Vulnerable Populations
Public health Nursing
Levels of Prevention
Community as Client
Epidemiology
100

measure of the exposure of a population to some hazard

What is the vulnerability index?

100

is a method for assessing culture of a community 

What is cultural immersion?

100
Treating a child with diabetes for low blood sugar
What is tertiary prevention
100

agency that ensures safety and welfare of community

Who is the Federal Emergency Management Agency?

100

suspected, probable, or confirmed 

What are the three types of case definitions?

200

factors that increase homelessness

What is the lack of low-income housing and income resources?

200
A collection of individuals who have one or more characteristics in common
What is a population
200
Giving flu vaccinations
What is primary prevention
200

improve access to healthcare by establishing medical/ dental clinics near low-income housing

What are the goals of Healthy People 2020?

200
describes the occurrence of the disease in terms of person, place and time
What is descriptive epidemiology?
300
must travel to do farm work and unable to return to a permanent residence
What is a migrant farmworker
300
systematically collecting data on a population
What is assessment
300
Screening 41 year-old female for breast cancer
What is a mammogram / secondary prevention
300

organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation

What is a Political Action Committee "PAC"?

300

relationships among variables

What is web causation?

400

intentional release of a pathogen or biotoxin against human population

What is a victim of biological attack (chemical warfare)?

400

trustworthiness to make decisions that are right and good

What is moral authority?

400

teaching migrants about clean water

What is primary prevention

400

most injuries to healthcare team members occur here

What is the emergency department? 

400
measure of existing disease
What is the prevalence proportion
500
ability to read and understand numbers to make informed decisions
What is health literacy
500
influenced goals and priorities in public health and nursing for disease prevention and health promotion
What is Healthy People 2020?
500
counseling regarding abortion
What is secondary prevention
500

the local agency that practices drills for community emergencies

Who is the Office of Emergency Management?

500

uses existing data that has been recorded for reasons other than research

What is a retrospective study?