Definitions
Concepts
General
Definitions
Vulnerable Groups
100
The increased susceptibility to poor health of an individual or group stemming from exposure to multiple risk factors.
What is vulnerability?
100
Living in this state has a significant impact on an individual's health.
What is poverty?
100
In this type of homelessness, individuals stay in a temporary form of housing because they have nowhere else to go - such as - those living with friends or family, or in a shelter.
What is secondary homelessness?
100
A characteristic of a person or a group of persons that is contrary to those characteristics of the larger group.
What is stigma?
100
This type of homelessness defines persons who rent single rooms on a long-term basis without security of a fixed or permanent residence.
What is tertiary homelessness?
200
A difference or inequality in some aspect of health.
What is health disparity?
200
To create "a society in which all people live long, healthy lives."
What is the vision of HP 2020?
200
This is the greatest need of the homeless population
What is housing/shelter?
200
An exaggerated, usually negative, belief or image applied to an entire category of people.
What is a stereotype?
200
Homelessness, a major public health issue, will affect what ratio of adults during their lifetime.
What is one in 15 adults?
300
This form of homelessness defines everyone who is living without adequate shelter - those living in vehicles, surviving on the streets, staying in parks, or squatting in abandoned buildings.
What is primary homelessness?
300
This term is used to label one who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence or lives in a supervised shelter or institution designed for temporary residence.
What is homelessness?
300
This term is used when all people have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life at all times.
What is food security?
300
These are guidelines that simplify the poverty thresholds and are used for administrative purposes such as determining those living in poverty who are eligible for assistance.
What is the poverty guidelines?
300
This person is employed in agricultural work of seasonal or other temporary nature which requires them to be absent overnight from his or her permanent place of residence.
What is a migrant agricultural worker?
400
This data identifies how many people are experiencing homelessness on a given night.
What is point in time estimate?
400
This person can have roles of advocate, case manager, educator, counselor, collaborator, researcher, and partner.
What is the roles of the PHN?
400
This term encompasses the homeless, migrant workers, immigrants, refugees, the incarcerated, and LGBT
What is vulnerable populations?
400
This occurs when household income falls below the threshold considered to be adequate to support the number of persons in the household.
What is living in poverty?
400
This law, signed in October 2009, makes hate crime based on sexual orientation, a federal crime.
What is the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crime Prevention Act?
500
A social process through which a person or group is on the periphery of society based in identity, associations, experiences, or environment.
What is marginalization?
500
This concept acknowledges the synergistic effect that multiple levels of risk have an effect on the health of certain populations.
What is the concept of overlap of risk?
500
Neighborhood and built environments; Health and health care; Social and community context; Education; and Economic stability
What is HP 2020 social determinants of health?
500
The differential and negative treatment of an individual based on his or her race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, or other group membership.
What is discrimination?
500
This 1976 U.S. Supreme court ruling that requires states to provide a constitutionally adequate level of medical care for those who are incarcerated.
What is Estelle v. Gamble?
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