Health care is hard for people to get the proper coverage due to high prices, pre-existing conditions, or debt problems. Insurance companies often have loop holes people do not see, causing problems when a medical condition occurs. Children are not receiving the proper medical care due to their families not having the proper coverage. Many Americans are continuing to get sicknesses and go untreated, causing more Americans to suffer or die quickly. Nationalizing health care
Five population groups are typically underserved. They are those with low income, the disabled, geographically isolated people, those with limited literacy, and residents of long term facilities. Patients with family incomes below 200% of the federal poverty line account for the largest group of underserved individuals. Patients with medical disabilities or chronic illnesses have difficulty traveling out of their homes, and consequently have trouble finding care. Patients residing in an isolated area will have a harder time finding medical help.
Vulnerable Mothers and Children HCA 340 Special Populations Instructor: July 28, 2014 In this paper I will analyze the barriers to medical services that vulnerable mothers and children have to endure. “Vulnerable populations include group of people whose health care needs exceed the average or who are a greater risk [than the average person] for poor health status and health care access.” (Christine Ferguson 2007, p.1359). When women get pregnant too young they become vulnerable due to their lack of education. It becomes too hard for them to continue school and raise a child at the same time. The lack of education leads to further development of barriers such as a financial barrier and poor lifestyle that makes them unable to provide for themselves and their child.
Multiple sclerosis is at least two to three times more common in women than in men, which suggests that hormones may play a vital role in determining an individual’s susceptibility (Miller, D. H. et all 2008). Also, the risk of getting MS is greater in siblings, twins and children of the patients that have MS. The areas with the highest rate of MS are northern United States, southern Canada, northern Europe, and New Zealand-most cases of MS occur in places above 40 degrees north. MS is related to northern latitudes where sunlight is limited and Vitamin D (made by the body when exposed to sunlight) deficiency is common. Scientists consider that vitamin D deficiency may activate MS in some people.
Vulnerable Population: Self-Awareness Paper Rose Buckle June 18, 2012 University of Phoenix Nursing 440 Sharon Cook-Litschauer * The most common attributes shared by groups currently identified as vulnerable in the United States include the following (a) having a downgraded sociocultural status, (b) having limited access to economic resources, or (c) belonging to a certain age and gender group (Chesnay, 2012, p. 5). The LGBT or lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender group is such a population. The confusion amongst individuals in LGBT groups regarding their sexual identity or sexual orientation makes this group vulnerable to much discrimination in today’s society in the United States. * According to Gates (2011) the population of LGBT in the United States is approximately 9 million individuals. Gates reports that an estimated 0.3% of the LGBT population in the United States is made up of transgender individuals.
Pressure ulcers Current issues in the NHS hospitals are pressure ulcers that are known to reduce the quality of life and are a major burden of sickness creating significant difficulties for patients. It is estimated that fewer than half a million people in the UK will get a minimum of one pressure ulcer in any given year in NHS. Pressure ulcers are also known to increase risks of secondary infection and risks of death in elderly people that are in hospitals,care homes and bedbound. (NHS,N.D). Pressure ulcers affects underlying tissue and skin, caused by continuous pressure to the affected area and often from a minuet patch on the skin to a large open wound that exposes muscle or bone.
Ethnicity has repeatedly been shown to be a strong indicator of health status. Deprivation, socioeconomic factors such as income, education and unemployment, is recognised as a major indicator of health. These are demographic characteristics that will influence services, for example if a local community have a particularly high number of older people then residential homes and nursing homes are going to be more important that than services for children like nurseries and playgroups. I have chosen to look at teenage pregnancies and child poverty in Norfolk. Child Poverty Many children and young people in Norfolk face a variety of disadvantages that mean they are less likely to have positive outcomes for their lives.
Position Paper PSYCH 500 March 11, 2013 Angella Eanes Position Paper Is retirement always a good experience? No, retirement is not always a good experience for everyone. Retirement involves an individual giving up roles that are usually vital to their identity and their self esteem (Berk, 2010). The process of retirement can be a very stressful process and it can contribute to the decline in the physical health and the mental health of an individual (Berk, 2010). With retirement come concerns about finances, concerns about mental health and concerns about physical health (McGarry, 2004).
At least 20% of the population with HIV/AIDS is uninsured. This is most certainly a risk factor. The medications that you need to help treat, are very expensive and without quality health care people could lose their homes, and everything they love because they can’t afford the doctors and medications that they need to help them overcome HIV/AIDS. There are many risk factors for individuals with HIV
Being out of home can have many implications to a persons health. As they are vulnerable and often may not have the resources to provide food or shelter for themselves they are leaving themselves open to a lot of preventable infections and diseases, be it a common flu or HIV. (http://www.focusireland.ie/files/docs/effects%20-%20link.pdf) This high level of vulnerability could result in early onset of death and high mortality rates. Crisis believe that “Homeless people die younger. The average age of death of those recorded as homeless on corners varies between 42 and 53 years.” (Crisis,