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Vulnerable Populations
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Definition of 'Vulnerable Populations'Groups of persons whose range of options is severely limited, who are frequently subjected to COERCION in their DECISION MAKING, or who may be compromised in their ability to give INFORMED CONSENT. Common names: Vulnerable Populations; Population, Vulnerable; Populations, Vulnerable; Vulnerable Population; Sensitive Populations; Population, Sensitive; Populations, Sensitive; Sensitive Population; Sensitive Population Groups; Group, Sensitive Population; Groups, Sensitive Population |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
[Migration, climate and health]
24 Oct 2009 
Many tentative connections have been postulated between migration and climate. This article points to rural-urban migration, particularly into low elevation urban slums prone to flooding as an issue needing urgent attention by health professionals. ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 Among vulnerable populations during an influenza pandemic are persons with or at risk for HIV infection, tuberculosis, or chronic viral hepatitis. HIV-infected persons have higher rates of hospitalization, prolonged illness, and increased mortality ... Read more...
Effective health risk communication about pandemic influenza for vulnerable populations.
29 Sep 2009 The consequences of pandemic influenza for vulnerable populations will depend partly on the effectiveness of health risk communications. Strategic planning should fully consider how life circumstances, cultural values, and perspectives on risk ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Vulnerable Populations'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Payment reform for safety-net institutions--improving quality and outcomes.
3 Nov 2009 - [Migration, climate and health] 24 Oct 2009
- Pandemic influenza: implications for programs controlling for HIV infection, tuberculosis, and chronic viral hepatitis. 29 Sep 2009
- Effective health risk communication about pandemic influenza for vulnerable populations. 29 Sep 2009
- Role of the primary care safety net in pandemic influenza. 29 Sep 2009
- Pandemic influenza and farmworkers: the effects of employment, social, and economic factors. 29 Sep 2009
- Preparing for and responding to pandemic influenza: implications for people with disabilities. 29 Sep 2009
- Pandemic influenza preparedness and response among public-housing residents, single-parent families, and low-income populations. 29 Sep 2009
- Protection of racial/ethnic minority populations during an influenza pandemic. 29 Sep 2009
- Pandemic influenza planning: addressing the needs of children. 29 Sep 2009
- Protecting vulnerable populations from pandemic influenza in the United States: a strategic imperative. 29 Sep 2009
- A primer on strategies for prevention and control of seasonal and pandemic influenza. 29 Sep 2009
- Yes we can? Can all Americans join the imminent electronic health care revolution? A survey of patients receiving care at a public hospital. 12 Sep 2009
- Assisted dying debate. A baroness replies. 12 Sep 2009
- Rethinking the responsiveness requirement for international research. 3 Sep 2009
- Slipping through the net: social vulnerability in pandemic planning. 30 Aug 2009
- Swine flu vaccine: what is fair? 30 Aug 2009
- Surviving life as a woman: a critical ethnography of violence in the lives of female domestic workers in Malawi. 30 Aug 2009
- Improvements in access to care for vulnerable children in California between 2001 and 2005. 30 Aug 2009
- Informed recruitment in partner studies of HIV transmission: an ethical issue in couples research. 25 Aug 2009
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Technical information about 'Vulnerable Populations'
Definition: Groups of persons whose range of options is severely limited, who are frequently subjected to COERCION in their DECISION MAKING, or who may be compromised in their ability to give INFORMED CONSENT.
Descriptor UI: D035862
Alternative terms: Vulnerable Populations; Population, Vulnerable; Populations, Vulnerable; Vulnerable Population; Sensitive Populations; Population, Sensitive; Populations, Sensitive; Sensitive Population; Sensitive Population Groups; Group, Sensitive Population; Groups, Sensitive Population; Population Group, Sensitive; Population Groups, Sensitive; Sensitive Population Group; Disadvantaged;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; ethnology; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data;
Tree Number: M01.965;
History Note: 2003
Technical Notes: HUMAN only