NURS 340: Rural Health and Migrant
Health (Week 2-3/3)
Rural Health & Migrant Health - correct answer ✔✔Access to health care
-limited
Scarcity of health professionals, poverty, limited access to services, lack of knowledge, and social
isolation have plagued many rural communities for generations.
Migrant workers
-language barrier
-cultural differences
Differences in Rural vs. Urban (*Rural*) - correct answer ✔✔aka Farm residency
A geographic location 20 miles from an urban area
Differences in Rural vs. Urban (*Urban*) - correct answer ✔✔Larger city
Aka nonfarm residence
Differences in Rural vs. Urban (*Metropolitan area*) - correct answer ✔✔50,000 or more people
Differences in Rural vs. Urban (*Micropolitan*) - correct answer ✔✔10,000-50,000 people
Moving to Rural Areas - correct answer ✔✔Fastest growing areas
-Doughnut effect
, -edges of larger metropolitan counties
-moving away from highly populated to outlying suburbs of urban centers
More affordable housing
Populations Characteristics & Cultural Considerations for Rural Populations - correct answer ✔✔Higher
proportion of whites
Higher-than-average numbers of younger and older residents
-6-17
-65+
-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 ✔✔Poorer perception of their overall health and
functional status
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
Health (Week 2-3/3)
Rural Health & Migrant Health - correct answer ✔✔Access to health care
-limited
Scarcity of health professionals, poverty, limited access to services, lack of knowledge, and social
isolation have plagued many rural communities for generations.
Migrant workers
-language barrier
-cultural differences
Differences in Rural vs. Urban (*Rural*) - correct answer ✔✔aka Farm residency
A geographic location 20 miles from an urban area
Differences in Rural vs. Urban (*Urban*) - correct answer ✔✔Larger city
Aka nonfarm residence
Differences in Rural vs. Urban (*Metropolitan area*) - correct answer ✔✔50,000 or more people
Differences in Rural vs. Urban (*Micropolitan*) - correct answer ✔✔10,000-50,000 people
Moving to Rural Areas - correct answer ✔✔Fastest growing areas
-Doughnut effect
, -edges of larger metropolitan counties
-moving away from highly populated to outlying suburbs of urban centers
More affordable housing
Populations Characteristics & Cultural Considerations for Rural Populations - correct answer ✔✔Higher
proportion of whites
Higher-than-average numbers of younger and older residents
-6-17
-65+
-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 ✔✔Poorer perception of their overall health and
functional status
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
