NFDN 2006 Unit 5
What are vulnerable populations? - -Populations who are more susceptible to
poor health
Larger burden of illness & distress
More inclined to become ill and often do not receive appropriate care.
- What is equality? - -State of being equal in status, rights and opportunities
- What is equity? - -The quality of being fair and imparital
- What is resilience? - -The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties,
toughness
- Who is the vulnerable population? - -People in poverty, homeless, mentally
ill, Indigenous, addiction, youth, violence areas, victims of violence
- What is poverty? - -Being below the low-income thershold
- What does poverty create? - -A sense of hopelessness, chaos, confusion
and fear
- What is absolute homelessness? - -A narrow concept, includes ONLY those
living on the street or in emergency shelters
- What is sheltered homelessness? - -Homeless living in a shelter
- What is relative homelessness? - -includes those who are housed but who
reside in substandard shelter and/or who may be at risk of losing their homes
- What is hidden homelessness? - -people without a place of their own who
live in a car, with family or friends, or in a long-term institution
- What are the 3 things a community health nurse (CHN) must focus on with
the vulnerable pop. ? - -1. Social Determinants
2. Inequities
3. Vulnerabilites
- What is the most important public policy in terms of vulnerable population?
- -Building Healthy Public Policy:
Advocating for a healthy public policy is a priority strategy for health
promotion
What are vulnerable populations? - -Populations who are more susceptible to
poor health
Larger burden of illness & distress
More inclined to become ill and often do not receive appropriate care.
- What is equality? - -State of being equal in status, rights and opportunities
- What is equity? - -The quality of being fair and imparital
- What is resilience? - -The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties,
toughness
- Who is the vulnerable population? - -People in poverty, homeless, mentally
ill, Indigenous, addiction, youth, violence areas, victims of violence
- What is poverty? - -Being below the low-income thershold
- What does poverty create? - -A sense of hopelessness, chaos, confusion
and fear
- What is absolute homelessness? - -A narrow concept, includes ONLY those
living on the street or in emergency shelters
- What is sheltered homelessness? - -Homeless living in a shelter
- What is relative homelessness? - -includes those who are housed but who
reside in substandard shelter and/or who may be at risk of losing their homes
- What is hidden homelessness? - -people without a place of their own who
live in a car, with family or friends, or in a long-term institution
- What are the 3 things a community health nurse (CHN) must focus on with
the vulnerable pop. ? - -1. Social Determinants
2. Inequities
3. Vulnerabilites
- What is the most important public policy in terms of vulnerable population?
- -Building Healthy Public Policy:
Advocating for a healthy public policy is a priority strategy for health
promotion
