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Communities: Rural and Migrant Healthrural - correct answer ✔✔___ are towns with population of less than 2500 or in open country
45 - correct answer ✔✔Rural = population densities of fewer than ___ persons per square mile
6 - correct answer ✔✔Frontier = geographic areas with less than ___ people per square mile
Metropolitan area - correct answer ✔✔___ = county with at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more
people
Micropolitan area - correct answer ✔✔___ = cluster of 10,000 to 50,000
health care providers. - correct answer ✔✔Rural United States:
Each rural area is unique, but all share certain features with other rural regions. Geographic,
demographic, environmental, economic, and social factors all influence health, access to health care, and
quality of health care. Important factors affecting rural health include a disproportionate number of
older, less educated, and poorer people who are more likely to lack health insurance and who are likely
to lack available ___
Agriculture - correct answer ✔✔___ is the "food and fiber system." All aspects of agriculture from core
materials sectors to wholesale and retail and food service sectors are included.
rural - correct answer ✔✔Poverty in ___ areas greater than in urban areas
50 - correct answer ✔✔Current census for persons living in rural areas estimates:
-15% of nation's elderly
-More than ___% of the nation's poor
,-Aging in place
-Outmigration of young adults
-Immigration of older persons from metro areas - correct answer ✔✔what are the 3 trends in the rural
US
aging in place - correct answer ✔✔___ is a trend in rural US where people remain in the same home and
community in later life, adjusting but not leaving when health fades
Outmigration of young adults - correct answer ✔✔___ is a trend in rural US where young adults migrate
outside of the rural area
Immigration of older persons from metro areas - correct answer ✔✔___ is a trend in rural US where
older adults move from the metro areas to rural areas
yes - correct answer ✔✔is rural US becoming more ethnically diverse?
small - correct answer ✔✔10% of U.S. physicians practice in rural areas. Ratio of physicians in rural
population is 36:100,000 (half as many as in urban settings). this is a very ___ amount
rural - correct answer ✔✔-Assesses their health as fair or poor
-Have more disability days resulting from acute conditions
-Present with more negative health behaviors (untreated mental illness, obesity, alcohol, tobacco, and
drug use) that contribute to excess deaths and chronic disease and disability rates
-Suffer a higher number of unintentional injuries (farming accidents)
these are things nurses should do for ___ residents
poor - correct answer ✔✔The "typical rural town" is hard to describe because of wide population and
geographic diversity. Perceived as poor, less educated, isolated, poor health status. this is not the case
for all as some are not ___
, people and services - correct answer ✔✔rural lifestyle has a greater spatial distances between ___ and
___. An economic orientation related to the land and nature (hunting, fishing, farming, etc)
nature - correct answer ✔✔with rural lifestyle, the work and recreational activities are cyclic and
seasonal in ___. Social interactions that facilitate informal face-to-face negotiations
conservative - correct answer ✔✔Rural families are more ___ politically with a strong religious
preference which affects their health beliefs. Prefer to deal with someone *they know* rather than with
a stranger
confidentiality - correct answer ✔✔with the rural belief system, most people are acquainted, and leaks
in ___ can have serious consequences for someone who is seeking health care or social services. Public
knowledge about personal problems can be devastating for all involved
self care - correct answer ✔✔self reliance and ___ practice is a characteristic attributed to rural
residents. Historically self-care helped people to survive in austere, isolated, and rugged environments
"We take care of our own"
-Farming-dependent
-Manufacturing dependent
-Mining-dependent
-Specialized government
-Persisting poverty
-Federal lands
-Recreational-retirement - correct answer ✔✔the rural economic and population patterns are based on
the principle industries in that area. There are seven classes of nonmetropolitan counties, based on
economic dependencies that are:
Manufacturing-dependent - correct answer ✔✔___ counties are characterized by a larger and more
dense population, a higher proportion of households with a female head, and a greater proportion of
black residents
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