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AtTriskTofTexperiencingTpoorThealthTorTillness.TDueTtoTunequalTsocial,Teconomic,Thealth,TorTgeogra
phicTconditionT-TCORRECTTANSWERSVulnerability
WhatTareTsomeTofTtheTmostTvulnerableTpopulations?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSRacial/ethnicTminorities
Children
Women
RuralTDwellers
Uninsured
Homeless
MentallyTIll
ChronicallyTillTorTdisabled
HIV/AIDs
AlsoTcalledTbehavioralTmoelTofThealthTservicesTuse.
UsedTtoTstudyTaccessTtoThealthTcare
SUggestsTpeople'sTuseTofThealthTcareTisTaTfunctionTofTthreeTfactors
Predisposing,Tenabling,TneedT-TCORRECTTANSWERSVulnerabilityTModel
AttributesTthatTpredisposeTpeopleTtoTuseThealthTcareT-TCORRECTTANSWERSPredisposingT(VM)
Demographics,Teducation,ThealthTbeliefs,TruralTtown,Tfemale,Tethnicity,TageT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSPredisposingT(VM)
,PersonalTorTfinancialTresourcesTthatTinfluenceTuseTofThealthTcareT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSEnablingT(VM)
Income,Tinsurance,TsocialTsupport,Thealth,TmaritalTstatus,Tmarried,TnoTinsurance,TlowTincomeT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSEnablingT(VM)
PerceivedTandTevaluatedTillnessT-TCORRECTTANSWERSNeedT(VM)
ADLs,TIADLs,TChronicTdiseases,Tself-relatedThealth,Tarthritis,THBP,TheartTdiseaseT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSNeedT(VM)
BlackT(12.3%),THispanic/LatinoT(16.3%),TAsiansT(4.7%),TPacificTIslanderT(.2%),TandTAmericanTIndian
T(.7%)T-TCORRECTTANSWERSRacial/EthnicTMinorities
FederalTPrograms:
ProvidesThealthTservicesTtoTAmericanTIndiansTandTNativeTAmericans.TLiveTonTorTnearTreservation.
Minoritiy-TincreaseTfundingTforTresearchTonThealthTdisparities
HealthyTpeopleT20/20-TreduceThealthTdisparitiesT(goal)
Reach-TracialTandTethnicTapproachesTtoTcommunityThealth
HealthTandThumanTserviceTinitiativesT
USTOfficeTofTMinorityTHealth-TEstablishedTfirstTofficeTforTminorityThealthT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSRacial/EthnicTMinorities
ReudceThealthTdisparitiesT(goal)T-TCORRECTTANSWERSHealthyTPeopleT20/20
RacialTandTethnicTapproachesTtoTcommunityThealthT-TCORRECTTANSWERSReac
, EstablishedTfirstTofficeTforTminorityThealthT-TCORRECTTANSWERSUSTofficeTofTMinorityTHealth
LiveTonTorTnearTreservationT-TCORRECTTANSWERSIndiansTandTNativeTAmericans
IncreaseTfundingTforTresearchTonThealthTdisparitiesT-TCORRECTTANSWERSMinority
ExperienceTdevelopmentalTvulnerability
DependTonTtheirTparentsTorTothersTtoTmeetThealthTcareTneeds
MayTsufferTfromTnewTmorbidities
-Diabetes,TObesity,Tautism,Tasthma,TADHD.TOneTofTtheTmostTinsuredTgroupsT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSChildren
LiveTlongerTthanTmenTbutTgenerallyThave:
GreaterTmorbidityTrates
MoreTshortTandTlongTtermTdisabilites
PoorerThealthToutcomes
HigherTratesTofTmentalTillness
LessTlikelyTtoThaveTheartTattackTthanTmenTbutTmoreTdeadlyT-TCORRECTTANSWERSWomen
PovertyTandTpoorThealthTstatusTcommonTinTruralTareas
ShortageTofTHCTprovidersTandTservices
LongTdistancesTandTlimitedTavailabilityTofTpersonalTtransportationTmayTalsoTaffectTaccessTtoTcareT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSRuralTHealth
MoreTlikelyTtoTbeTuninsured:T
-ethnicTminorities
-southTandTwest