UNRS382: Chapter 22 - Rural Health and
Migrant Health
introduction - correct answer ✔✔-Access to health care is a national priority that remains unsolved.
Access is a problem in rural areas, including farms that rely on migrant workers to harvest their crops,
and in urban inner cities.
-Scarcity of health professionals, poverty, limited access to services, lack of knowledge, and social
isolation have plagued many rural communities for generations.
-For the migrant worker, a language barrier and cultural differences often exist between them and the
farm owners and other area residents.
-Formal rural nursing began with the Red Cross Rural Nursing Service, which was organized in November
1912.
-Migrant workers
-Agricultural workers
-Native American communities
Population Characteristics and Cultural Considerations for Rural Populations - correct answer ✔✔-Higher
proportion of whites
-Higher-than-average numbers of younger and older residents
-More likely to be married or widowed
-Fewer years of formal education
-Tend to be poorer
-Higher risk for being underinsured or uninsured
health status of rural residents - correct answer ✔✔-Health professional shortage areas
-Less likely to engage in preventive behavior
-More likely to have one or more of the following chronic conditions: heart disease, COPD, hypertension,
arthritis and rheumatism, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer
-Tend to have poorer health and less likely to seek medical care
-Traveling time and/or distance to ambulatory care services affects access to care
, -Generally have a poorer perception of their overall health and functional status.
-Less likely to engage in preventive behavior.
Women's Health Including Maternal and Infant Health - correct answer ✔✔-Higher infant and maternal
morbidity rates
-High proportion of racial minorities and fewer specialists
-Extreme variations in pregnancy outcomes
-HPSAs tend to have a high proportion of racial minorities and fewer specialists, such as pediatricians,
obstetricians, and gynecologists, are available to provide care to at-risk populations.
particularly at risk for infant morbidity are women who... - correct answer ✔✔-Live on or near Indian
reservations
-Are migrant workers
-Are of African American descent and live in rural counties of states in the deep South
-Are victims of sexual assault
high-risk industries found primarily in rural areas - correct answer ✔✔-Forestry
-Mining
-Fishing
-Agriculture
-Health risks include machinery and vehicular accidents, trauma, dermatitis, infectious disease, eye
problems, certain types of cancer, and respiratory disease stemming from repeated exposure to toxins,
pesticides, and herbicides.
Occupational and Environmental Health Problems in Rural Areas - correct answer ✔✔-Lack of OSHA
regulation for farming and ranching
-Common injuries
-Exposure to chemicals
>>Pesticide exposure
Migrant Health
introduction - correct answer ✔✔-Access to health care is a national priority that remains unsolved.
Access is a problem in rural areas, including farms that rely on migrant workers to harvest their crops,
and in urban inner cities.
-Scarcity of health professionals, poverty, limited access to services, lack of knowledge, and social
isolation have plagued many rural communities for generations.
-For the migrant worker, a language barrier and cultural differences often exist between them and the
farm owners and other area residents.
-Formal rural nursing began with the Red Cross Rural Nursing Service, which was organized in November
1912.
-Migrant workers
-Agricultural workers
-Native American communities
Population Characteristics and Cultural Considerations for Rural Populations - correct answer ✔✔-Higher
proportion of whites
-Higher-than-average numbers of younger and older residents
-More likely to be married or widowed
-Fewer years of formal education
-Tend to be poorer
-Higher risk for being underinsured or uninsured
health status of rural residents - correct answer ✔✔-Health professional shortage areas
-Less likely to engage in preventive behavior
-More likely to have one or more of the following chronic conditions: heart disease, COPD, hypertension,
arthritis and rheumatism, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer
-Tend to have poorer health and less likely to seek medical care
-Traveling time and/or distance to ambulatory care services affects access to care
, -Generally have a poorer perception of their overall health and functional status.
-Less likely to engage in preventive behavior.
Women's Health Including Maternal and Infant Health - correct answer ✔✔-Higher infant and maternal
morbidity rates
-High proportion of racial minorities and fewer specialists
-Extreme variations in pregnancy outcomes
-HPSAs tend to have a high proportion of racial minorities and fewer specialists, such as pediatricians,
obstetricians, and gynecologists, are available to provide care to at-risk populations.
particularly at risk for infant morbidity are women who... - correct answer ✔✔-Live on or near Indian
reservations
-Are migrant workers
-Are of African American descent and live in rural counties of states in the deep South
-Are victims of sexual assault
high-risk industries found primarily in rural areas - correct answer ✔✔-Forestry
-Mining
-Fishing
-Agriculture
-Health risks include machinery and vehicular accidents, trauma, dermatitis, infectious disease, eye
problems, certain types of cancer, and respiratory disease stemming from repeated exposure to toxins,
pesticides, and herbicides.
Occupational and Environmental Health Problems in Rural Areas - correct answer ✔✔-Lack of OSHA
regulation for farming and ranching
-Common injuries
-Exposure to chemicals
>>Pesticide exposure
