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MHA 708 Ch 6 Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions UDATED!!!
Perspectives on "disease" - ANSWER •Ex: When does being
overweight change from a "bad choice" to a "disease"?
•Are people with a disease always a victim? - contributory
negligence?
•Authors conclude - everyone who is ill is a victim
•Others - focus on bad choices and criticize the ill as "guilty"
•I will try to do neither. I will point out those considered
"vulnerable", how they can be left out and how they might
contribute to the problem
•Let me apologize in advance if you get offended by the
discussion - BUT, is that you or me?
Vulnerable Populations - ANSWER •Populations that experience
a convergence of health risks and exhibit poorer health status
•Vulnerable populations include:
•Racial and ethnic minorities
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•Uninsured
•Groups of low socioeconomic status
Vulnerability - ANSWER ---In terms of health, vulnerability can
be defined as the convergence of health risks
---Health risks occur along the following dimensions:
-Physical
-Mental
-Social
---Health needs increase with compounding of risks along
multiple dimensions
Health Risk Characteristics - ANSWER •---Predisposing
characteristics:
•Demographic characteristics
•Social structure variables
•Health beliefs
•---Enabling characteristics:
•Resources available for the use of services
MHA 708 Ch 6 Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions UDATED!!!
Perspectives on "disease" - ANSWER •Ex: When does being
overweight change from a "bad choice" to a "disease"?
•Are people with a disease always a victim? - contributory
negligence?
•Authors conclude - everyone who is ill is a victim
•Others - focus on bad choices and criticize the ill as "guilty"
•I will try to do neither. I will point out those considered
"vulnerable", how they can be left out and how they might
contribute to the problem
•Let me apologize in advance if you get offended by the
discussion - BUT, is that you or me?
Vulnerable Populations - ANSWER •Populations that experience
a convergence of health risks and exhibit poorer health status
•Vulnerable populations include:
•Racial and ethnic minorities
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•Uninsured
•Groups of low socioeconomic status
Vulnerability - ANSWER ---In terms of health, vulnerability can
be defined as the convergence of health risks
---Health risks occur along the following dimensions:
-Physical
-Mental
-Social
---Health needs increase with compounding of risks along
multiple dimensions
Health Risk Characteristics - ANSWER •---Predisposing
characteristics:
•Demographic characteristics
•Social structure variables
•Health beliefs
•---Enabling characteristics:
•Resources available for the use of services
