W4D MUST ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS AND WILL BE CHECKED!!!! Topic 1: Vulnerable Populations As you discovered in this week’s lectures and textbook readings, numerous vulnerable populations exist in the comm

W4D

MUST ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS AND WILL BE CHECKED!!!!

Topic 1: Vulnerable Populations

As you discovered in this week’s lectures and textbook readings, numerous vulnerable populations exist in the community.

• Identify three local organizations in your community that deliver healthcare services to vulnerable populations.
• Based on your research findings, answer the following:
  • Which population does each organization serve?
  • What services does it provide?
  • Where does it get its funding (local, state, or federal sources)?
  • Evaluate the relative value of each organization's services to individuals and families in the vulnerable population it serves.

TEXTBOOK/ READING :

From your course textbook Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community, read the following chapters: ISBN 9780323582247

• Poverty and Homelessness
• Migrant Health Issues
• Teen Pregnancy
• Mental Health Issues
• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems