HLST RURAL HEALTH Flashcards
WESTERN MEDICINE focuses on which stream of health care?
individual health
what is population health
health outcomes-group of individuals -shared characteristics
community health
people’s health in a certain community or country
what does public health includes?
typically includes (local) community health but tend to be broader, more global as well as local
what are the four dimensions of HEALTH CARE?
1.individual health
2.population health
3.community health
4.public health
what is Telehealth?
delivery of various types of health care when patient and provider are geographically separated, ex. video conferencing, telephone calls, electronic data transmission
benefits of Telehealth?
sooner patient-doctor interaction
travel burden reduced
access to larger variety of specialists
what can Telehealth urgent care provide one with?
access symptoms, give recommendation , prescribe meds
what is the full form of STARS as in stars flight nurse?
short trauma air rescue society
rural Canada can be shown to have made up as little as ___% and as much as ____% of Canada’s population in 1996 depending on which definition is used.
22%,38%
rural to most people is _____?
non urban
how is rural distance and density?
communities with less than 10,000 people
population living outside the commuting zones of larger urban centres
which is Saskatchewan’s largest city by both population and area?
Saskatoon
which is Saskatchewan’s newest city?
Warman as of 2012
what is the duty of stars?
to provide rapid and specialized emergency care and transportation for critically ill and injured patients.
IS KINDERSDLEY A CITY?
NO
When is a community considered rural?
when its population is 10,000 or less
what age has higher mortality in rural areas and what are the possible reasons?
youth
injuries, suicide, circulatory diseases
what is the life expectancy rate in men (rural and urban areas) and women ?
MEN
rural men-74.0
urban men-76.8
WOMEN-81 (no age difference)
what were the rates of cancers and mortality from cancer in rural than urban areas?
lower
what about respiratory disease mortality risks amount rural residents?
significantly higher
_________ arthritis levels in women in rural area than urban areas?
higher
rural people have ______ risk of mortality from all causes from motor vehicle accidents and suicides.
higher
what are the social determinants of health and rurality?
1.poorer socioeconomic(SES)-more people with low income.
2.Decreased education-less people with secondary education
3.increased occupational hazards-farming, fishing, mining, logging
4.stronger sense of community belonging than urban
5. less desirable health behaviours.
