Underserved community are community‚ population disadvantaged due to lack of‚ or inadequate number of primary care physicians to meet their basic healthcare needs. Underserved community are also communities of low income below the 200% federal poverty level with medical disabilities‚ and resides in isolated geographical rural regions. The increased demand of healthcare related supply of physician availability‚ which stems from many more specialization of medical teams due to decreased reimbursement
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The word underserved is wide ranging and encompasses a lot more than the inability to pay or ability to access healthcare. It spans to those who are denied treatment due to medications and or pre-existing conditions for fear of liability. It includes those who have special needs and those who are denied access to insurance. While I hope to play a role in helping at a community clinic while in medical school‚ there are many other things I hope to achieve so as to best serve those in need. While in
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Minority and immigrant groups‚ pediatric population and women have limited access to healthcare. They are known as the underserved populations in healthcare field. It is a nurse’s duty to serve regardless of social‚ economic status or nature of health problems. Nurses should strive to help the underserved population on a personal‚ professional and national level. They must understand the reasons behind limited access to healthcare and try to eliminate those barriers. The case study showed how income
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Underserved neighborhoods are quite common. In Chicago alone there are a number of neighborhoods that have limited resources. Limited amounts of grocery stores to buy fresh fruits and vegetables‚ unsafe neighborhoods for children to play and exercise‚ and limited health care all contribute to decline in health and the health care that is provided to them. In Chicago the Englewood community is a prime example of an underserved community. To rectify this problem‚ it is essential to educate the community
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"An underserved community or population is defined as a group of people who‚ for a variety of reasons‚ do not have equal access to health and health care services. This type of community is located in rural and urban areas. A clinic may also be considered as an underserved. I remember when I volunteered to be helping hand at Aventura Hospital’s hospice center with VITAS Innovative Hospice Care. Before starting‚ I had to attend a workshop and training session. I became a little skeptical and wondered
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I think underserved community are from vulnerable population‚ e.g.‚ low-income families‚ racial and ethnic minorities‚ the elderly‚ people with HIV or mental illness. They may also include culturally diverse populations such as African-Americans‚ Native American Indians‚ non-English speakers and people living in rural‚ isolated areas where they often encounter barriers to accessing healthcare services. They experience inequities in health status and mortality rates because of their less access to
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Why Work Teams Aren’t Allows Effective’’ Teams have become a mainstay in the way America does business. Teams started as social-technical-business experiments and have since vaulted their way into the American business environment. Led by Deming’s Total Quality Management movement the development of teams has become the standard acceptable structure for a majority of organizations today. Throughout my work experience and my university based education the concepts and theories about the use and
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ask people why they work‚ a lot of them will say that they work for money. People usually work to get the things that they need to live. Sometimes money is the only reason why people work. Once‚ for example‚ I asked my mother why she works despite it being hard. She said that she can get personal satisfaction through working. Also‚ she works to perform rewarding and meaningful activities. In addition‚ she works for companionship. I think that my mother is an example of why people work for more substantial
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Why people work (3)? Почему люди работают? Though people work primarily to earn money‚ there are some other reasons that they work: enjoyment‚ honor‚ assistance to others‚ etc. For some people‚ to work is to produce something to enjoy themselves and others. Musicians compose songs and melodies that give pleasure to listeners. Writers create novels and stories that arise deep emotions in readers. Painters produce beautiful artistic works that appeal very much to the people who see them. But on the
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In one way or another‚ all people around the world work for the ultimate purpose of seeking a better life. It is widely believed that people work solely for money. However‚ it is only one of the numerous important purposes of working‚ and oftentimes there is a lot of benefits that people obtain from working without even consciously realizing them. Nowadays‚ except for money‚ people still work for many reasons‚ including to understand and fulfill their responsibilities in society‚ to avoid wastefulness
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