Special Populations Michael Gray BSHS/402 03-04-13 Angela Zinser Special Populations "Certain groups, such as racial minorities, the economically disadvantaged, the very sick, and the institutionalized may continually be sought as research subjects, owing to their ready availability in settings where research is conducted. Given their dependent status and their frequently compromised capacity for free consent, they should be protected against the danger of being involved in research solely…
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The studies took place at the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, New York, which was a state run institutional facility for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In the 1950s and 1960s, Willowbrook had a hepatitis outbreak due to poor hygiene and overcrowded conditions. Nearly all of the admitted children had hepatitis. In 1955, two researchers, Saul Krugman and Robert Ward, were brought in as consultants to study and try to control the hepatitis problem at Willowbrook…
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researchers. This is portrayed in the fourth case study when a researcher was barred from using her own data because “she paid her human research subjects different amount of money based on their economic status”. However the researcher came up with the money from private funders who entrusted the researcher to do what they deemed. Researchers should also be given the freedom to investigate the groups that the IRB deems to be a “vulnerable population” without having to jump through hoops to get approval…
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Treatment of Vulnerable Population Before Hurricane Katrina As pre-mentioned, before Hurricane Katrina landfall approximately half of the local population was living in poverty, allowing little to be done in preparation for the landfall. It’s generally accepted knowledge that the wealthier a person or family is, both monetarily and resource based, the more thoroughly they are able to prepare for such hazards; ultimately minimizing their risk. In general, when concerning these lower income families…
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Vulnerable populations Despite efforts and goals in the United States to reduce or eliminate disparities in healthcare by 2010, significant disparities, including risk factors, access to healthcare, morbidity, and mortality, continues in vulnerable populations. For example, studies find that Americans living in poverty are much more likely to be in fair or poor health and have disabling conditions, and are less likely to have used many types of healthcare. I believe that more effort…
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Q IWA Publishing 2008 Journal of Water and Health | 06.S1 | 2008 63 Communicating effectively with vulnerable populations during water contamination events Phyllis A. Nsiah-Kumi ABSTRACT Water contamination events are a public health concern worldwide with significant potential to impact the global community. When communicating with the public during these crisis situations, it is vital to consider the multiple audiences who receive the messages. Before developing or delivering messages…
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Areas for Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing Field Project/Clinical" 7. Read chapter 12 and Appendix B 8. Complete the Case Study and the Clinical Application Scenario in chapter 12 9. Complete Task 1 in Taskstream 10. CA students find clinical home and preceptor Community Care and Collaboration 1. Read specified pages in chapter 1, chapter 13, chapter 17, and Appendix C 2. Read chapter 16 and complete the Case Study and EBP example 3. Complete the Case Study, the Clinical Application Scenario…
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factors have also contributed to the prevalence of malaria, especially in the northern region of Nigeria. According to health statistics, malaria constitutes a significant health crisis in Nigeria which yields more cases and fatalities than any nation in the world being that 97% of its population remains at risk ("Action Africa Inc. Launches a New Approach Against Malaria in Sierra Leone and Nigeria by Teaching Children to be Proactive Ambassadors"). It is imperative for the government of Nigeria to address…
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Case #1 As psychologists we are expected to help those that we can but being sure to also only practice within our scope of competency, barring an emergency. Often times we may be presented with a client whose case is out of our scope of competence, or someone who we do not morally agree with. In this scenario, Brian is facing both dilemmas. He is unfamiliar with a potential client’s culture and lifestyle and is morally opposed to the clients presenting concerns. After his supervisor assigns him…
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ASSESSMENT 1: THE CASE STUDY ANALYSIS 1. Background Information: The case study I chose to critically analyse was 'Living with HIV'. This case study presents a 28 year old woman called Alice that became infected with HIV due to an ‘unpleasant experience’ in Africa when she was 19. Alice was first diagnosed with HIV on her return home from Africa and she was given contact to the local health advisor for further information and support. She describes this as being a “stressful and traumatic…
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