Quiz 3: Chapter 32

Question 1

Advocacy (p.722)

Answer 1

Actions taken on behalf of others who may not be able to do so themselves.

Question 2

Barriers to Access (p.719)

Answer 2

Are policies and financial, geographic, or cultural features of health care that make services difficult to obtain or so unappealing that people do not seek care. Examples include offering services only on weekdays without providing evening or weekend hours for working adults, being uninsured or underinsured, not having reasonably convenient or economical transportation, or providing services only in English and not in the population’s primary language.

Question 3

Case Management (p.728)

Answer 3

Involves linking clients with services and providing direct nursing services to them, including teaching, counseling, screening, and immunizing. Lillian Wald was the first case manager. She linked vulnerable families with various services to help them stay healthy.

Question 4

Comprehensive Services (p.720)

Answer 4

Health services that focus on more than one health problem or concern.

Question 5

Cumulative Risk (p.716)

Answer 5

Experienced by vulnerable populations as they are particularly sensitive to the effects of those risks. Risks come from environmental hazards (e.g., lead exposure from lead-based paint from peeling walls or paint used in toy manufacturing, melamine added to milk supplies), social hazards (e.g., crime, violence), personal behavior (e.g., diet, exercise habits, smoking), or biological or genetic makeup (e.g., congenital addiction, compromised immune status). .

Question 6

Determinants of Health (p.718)

Answer 6

(1) the social and economic environment, (2) the physical environment, and (3) the person’s individual characteristics and behaviors. Described by WHO and healthy people 2020.

Question 7

Disadvantaged (p.717)

Answer 7

Have fewer resources for promoting health and treating illness than does the average person in the United States. (EX. family below poverty line). These groups are thought to be vulnerable because of the combination of risk factors, health status, and lack of resources needed to access health care and reduce risk factors.

Question 8

Disenfranchisement (p.717)

Answer 8

One aspect of vulnerability.. refers to a feeling of separation from mainstream society. does not seem to have an emotional connection with any group with the larger society. Some groups such as the poor, the homeless, and migrant workers are “invisible” to society as a whole and tend to be forgotten in health and social planning.

Question 9

Federal Poverty Guideline (p.719)

Answer 9

For a family of four is $23,850 for all states except Hawaii and Alaska. Both Alaska and Hawaii have higher poverty guideline levels. However, If people earn even a little more than the federal poverty guideline they still are not able to pay for living expenses but are ineligible for assistance..

Question 10

Health Disparities (p.717)

Answer 10

Refer to the wide variations in health services and health status among certain pop. groups.

Question 11

Human Capital (p.717)

Answer 11

Refers to all of the strengths, knowledge, and skills that enable a person to live a productive, happy life. People with little education have less human capital because their choices are more limited than those of people with higher levels of education.

Question 12

Linguistically Appropriate Health Care (p.722)

Answer 12

Means communicating health-related information in the recipient’s primary language when possible and always in a language the recipient can understand. It also means using words that the recipient can understand.

Question 13

Poverty (p.719)

Answer 13

Primary cause of vulnerability and can lead to maladaptive physical responses and disease. The federal definition of poverty is used to develop eligibility criteria for programs such as Medicaid and welfare assistance.

Question 14

Resilience (p.716)

Answer 14

To have the ability to resist the effects of vulnerability. is a global concern, with different populations being more vulnerable in different countries.

Question 15

Risk (p.716)

Answer 15

Epidemiological term indicating that some people have a higher probability of illness than others.

Question 16

Social Determinants of Health (p.718)

Answer 16

Include a range of social, political and economic factors that include socioeconomic status, living conditions, geographic location, social class, education, environmental factors, nutrition, stress, and prejudice that lead to resource constraints, poor health, and health risk.

Question 17

Social Justice (p.722)

Answer 17

Includes the concepts of egalitarianism and equality. the heart of social justice is “justice with respect to the treatment of more advantaged vs. less advantaged socioeconomic groups when it comes to health and health care.”

Question 18

Vulnerable Population Group (p.716)

Answer 18

Subgroup of population that is more likely to develop health problems as a result of exposure to risk and to have worse outcomes from these problems than the rest of the population.

Question 19

Vulnerability (p.716)

Answer 19

Susceptibility to actual or potential stressors that may lead to an adverse effect. Vulnerable populations are typically considered to be those that are at greater risk for poor health status and that have poor access to health care.

Question 20

Wrap Around Services (p.721)

Answer 20

Comprehensive health services are available and social and economic services are “wrapped around” these services. Although this is an excellent approach to care, it is not available in all or even most areas in the United States.