MHA 708 EXAM D QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Define vulnerable populations
Populations that experience a convergence of health risks and exhibit poorer health
status
Vulnerable populations include
Racial and ethnic minorities, uninsured, groups of low socioeconomic status
In terms of the health
Vulnerability can be defined as the convergence of health risks
Health risks occur along the following dimensions
Physical
mental
social
Health needs
Increase with compounding of risks along multiple dimensions
Health risk characteristics-predisposing characteristics
Demographic characteristics, social structure variables, health beliefs
Health risk characteristics- enabling characteristics
Resources available for the use of service ,Attributes of the surroundings that effect the
availability of healthcare services
Health risk characteristics- need factors
,Specific illnesses or health needs that drive the search for healthcare
Why are targeted policies necessary?
Vulnerable populations have greater health needs
What influences vulnerability according to the justification for targeted policy?
Vulnerability is influenced by social forces
How is vulnerability linked with national resources?
Vulnerability is fundamentally linked with national resources
What is the relationship between vulnerability and total equity?
Vulnerability and total equity cannot coexist
What is the trend in the prevalence of vulnerability in the US?
The prevalence of vulnerability in the US is increasing
What percentage of the US population is made up of racial and ethnic minorities?
More than 34 percent
What disparities do racial and ethnic minorities experience in healthcare?
Disparities in access to/quality of healthcare and in health status
Concerns for racial and ethnic minorities- general characteristics: healthcare
access
Lack of regular source of care (RSC) as a result of: absence of health insurance
coverage, low family income, language other than English spoken in the home,
disengagement (may not value health as highly)
Concerns for racial and ethnic minorities: healthcare quality
, More likely to report dissatisfaction with quality of care, More likely to report
dissatisfaction with patient-provider interactions, commonly perceive discrimination in
quality of treatment
Concerns for racial and ethnic minorities: health status
Health status perception: national children's health survey, cause of death: high rates of
preventable causes of death, health risk behaviors: environmental quality
Policies/ programs to eliminate disparities: federal initiatives
Office of minority health(OMH), public housing primary care program, head start
Policies/ programs to eliminate disparities: state and local initiatives
Minnesota's eliminating health disparities initiative, California departments of public
health strategic plan, south Carolina's welvista program, telekidcare- kansas
Policies/ programs to eliminate disparities: private initiatives
Association of schools of public health, California endowment's building health
communities initiative, project health design
Socioeconomic status (SES) is determined by factors such as:
Income level, educational attainment, occupational status
What challenges do populations with low SES face in healthcare?
Greater barriers to healthcare access, lower quality of care, lower health status
Issues for those with low income and healthcare access:
SES has a greater impact on access than does race/ ethnicity
According to a California health interview survey:
Poor adults are 2X more likely to lack RSC, less educated are more likely to lack RSC,
less educated are more likely to utilize community clinic or emergency department
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Define vulnerable populations
Populations that experience a convergence of health risks and exhibit poorer health
status
Vulnerable populations include
Racial and ethnic minorities, uninsured, groups of low socioeconomic status
In terms of the health
Vulnerability can be defined as the convergence of health risks
Health risks occur along the following dimensions
Physical
mental
social
Health needs
Increase with compounding of risks along multiple dimensions
Health risk characteristics-predisposing characteristics
Demographic characteristics, social structure variables, health beliefs
Health risk characteristics- enabling characteristics
Resources available for the use of service ,Attributes of the surroundings that effect the
availability of healthcare services
Health risk characteristics- need factors
,Specific illnesses or health needs that drive the search for healthcare
Why are targeted policies necessary?
Vulnerable populations have greater health needs
What influences vulnerability according to the justification for targeted policy?
Vulnerability is influenced by social forces
How is vulnerability linked with national resources?
Vulnerability is fundamentally linked with national resources
What is the relationship between vulnerability and total equity?
Vulnerability and total equity cannot coexist
What is the trend in the prevalence of vulnerability in the US?
The prevalence of vulnerability in the US is increasing
What percentage of the US population is made up of racial and ethnic minorities?
More than 34 percent
What disparities do racial and ethnic minorities experience in healthcare?
Disparities in access to/quality of healthcare and in health status
Concerns for racial and ethnic minorities- general characteristics: healthcare
access
Lack of regular source of care (RSC) as a result of: absence of health insurance
coverage, low family income, language other than English spoken in the home,
disengagement (may not value health as highly)
Concerns for racial and ethnic minorities: healthcare quality
, More likely to report dissatisfaction with quality of care, More likely to report
dissatisfaction with patient-provider interactions, commonly perceive discrimination in
quality of treatment
Concerns for racial and ethnic minorities: health status
Health status perception: national children's health survey, cause of death: high rates of
preventable causes of death, health risk behaviors: environmental quality
Policies/ programs to eliminate disparities: federal initiatives
Office of minority health(OMH), public housing primary care program, head start
Policies/ programs to eliminate disparities: state and local initiatives
Minnesota's eliminating health disparities initiative, California departments of public
health strategic plan, south Carolina's welvista program, telekidcare- kansas
Policies/ programs to eliminate disparities: private initiatives
Association of schools of public health, California endowment's building health
communities initiative, project health design
Socioeconomic status (SES) is determined by factors such as:
Income level, educational attainment, occupational status
What challenges do populations with low SES face in healthcare?
Greater barriers to healthcare access, lower quality of care, lower health status
Issues for those with low income and healthcare access:
SES has a greater impact on access than does race/ ethnicity
According to a California health interview survey:
Poor adults are 2X more likely to lack RSC, less educated are more likely to lack RSC,
less educated are more likely to utilize community clinic or emergency department
