Unit 7-Chapter 22: Rural Health and
Migrant Workers
defined generally either in terms of geographic and population density or the time needed to commute
to an urban center; communities having fewer than 20,000 residents or fewer than 99 persons per
square mile; linked with farm residency - correct answer ✔✔rural
geographic areas described as non-rural and having a higher population density; cities with a population
of at least 20,000 but fewer than 50,000 or more than 99 persons per square mile - correct answer
✔✔urban
rural areas have a higher portion of ? - correct answer ✔✔caucasians (about 82%)
what is the age distribution of rural populations? - correct answer ✔✔very young or old
what kind of insurance do rural populations usually have? - correct answer ✔✔government funded
health insurance or uninsured due to the annual incomes slightly higher than government allotments for
healthcare
who is known as the working uninsured? - correct answer ✔✔people or rural populations: self employed
and seasonal workers
death rates for rural populations? - correct answer ✔✔death rates are higher for working middle-aged
what are some characteristics of rural populations? - correct answer ✔✔higher portion of caucasians,
age distribution is typically very old or young, lower income, government funded insurance/uninsured,
preexisting health conditions, poorer perception of overall health, increase in chronic conditions, less
likely to seek health interventions until problem is interfering with daily life, death rates higher for
middle-aged working people, lower homicide rates, higher suicide rates, fewest dental visits, increasing
HIV rates, increase in mental health issues (depression)
, tend to have a high proportion of racial minorities and fewer specialties - correct answer ✔✔health
professional shortage areas (HPSA)
women and infants have the? - correct answer ✔✔morbidity rates
nurses and NPs are key in combating? - correct answer ✔✔health professional shortage areas (HPSA)
season workers; unpredictable and difficult lifestyle; 75% earn less than $10,000 a year; send some of
their earnings to family members in other countries; housing may be in camps, cabins, trailers, or tents;
as many as 50 people may be in one house; predominantly Mexican - correct answer ✔✔minorities and
migrant workers
residence outside the area zoned as "city limits"; usually infers involvement in agriculture - correct
answer ✔✔farm residency
geographic areas that have insufficient numbers of health professionals according to the criteria
established by the federal government. it often consists of rural areas in which a physician, NP, or nurse
in community health provides services to residents who live in several counties - correct answer
✔✔health professional shortage areas
person whose primary employment is agriculture on a seasonal basis, who has been employed in that
work within the past 2 years, and who has a temporary abode - correct answer ✔✔migrant farmer
legislation passed in the US in 1962 that provides support for clinic serving agricultural workers. grants
were given to community-based and state organizations in the Us and its territories to enable them to
provide culturally sensitive, comprehensive medical services to migrant or seasonal farm-workers and
their families. in 2002, 670,000 people received services from the funds of this act - correct answer
✔✔migrant health act
federally funded primary care centers to serve migrant populations - correct answer ✔✔migrant
residency
Migrant Workers
defined generally either in terms of geographic and population density or the time needed to commute
to an urban center; communities having fewer than 20,000 residents or fewer than 99 persons per
square mile; linked with farm residency - correct answer ✔✔rural
geographic areas described as non-rural and having a higher population density; cities with a population
of at least 20,000 but fewer than 50,000 or more than 99 persons per square mile - correct answer
✔✔urban
rural areas have a higher portion of ? - correct answer ✔✔caucasians (about 82%)
what is the age distribution of rural populations? - correct answer ✔✔very young or old
what kind of insurance do rural populations usually have? - correct answer ✔✔government funded
health insurance or uninsured due to the annual incomes slightly higher than government allotments for
healthcare
who is known as the working uninsured? - correct answer ✔✔people or rural populations: self employed
and seasonal workers
death rates for rural populations? - correct answer ✔✔death rates are higher for working middle-aged
what are some characteristics of rural populations? - correct answer ✔✔higher portion of caucasians,
age distribution is typically very old or young, lower income, government funded insurance/uninsured,
preexisting health conditions, poorer perception of overall health, increase in chronic conditions, less
likely to seek health interventions until problem is interfering with daily life, death rates higher for
middle-aged working people, lower homicide rates, higher suicide rates, fewest dental visits, increasing
HIV rates, increase in mental health issues (depression)
, tend to have a high proportion of racial minorities and fewer specialties - correct answer ✔✔health
professional shortage areas (HPSA)
women and infants have the? - correct answer ✔✔morbidity rates
nurses and NPs are key in combating? - correct answer ✔✔health professional shortage areas (HPSA)
season workers; unpredictable and difficult lifestyle; 75% earn less than $10,000 a year; send some of
their earnings to family members in other countries; housing may be in camps, cabins, trailers, or tents;
as many as 50 people may be in one house; predominantly Mexican - correct answer ✔✔minorities and
migrant workers
residence outside the area zoned as "city limits"; usually infers involvement in agriculture - correct
answer ✔✔farm residency
geographic areas that have insufficient numbers of health professionals according to the criteria
established by the federal government. it often consists of rural areas in which a physician, NP, or nurse
in community health provides services to residents who live in several counties - correct answer
✔✔health professional shortage areas
person whose primary employment is agriculture on a seasonal basis, who has been employed in that
work within the past 2 years, and who has a temporary abode - correct answer ✔✔migrant farmer
legislation passed in the US in 1962 that provides support for clinic serving agricultural workers. grants
were given to community-based and state organizations in the Us and its territories to enable them to
provide culturally sensitive, comprehensive medical services to migrant or seasonal farm-workers and
their families. in 2002, 670,000 people received services from the funds of this act - correct answer
✔✔migrant health act
federally funded primary care centers to serve migrant populations - correct answer ✔✔migrant
residency
