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advocacy
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a set of actions undertaken on behalf of another while supporting the other's right to self-determination.
*Nurses may function as advocates for vulnerable populations by working for the passage and implementation of policies that will result in improved public health services for these populations. |
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case management
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interchangeable term with care management. Used to describe a service given to clients that contains the following activities: screening, assessment, care planning, arranging for, and coordinating service delivery, monitoring, reassessment, evaluation, and discharge. Case management is the process the enhances continuity and appropriateness of care. It is most often used with clients whose health problems are actually or potentially chronic and complex.
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comprehensive services
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health services focusing on more than one health problem or concern
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cumulative risk
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the additive effects of multiple risk factors
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disadvantaged
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people who lack adequate resources that other ppl may take for granted.
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disenfranchisement
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a sense of social isolation, a feeling of isolation from mainstream society
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federal poverty level
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income level for a certain family size that the federal govt uses to define poverty.
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health disparities
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refers to the wide variations in health services and health status among certain population groups.
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human capital
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the combined human potential of the people living in a community
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linguistically appropriate health care
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communicating health-related assessment and info in the recipient's primary language when possible and always in a language the recipient can understand.
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poverty
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lacking resources to meet basic living expenses for food, shelter, clothing, transportation and medical care.
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resilience
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the ability to withstand many forms of stress and deal with several problems simultaneously without developing health problems.
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risk
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the likelihood that some event or outcome will occur in a give time frame
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social justice
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providing humane care and social supports for the most disadvantaged members of society
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vulnerability
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results form the interaction of internal and external factors that cause a person to be susceptible to poor health.
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vulnerable populations
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those with increased risk of developing poor health outcomes
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wrap-around services
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social and economic services provided, either directly or through referrals, in addition to available comprehensive health services. In this way social and economic services that will help ensure the effectiveness of health services are "wrapped around" health services.
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Provide culturally and economically sensitive health teaching about balanced diet and exercise.
Which level of prevention? |
Primary Prevention
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Develop a portable immunization chart, such as a wallet card, that mobile population groups such as the homeless and migrant workers can carry with them.
Which level of prevention? |
Primary Prevention
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Conduct screening clinics to assess for things such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, or TB.
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Secondary Prevention
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Develop a way for homeless individuals to read their TB skin test, if necessary, and to transfer the results back to the ability at which the skin test was administered.
Which level of prevention? |
Secondary Prevention
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Develop community-based exercise programs for people identified as obese or who have increased BP or blood sugar.
Which level of prevention? |
Tertiary Prevention
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Provide directly observed medication therapy for people with active TB.
Which level of prevention? |
Tertiary Prevention
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