Week 12/13 Idk Flashcards
Who are vulnerable populations
People who are disadvantaged, susceptible to inequity, injury, disease, or premature death
What does at risk mean
Risk factors: People with behaviour patterns that can dispose people to poorer health and are modifiable through actions
Risk conditions: general circumstances known to effect health over which there is little or no control
What are some benefits and challenges of the label “vulnerable population”
Identifies the group and allows them to be identified so that we can help them
Stigmatizing, could lead to poor or different treatment
How are people in the correctional system’s SDOH impacted
Overrepresentation of incarcerated people experiencing health inequities due to social and structural inequities
People with low income, less education, mental health needs, substance use, and indigenous
How can we advance health equity
Address power and equity at an individual, collective, and structural level
Address oppression
Address the distribution of power (hidden, visible, and invisible power)
What is the purpose of the kushner article?
To stimulate dialogue and identify nursing roles around health inequities
Why do nurses have to address health inequities
Professional associations say so (BCCNM)
Nursing has a history of social justice
caring profession that is the best suited to address problems like this as we interact with clients daily
We can advocate for policy beyond the individual
What are the recommendations given to reduce health inequities
Strengthen knowledge based on disparities and effects
Government leadership putting health in all policies, systematic changes
Collaboration between sectors
What are the main barriers to addressing health inequities
Neoliberalism: retreat from government intervention, privatization of services
Government structure: policy silos (makes health in all policies difficult)
Indv responsibility for wealth: biomedical reliance
Nursing the patient vs the population
Low political competence
Lack of healthy public policy
Employment mandates (inconsistent)
What is the evidence that nursing is beginning to address health inequities
Changes in curriculum
Policy courses
Nursing association engagement
