Vulnerable Populations in the United States by Leiyu Shi

Vulnerable Populations in the United States by Leiyu Shi

By Leiyu Shi

" . . . a very good primer for undergraduates and graduate scholars attracted to weak populations and future health disparities." -- New England magazine of drugs, July 7, 2005"I have reviewed a couple of books searching for significant content material to assist my scholars comprehend and paintings with susceptible populations. this is often the main finished, but comprehensible booklet at the topic." -- Doody's experiences, 2005". . .combines considerate, coherent thought with a large number of details on hand in one resource. it's going to turn out to be a worthwhile source for policymakers, researchers, academics, and scholars alike for years to come." -- magazine of the yank scientific organization, April 20, 2005Vulnerable Populations within the usa deals in-depth info on entry to care, caliber of care, and well-being prestige and updates and summarizes what's at the moment recognized in regards to the pathways and mechanisms linking vulnerability with bad well-being and overall healthiness care results. Written via Leiyu Shi and Gregory D. Stevens, this e-book presents a coherent, well-integrated, basic framework for the medical learn of susceptible populations—a framework that's suitable with the point of interest of public wellbeing and fitness coverage and the fit humans initiative. the great quantity susceptible Populations within the United StatesDiscusses the determinants of vulnerability utilizing a huge framework that incorporates either social and person determinants.Portrays the mechanisms wherein vulnerability impacts entry, caliber, and well-being status.Summarizes the literature and offers empirical proof of disparities in wellbeing and fitness care entry, caliber, and final result for susceptible populations.Focuses on impacts of person possibility components and a number of possibility elements .Reviews courses at present in position for weak populations.Instructors fabric to be had.

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Individual Determinants Model Perhaps the most foundational, and most common, model for understanding vulnerability is one that identifies specific population groups (based on individual characteristics) as inherently more vulnerable than others. The model focuses on characteristics such as age, gender, race and ethnicity, education, income, 8 Vulnerable Populations in the United States and life changes (Rogers, 1997). Rogers considered three stages of life as inherently vulnerable: childhood, adolescence, and old age.

1996) argue that these current definitions allow some populations who are medically underserved to be missed. Individuals may live in areas with high provider-to-patient ratios, but this does not mean these providers are willing to accept low-income patients or those covered by Medicaid, which reimburses physicians at rates much lower than private insurance. In addition, 14 Vulnerable Populations in the United States women and children may be considered vulnerable populations but are not accounted for by the current criteria, and infant mortality rates are a relatively rare outcome and could be augmented by using low-birth-weight rates (which can cause substantial health and developmental problems for children and is much more common than infant mortality).

Accumulation of environmental risk factors during these years was measured by childhood respiratory illness and atmospheric pollution levels. Individual risk factors such as SES and smoking status were also taken into account, and both environmental and individual risk factors were clearly related to adult respiratory morbidity. The study demonstrated a strong occupational gradient for the prevalence of these respiratory symptoms and several other measures, including health status, psychological distress, and job strain.

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