Public health deck 4

Question 1

3 potential causes of homelessness?

Answer 1

Relationship breakdown due to:
1. Mental illness
2. Domestic abuse
3. Dispute with parents
4. Bereavement

Question 2

Who are more vulnerable to being homeless?

Answer 2

1. LGBTQ+
2. Substance misuse
3. Failed asylum seekers
4. People in/have been in care
5. Ex-service men and women

Question 3

What barriers to health do homeless people face?

Answer 3

1. Can’t access health care
2. Lack of integration between primary care and other agencies
3. People don’t prioritorise their health
4. Don’t know where to find help
5. Communication difficulties

Question 4

Define refugee:

Answer 4

Person granted asylum and refugee status in the UK with the rights of UK citizen

Question 5

Define asylum seeker:

Answer 5

Person applying for refugee status: entitled to £35 a week, housing and NHS care

Question 6

What barriers to care do asylum seekers and refugees face?

Answer 6

1. Language/cultural/communication problems.
2. Money/other priorities.
3. Different perceptions of care.
4. Racism, prejudice, discrimination, stigma.
5. May not understand how the NHS works.

Question 7

What is social exclusion?

Answer 7

Process of shut out from social, economic, political or cultural systems which determine social integration of person in society

Question 8

Why might someone experience loneliness?

Answer 8

1. Poor health, sensory impairment
2. Poverty
3. Housing issues
4. Fear of crime
5. Lack of transport
6. Discrimination

Question 9

Signs of loneliness:

Answer 9

1. Talkative, clinging
2. Lives alone
3. Recent bereavement or transition
4. Mobility problem or sensory impairment

Question 10

National initiative to combat loneliness?

Answer 10

Age UK, Dementia friends, Silverline