Vulnerability
This is determined by a conversion of predisposing, enabling an need characteristics
What is Vulnerability
White, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander and a nondescript category called some other race.
What are the main categories of race recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau.
This group suffers greater morbidity and poorer heath outcomes.
What are women.
This is considered one dimension of the barriers to health care access among rural residents
What is geographic maldistribution of health care professionals.
This group represents 8% of the homelessness.
Who are veterans
This encompasses racial and ethnic minorities, uninsured women and children, persons living in rural areas, homeless persons, mentally ill individuals, chronically ill and disabled individuals with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency sydreome (HIV/AIDS).
What are special population groups
Have poorer access to health care, receive poorer-quality care, and experience worse health outcomes.
Who are racial/ethnic minorities.
Suffers anxiety disorders and major depression.
What are women
The median household income of rural residents
What is $1,910 less than that of their urban counterparts.
This ranks second, as a leading nationwide burden on health and productivity
What is mental health
Individual vulnerability include demographic characteristics, belief systems and social structure variables.
What are predisposing characteristics.
One of the most commonly used measures to access to care.
What is usual source of care.
This is the rapid and cumulative physical and emotional physical and emotional changes
What is Developmental Vulnerability
13% live in poverty.
Who are rural children.
This is one of the greatest challenges for health systems globally in the 21st century.
What is the increasing burden of chronic disease and their resulting disabilities.