module 3 Flashcards
vulnerable people in Australia
homelessness
aboriginal and torres strait islander
culturally and linguistically diverse background
lgbtiq
risk factors for vulnerability
children and the elderly women- pregnant women middle aged women chronic illness poverty severe mental illness disabilities
population health indicators
mortality indicators:
life expectancy, crude death rate, infant mortality, maternal mortality
disability indicators :
disability adjusted life years
social and mental health indicators: injury rates and alcohol related indicators
neonatal period
children risk of death during first 28 day of life
barriers to accessing health services
financial, geographical, cultural, language, trust, transport, telecommunication, stress
disability
discrimination
difficulty accessing health care
poverty
poor mental health
refugee
owing to well founded fear of being persecuted
asylum seekers
fled their own country and has applied to the government of another country for protection as a refugee , but their refugee status has not yet been assessed, verified or granted
migrant
makes a conscious choice to leave their country, they are free to return home or visit
health risk among refugees and asylum seekers
phychological disorders such as post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression
direct physical consequences of torture
under recognised hypertension, diabetes and chronic pain
poor oral health as a result of poor nutrition and diet
homelessness
primary homelessness: people without conventional accommodation such as people living on the streets
secondary: people who frequently move from one form of shelter to another
tertiary: people staying in boarding houses non a medium to long term basis
health issues for homelessness
poor physical and mental health may reduce the person ability to work and earn adequate income
mental health problems, poor nutrition
less access to health care services because of financial hardship, lack of identification or medicare card,
