Vulnerable Populations

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Global Health

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Health issues that transcend national boundaries, and may best be addressed by cooperative actions

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Vulnerable/marginalized

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social groups who experience limited resources and consequent high relative risk for morbidity and premature mortality

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Globalization

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growing economic, social, political, technological, and intellectual interconnectedness of the world

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"Healthy for All"

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Alma Ata Declaration - commitment to health care by 2000

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Healthy People 2010

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Eliminate health disparities and increase quality and years of healthy life

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Social Determinants

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factors in the social environment that contribute to or detract from the health of individuals and communities

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Identify two major organizations involved in Global Trade Policy & identify three specific examples of significance (short answer)

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WTO (World Trade Organization)
NAFTA (Free Trade Agreement)
1. Facilitation of people and products across national borders
2. Significant impact on public health
3. Ensures safety standards
4. Trade expansion has resulted in increased living standards, especially for women

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Major global health problems and effects on vulnerable populations

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Infectious diseases - AIDS, malaria, TB

Climate Change - extreme heat waves, floods and droughts; population displacement due to rising sea-levels

Threats to Global Public Health Security - natural disasters, infectious disease outbreaks, bioterrorism

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Millennium Developmental Goals: be familiar with all 8 & their purpose in improving health for all

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- Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger - microfinance
- Achieve universal primary education - correlation between education and health
- Promote gender equality and empower women - relationship between health, gender equity and women empowerment
- Reduce child mortality - related to poverty, AIDS, malaria, wars and conflicts
- Improve maternal health - access to prenatal care, birth attendants, prevent teen & unplanned pregnancies
- Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases - provides funds for meds and care
- Ensure environmental sustainability - cleaner energy, basic sanitation
- Develop a global partnership for development-increase benefits of technology and communication

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Healthy People 2020, know four overarching goals as related to Vulnerable Populations (short answer)

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1. TO eliminate preventable disease, disability, injury and premature death
2. TO achieve health equity, eliminate disparities and improve health of all groups
3. TO create social and physical environments promoting good health for all
4. TO promote healthy development and healthy behaviors across every stage of life

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Social determinants – concepts and relation to health “Income & Social Status” - know significance of health outcomes and or communities (short answer)

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social and economic environment
physical environment
person's individual characteristics and behaviors

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Physical Environment – Identify essentials of home/work to enhance positive health outcomes (short answer)

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cleanliness, access to healthcare, safety, clean water, clean air, sanitation, roads

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World Health Organization – know three main functions (short answer)

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1. Provides leadership on global health matters, shapes health research agenda
2. Provides technical support to countries
3. Monitor and assess health trends

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Culture

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Socially transmitted beliefs, values, ways of knowing, patterns of behavior

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Cultural awareness

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Being aware of one's own cultural beliefs and practices, as well as those of other cultures

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Cultural competence

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The capacity to function effectively as an individual and organization within the context of cultural beliefs, behaviors as presented by consumers and or communities

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Diversity

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recognize differences as part of social and individual identity

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Ethnicity

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common ancestry, shared history, language, rituals, preferences

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Nurses’ responsibility regarding cultural competence

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Commitment to learn actively and use the knowledge and skills needed to work competently with culturally diverse clients

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Arthur Kleinman Model as related to cultural competence in the community

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Popular sector - informal healing relationships within one's social network
Folk sector - Holistic approach; sacred and secular healers; alternative
Professional sector - health professionals; may differ in beliefs

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Influence of Governing bodies in relation to cultural competence: Identify the IOM Report that raises awareness to disparities – know three major elements in this report (short answer)

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IOM Report - Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare

1. Re-conceptualize the role of nurses
2. Expand nursing faculty, adequate preparation of nurses to meet current and future HC needs
3. Examines innovative solutions to HC

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Giger & Davidhizar Transcultural Model, know Space & Environmental control and its purpose in achieving cultural competent care (short answer)

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Space - distance between individuals when interacting: intimate, personal, social and consultative, and public

Environmental control - the ability of an individual to control nature (internal control more likely to seek healthcare) external control - think seeking healthcare is useless

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Servant Leadership – know the 10 principles from handout and its application to service-learning and nursing care

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1. Listening
2. Empathy
3. Healing
4. Awareness
5. Persuasion
6. Conceptualization
7. Foresight
8. Stewardship
9. Committed to the Growth of People
10. Building Community

It can advance the image, expectations, and effectiveness of healthcare organizations.

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USDHHS & OMH in regards to cultural competence, health disparities

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To understand, value, and incorporate cultural differences of America's diverse populations, and by examining one's own cultural values and beliefs will allow for appropriate responses in meeting the need of the diverse populations

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Know definitions eg. Health disparities according to NIH (short answer)

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are distinct differences in rates of incidence, prevalence, mortality, and disease burden that exist, and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups

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Identify the two reports of the CDC - Identify behaviors (short answer)

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Health Risks and Disparities Report
Behavioral Differences Among Adolescents - sexual behavior, injury, suicide, alcohol & drug use, diet, smoking

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Know MAP-IT (know the activities and when it occurs)

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Mobilize individuals that care about faith community's health into a coalition
Assess areas of great interest within the community - resources/strengths
Plan an approach, start with a vision of where you want to be with a community
Implement your plan using concrete actions steps
Track your progress over time

(natural disasters, large-scale accidents, and terrorist attacks)?

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Changing demographics related to health disparities

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Aging population and increasing ethnicity

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Know the different types of health disparities

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age, socioeconomic status, race, gender, ethnicities

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The effects of health disparities on health of an individual or populations

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decrease in quality of life, more morbidity & earlier mortality

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Identify two major initiatives addressing health disparities (short answer)

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Healthy People Initiatives: 2010 and 2020 (MAP IT)

Millennium Development Goals

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Health risks associated with poverty

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Malnutrition and illness
Exposure to pollution
Poor diet
Likely to smoke

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Indications of social justice for nurses and nursing care

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parish nurses, public health nursing, being politically involved, advocating for nurses & nursing, advocating for vulnerable populations

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Importance of building partnerships with faith-based communities effects on health

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Faith-based organizations are usually the focal point and on the front line to take care of people in need when there is a natural disaster, in times of need, etc.