Rural Health (3 Questions), Vulnerable Populations (6 Questions)

Question 1

Know what Social Capital is

Answer 1

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Question 2

Social Capital =

Answer 2

= The networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively

Question 3

Know what shapes perceptions of vulnerability.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Vulnerability =

• results from the?

Answer 4

= the susceptibility to harm

• from complex interactions between the resources available to individuals and communities and the challenges they face over the life course

Question 5

Vulnerability includes*

1) P____ incapacities
2) __ __ __
3) Disadvantaged _____ status
4) Inadequacy of interpersonal n____ and s____
5) Physical l____

Answer 5

1) Personal
2) SES
3) Social status
4) networks, support
5) location

Question 6

1) Personal incapacities =

Answer 6

= physical and cognitive impairments, chronic illness exacerbate vulnerabilities

Question 7

2) SES =

Answer 7

= SES indicators are associated with every measure of health and health care

• infant/adult mortality, morbidity
• impairment and disability, health behavior
• less access to medical care of all types

Question 8

3) Disadvantaged social status =

Answer 8

= stigma, prejudice, discrimination

• segregation by race/class
• leads to high concentrations of devalued ppl such as those with mental illness, substance abuse

Question 9

4) Inadequacy of interpersonal networks and supports =

Answer 9

= social capital

• members of a community should know how to access and utilize resources
  ex) during katrina, there were buses used to evacuate ppl but many didn’t know about them

Question 10

5) Physical location

Such as

Answer 10

• low density, impoverished rural areas
• urban ghettos
• communities with underdeveloped deteriorating infrastructure
• lack of employment opportunities
• inadequate medical, social, educational services
• poor transportation, communication facilities
• high crime and victimization
• exposure to environmentally adverse outcomes

Question 11

Vulnerable populations include

Answer 11

• economically disadvantaged
• racial/ethnic minorities
• uninsured
• low income children
• disabled
• incarcerated
• immigrants, refugees
• those with HIV and other chronic health conditions
• LGBT
• homeless

Question 12

Tri-morbidity =

in homeless

Answer 12

= substance addition, mental illness, another chronic health problem such as HTN