencing homelessness
• young adults
• those considered “lazy”

Question 11

homelessness definition

Answer 11

a person who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence

Question 12

3 categories of homelessness

Answer 12

• episodic
• transitional
• chronic

Question 13

episodic homelessness

Answer 13

• marked by hardship and struggle like unemployment
• move in and out of it
• younger in age
• often have a mental health & substance use problems

Question 14

transitional homelessness

Answer 14

• caused by a catastrophic event, which necessitates a short shelter stay, eventually transitioning to permanent housing

Question 15

chronic homelessness

Answer 15

• older age
• chronically unemployed
• disability or substance abuse
• emergency shelter is a long term housing solution
• smallest percent of homeless population

Question 16

factors contributing to homelessness

Answer 16

• poverty
• shortage of substance use treatment facilities
• domestic/interpersonal violence

Question 17

who is vulnerable to homelessness

Answer 17

• unemployed
• migrant workers
• people with mental illness and substance use disorder
• those w/ no safety net
• veterans
• victims of violence
• LGBTQ

Question 18

impact of homeless on health

Answer 18

• Inability to get adequate rest, nutrition, and exercise
• Stress
• Exposure
• Infectious disease
• Acute and chronic illness
• Infestations
• Mental health

Question 19

primary prevention for homelessness

Answer 19

“trying to prevent things in the first place”
ex:

• poverty reduction
• early childhood support
• affordable or subsidized housing
• old age pensions
• nurses educating to policy makers on these services

Question 20

secondary preventive services for homelessness

Answer 20

targets people on the verge as well as those who are newly homeless
ex:

• rapid rehousing
• case management
• shelter services

Question 21

tertiary prevention for homelessness

Answer 21

focuses on minimizing the impact of homelessness and working to ensure that individuals and families never experience another episode of being homeless

Question 22

sex definition

Answer 22

refers to a person’s biological status and is typically categorized as male, female or intersex. There are a number of indicators of biological sex, including sex chromosomes, gonads, internal reproductive organs and external genitalia

Question 23

sexual orientation

Answer 23

An inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to other people

Question 24

gender identity

Answer 24

One’s innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither– how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. One’s gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth

Question 25

disability

Answer 25

an umbrella term covering impairments, activity, limitations and participation restrictions (individual level)

Question 26

impairment

Answer 26

a problem in body function or structure - activity limitation or participation restriction (mirco level)

Question 27

handicap

Answer 27

a disadvantage resulting from an impairment or disability that prevents fulfillment of an expected role (marco level)