Vulnerable Populations Essay
Vulnerable populations
La Donna F. Manuel
HCA430: Special Populations
Instructor: Nancy Silva
October 14, 2012
Vulnerable populations
Vulnerable populations include the economically disadvantaged, racial and ethnic minorities, the un insured, low-income children, the elderly, the homeless, those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and those with other chronic health conditions, including severe mental illness.(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2001) It may also include rural residents, who often encounter barriers to accessing health care services.(Agency for Health care Research and Quality 2004) The vulnerability of these individuals is enhanced by race, ethnicity, age, sex, and …show more content…
In general, a pregnancy may be considered high risk if the pregnant woman: is 35 years old or older , is 15 years old or younger, is underweight or overweight prior to becoming pregnant, is pregnant with more than one fetus, has gestational diabetes, has gone into premature labor, has had a premature baby, has had a baby with a birth defect,especially heart or genetic problems has high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, lupus, asthma, a seizure disorder, or another longstanding medical problem.(WWW.kidshealth.org/parent)
Teen are the most vulnerable for high risk pregnancy as read in this article; In 2009, a total of 409,840 infants were born to females aged 15–19 years, for a live birth rate of 39.1 per 1,000 females in this age group. Nearly two-thirds of births to females younger than age 18 and more than half of those among females aged 18–19 years are unintended. The U.S. teen birth rate fell by more than one-third from 1991 through 2005, but then increased by 5% over 2 consecutive years. Data for 2008 and 2009 indicate that the long-term downward trend has resumed. Teen pregnancy and birth rates in the United States are substantially higher than those in other Western industrialized
La Donna F. Manuel
HCA430: Special Populations
Instructor: Nancy Silva
October 14, 2012
Vulnerable populations
Vulnerable populations include the economically disadvantaged, racial and ethnic minorities, the un insured, low-income children, the elderly, the homeless, those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and those with other chronic health conditions, including severe mental illness.(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2001) It may also include rural residents, who often encounter barriers to accessing health care services.(Agency for Health care Research and Quality 2004) The vulnerability of these individuals is enhanced by race, ethnicity, age, sex, and …show more content…
In general, a pregnancy may be considered high risk if the pregnant woman: is 35 years old or older , is 15 years old or younger, is underweight or overweight prior to becoming pregnant, is pregnant with more than one fetus, has gestational diabetes, has gone into premature labor, has had a premature baby, has had a baby with a birth defect,especially heart or genetic problems has high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, lupus, asthma, a seizure disorder, or another longstanding medical problem.(WWW.kidshealth.org/parent)
Teen are the most vulnerable for high risk pregnancy as read in this article; In 2009, a total of 409,840 infants were born to females aged 15–19 years, for a live birth rate of 39.1 per 1,000 females in this age group. Nearly two-thirds of births to females younger than age 18 and more than half of those among females aged 18–19 years are unintended. The U.S. teen birth rate fell by more than one-third from 1991 through 2005, but then increased by 5% over 2 consecutive years. Data for 2008 and 2009 indicate that the long-term downward trend has resumed. Teen pregnancy and birth rates in the United States are substantially higher than those in other Western industrialized