Chapter 11 Flashcards
In vulnerable populations class system is something like?
India
Who are the vulnerable populations?
Medically undeserved, medically disadvantaged, underprivileged, under classes
Persons with multi risks = to?
Worst access to care & lesser quality
In racial ethnic minorities the census has?
15 categories plus space for more
In racial ethnic minorities in 2010?
36% of Americans were minorities
In comparison for practices who has lower birthrates?
Blacks less than 5.5lbs
In comparison of practices, Hispanics are ______ than whites.
Better
What is the percentages smoking mothers? Lower/ higher.
Much lower for Hispanics/ higher for Indians
What race has the lower alcohol consumption for mothers?
Lower in blacks and Asians
Life expectancy is ______ for Black mothers?
Lower
Causes of death rates came down except for lower respiration disease because of?
Air pollution and smoking!!
Hispanic population is?
Growing at a fast rate
Percentage of Hispanics between the year 2000 and 2010?
43%
Hispanics in 2008 was? Hispanics in 2015 are expected?
45million
Expected to be 57 million.
Healthcare disparities or do to?
Language, education, income, and not insured
Hispanics drink _____ alcohol but smoke _____ cigarettes?
More/ Less
The Asian population has?
Higher education achievements, but very private about healthcare
AIAN are? Have?
(American Indians Alaskan Natives)
•3/4 live outside the reservations
•Higher incident of disease ex. Diabetes, HT, alcoholism
• lower life expectancy (4.6 than other Americans)
The uninsured children are?
Those from families which income lower than the FPL lack adequate care
Uninsured children have?
Your vaccination rates/not enough care because of working parents
New morbidities from social causes are?
Violence, drugs, emotional disorders, learning disabilities, sexual abuse
Women live?
About 4.8 yrs longer then men, yet so for hire morbidity and poor health
Women are more likely to?
Forgo medical care Denman
Women have a higher?
Higher rate of heart disease and stroke than men
Womens alcohol related deaths are?
50/ 100% higher than men
Women have substantially higher risk for?
Alzheimer’s then men
Rural health causes limitations as?
Limitations due to poverty, distance, weather, transportation and no insurance
Rule areas have geographical?
Maldistribution of healthcare personnel and resources
Rural health help is provided by?
By programs like the national health service corps and the hiring of foreign medical graduates to serve in “health professionals shortage areas”
Rural health areas help migrant workers?
72% from Mexico and Central America
The rural health clinic act provides?
Provides for mid level providers to be reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid
The homeless are? A-C
A) 3.5 million a given yr about 1/3 children
B) no income, hardly any education, not legible for federal help without an address
C) A lot of substance abuse and mental illness
The homeless make up in men, women, children, veterans, is?
Men 63%, women 37%, children 23%, Vets 14%.
Mental illness is? A-C
A) The leading cause of disability in the US
B) has high rates of suicide
C) barriers to care, healthcare cost, and shortage of healthcare professionals
Most common mental disorders are?
Phobias, substance abuse, and affective disorders
The chronically ill diseases are?
The leading causes of death in the US
Chronically ill diseases are mostly due to?
No physical activity, nutrition, smoking, alcohol
Disability in the US?
56.7 million, of which 38 million are severely disabled
How do we measure disability?
ADL (activities of daily living)
HIV/AIDS in 2006?
2,696 new cases and 26,154 adults and adolescents living with AIDS
