Communities with fewer than 10,000 residents
Rural
This disease is the leading cause of death in rural areas and makes up 42% of U.S. deaths.
cardiovascular disease
Refers to biologically designated groups of people whose distinguishing features are inherited.
Race
Health viewed as a mechanical process belongs to which belief system?
Biomedical
An integrated pattern of thoughts, beliefs, values, communication, actions, customs, and assumptions about life held among a group of people.
Culture
Area has a population density of ≤6 persons per square mile and is at least 60 miles from a hospital with 75 beds?
Frontier
Rural Medicare beneficiaries (65+) have higher hospitalization rates for this respiratory disease.
COPD
Belief that one’s culture is superior to another.
ethnocentrism
Belief that illness can be punishment or spiritual interference.
magicoreligious
This federal act regulates workplace safety, including agricultural environments.
OSHA
This group moves from state to state for agricultural work and establishes temporary homes.
migrant farmworkers
Typical education level of migrant workers ranges from what grades?
1st–6th grade
Nonverbal communication elements like eye contact and personal space are known as what type of cues?
kinesics
Health defined as balance among physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual elements.
Holistic
Fastest-growing populations are those reporting _________
two or more races
These workers live in one area and are employed temporarily in agriculture.
seasonal farmworkers
The CHN role that connects clients with needed services or transportation.
coordinator/case manager
Feeling disoriented in a new cultural environment.
culture shock
What are the risks of herbalism?
unreported herb-drug interactions.
The CHN role involving taking risks and advocating for community-level change.
Activist
One-third of urban residents in developing countries live in these areas.
Slums
The CHN role that links rural clients to specialists in urban centers.
referral agent
Cultural identity shaped by race, gender, class, religion.
intersectionality
Multi-billion-dollar U.S. industry that included alternative medicine lik yoga, acupuncture, meditation, herbal supplements, prayer.
CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Many rural self-employed workers skip healthcare because of the cost of this.
Insurance