Chapter 22 Rural & Migrant Health (Test
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Who are some of the high risk rural aggregates? - correct answer ✔✔Women/children, those working in
occupations like: Forestry, mining, fishing, agriculture, farming and ranching. Migrant families, Mexican-
Americans in rural areas.
What are some of the health issues specific to Rural populations? - correct answer ✔✔Historically have
many health needs
Poorer perception of overall health & functional status
Engage in less preventive behavior
More likely to have >1 chronic conditions (CVD, COPD, HTN, arthritis, DM, cancer)
More adults tend to receive medical treatment for life-threatening illness, degenerative, or chronic
conditions
Overall poorer health status & less likely to seek medical care
Guns (Rates of unintentional firearm death)
Drugs (twice as likely to overdose on prescription painkillers)
Motor Vehicle Accidents
What are some of the health issues specific to migrant farm workers? - correct answer ✔✔TB, AGE, &
hepatitis
poor oral health (decay, abscess, infection, dental disease)
Lack of knowledge about services
Inability to afford care
Availability of services
Transportation
Hours of service
Mobility and tracking
Language barriers
, Discrimination
Documentation
Cultural aspects
Children of migrant workers
Incidence of HIV/AIDS
Depression
Anxiety-related disorders
Domestic violence
Children of migrant workers
What are some barriers to health care in rural US? - correct answer ✔✔residents in these areas may lack
insurance, have language barriers, physically compromised, lack of transportation
Only 10% of physicians practice & live in rural US
Lacking of specialists & surgeons
Lack of cultural sensitive or competent providers
Lack mental health services
Significant number of at-risk minority groups in rural America have specific health issues & concerns
What are some cultural issues the nurse deals with when working in rural areas? - correct answer ✔✔
What are some special health issues for women, and infants, in rural US? - correct answer ✔✔Overall
higher infant & maternal morbidity rates
High proportion of racial minorities, fewer specialists
Extreme variations in pregnancy outcomes
Higher risk women: Live on or near Indian reservations, migrant workers, African-American & live in rural
counties of states in the deep South, victims of sexual assault
Environmental hazards, occupational risks, & cultural meaning placed on childbearing & childrearing
practices by a community
Late prenatal care
V)
Who are some of the high risk rural aggregates? - correct answer ✔✔Women/children, those working in
occupations like: Forestry, mining, fishing, agriculture, farming and ranching. Migrant families, Mexican-
Americans in rural areas.
What are some of the health issues specific to Rural populations? - correct answer ✔✔Historically have
many health needs
Poorer perception of overall health & functional status
Engage in less preventive behavior
More likely to have >1 chronic conditions (CVD, COPD, HTN, arthritis, DM, cancer)
More adults tend to receive medical treatment for life-threatening illness, degenerative, or chronic
conditions
Overall poorer health status & less likely to seek medical care
Guns (Rates of unintentional firearm death)
Drugs (twice as likely to overdose on prescription painkillers)
Motor Vehicle Accidents
What are some of the health issues specific to migrant farm workers? - correct answer ✔✔TB, AGE, &
hepatitis
poor oral health (decay, abscess, infection, dental disease)
Lack of knowledge about services
Inability to afford care
Availability of services
Transportation
Hours of service
Mobility and tracking
Language barriers
, Discrimination
Documentation
Cultural aspects
Children of migrant workers
Incidence of HIV/AIDS
Depression
Anxiety-related disorders
Domestic violence
Children of migrant workers
What are some barriers to health care in rural US? - correct answer ✔✔residents in these areas may lack
insurance, have language barriers, physically compromised, lack of transportation
Only 10% of physicians practice & live in rural US
Lacking of specialists & surgeons
Lack of cultural sensitive or competent providers
Lack mental health services
Significant number of at-risk minority groups in rural America have specific health issues & concerns
What are some cultural issues the nurse deals with when working in rural areas? - correct answer ✔✔
What are some special health issues for women, and infants, in rural US? - correct answer ✔✔Overall
higher infant & maternal morbidity rates
High proportion of racial minorities, fewer specialists
Extreme variations in pregnancy outcomes
Higher risk women: Live on or near Indian reservations, migrant workers, African-American & live in rural
counties of states in the deep South, victims of sexual assault
Environmental hazards, occupational risks, & cultural meaning placed on childbearing & childrearing
practices by a community
Late prenatal care
