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Vulnerability
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susceptibility to poor health
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Vulnerable populations
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Those groups with increased risk for adverse health outcomes
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Vulnerable populations are more likely to
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suffer from health disparities than the general population
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Homelessness
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lack of a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence
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poverty =
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inequality
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Poverty can be describes as
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insufficient funds to meet basic living expenses
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Persistent poverty
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remain poor for long periods of time or for generations
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Neighborhood poverty
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geographically defined by substandard housing , high unemployment
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Crisis poverty
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situation of hardship and struggle, may be transient or episodic lack of unemployment
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Medically indigent
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lack funds to pay for healthcare
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Invisible poverty
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in areas of apparent affluence, those who are experiencing poverty: often related to crisis
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Most prominent condition among homeless
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HIV/AIDS
3x greater in homeless
3x greater in homeless
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Disenfranchisement
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feeling of separation from mainstream society
separated, disconnected, lacking support
separated, disconnected, lacking support
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Empowerment
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Actively growing, maximizing ones full potential
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Social determinants of health
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The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources at global, national, and local levels
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Social determinants of health examples
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Safe housing, transportation, and neighborhoods
Racism, discrimination, and violence
Education, job opportunities, and income
Access to nutritious foods and physical activity opportunities
Polluted air and water
Language and literacy skills
Racism, discrimination, and violence
Education, job opportunities, and income
Access to nutritious foods and physical activity opportunities
Polluted air and water
Language and literacy skills
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Root causes of vulnerability
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Poverty
Underinsured or uninsured
Race and Ethnicity
Underinsured or uninsured
Race and Ethnicity
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Model of vulnerability
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Relative risk
Resource Availability
Health status
Resource Availability
Health status
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health disparities
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differences in health outcomes among groups
disproportionate health conditions and deaths compared with the general population
disproportionate health conditions and deaths compared with the general population