Vulnerable populations are groups that are not well integrated into the health care system because of ethnic‚ cultural‚ economic‚ geographic‚ or health characteristics. This isolation puts members of these groups at risk for not obtaining necessary medical care‚ and thus constitutes a potential threat to their health. Commonly cited examples of vulnerable populations include racial and ethnic minorities‚ the rural and urban poor‚ undocumented immigrants‚ and people with disabilities or multiple chronic
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dementia Human Rights Act of 1998 Mental Capacity Act of 2005 Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2005 Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 Mental Health Act 2007 The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Carers(Equal Opportunities) Act 2004 Together these legislations formed the fundamental rights and freedom of an individual. These affect the rights of everyday life of an individual including what they can say and do‚ their beliefs
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topic of vulnerable groups in the population seeks to understand the hardships and challenges a group of aggregates faces in a life span. Vulnerability is generally referred to those individuals or groups who‚ due to age‚ poor health‚ susceptibility‚ minority status or their otherwise disempowered position in society may be prone to poor outcomes in health problems or mistreated physically‚ emotionally or psychologically. Although there are many groups that could be considered vulnerable in the population
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other disapproving behaviors. Evidence of ethical concern arises when both "sin" and "non-sin" products are involved‚ and it increases for consumers perceived to be more vulnerable. The authors discuss implications for marketing managers‚ researchers‚ and public policy. It is not surprisingto find
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Vulnerable populations are defined as those at greater risk for poor health status and health care access‚ vulnerable groups are categorized by: • Disease: e.g.‚ HIV‚ cancer or any chronic health conditions‚ • Age groups: e.g.‚ the elderly‚ children • Demographics e.g.‚ homeless individuals • Racial and ethnic minorities‚ • low SES populations • And those without adequate potential access to care (e.g.‚ the uninsured or those without a regular source of care) (NCBI‚ 2005). The health
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Vulnerable Population: Homeless Priscilla Cabreza HCS/531 January 23‚ 2012 Debbie Vaughn Vulnerable Population: Homeless Introduction Many factors can affect the delivery of health care. It is believed that environmental‚ political‚ economic‚ medical‚ demographic location‚ social‚ cultural‚ and spiritual factors can affect certain population groups and can make these groups more vulnerable than the general population. The question of who is vulnerable and what makes an individual vulnerable
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and protection in relation to | | |concept of safeguarding and the |vulnerable adults it is important to highlight that there is an overlap between the 2 concepts‚ the | | |concept of protection in relation to |differences are not as clear cut and established as perhaps first anticipated. The process of | | |vulnerable adults. |safeguarding of adults has stemmed from the overall fields of adult protection
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Vulnerable Populations in Current Events NUR/440 January 24‚ 2010 Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Smith‚ Tingle‚ and Twiss (2010) estimate in the year 2030‚ 20% of all Americans will be elderly adults. This is a vulnerable population that will have barriers including transportation‚ mobility‚ financial‚ and medical. As this vulnerable population continues to age‚ they often find it difficult to ask for help‚ which further increases the barriers they must overcome. Defining a Vulnerable
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Humiliation‚ verbal abuse‚ Threats of harm or abandonment; harassment‚ Prevention from receiving services or support‚ Deprivation of social or any other form of contact‚ Controlling‚ Intimidation. • Sexual - Such as: Sexual acts to which the vulnerable adult has not or could not have consented‚ or to which they were pressurized into consenting‚ Rape or sexual assault. • Financial - Such as: Theft‚ Pressure in connection with wills‚ fraud or exploitation‚ misuse of property possessions
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erable population Vulnerable Populations Karl Brennan Health Assessment and Promotion of Vulnerable Populations NUR 440 Vulnerable Population My definition of a vulnerable population would be a group of individuals or peoples regardless of race and ethnicity‚ that have become a concern to the healthcare community and people at large due to health disparities or the lack of equality between a peoples and appropriate medical care‚ treatment and education‚ of which most of us take for granted
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