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Today the majority of Americans are referred to as white, non Hispanic. |
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Asian Americans have an infant mortality rate that is more than two times that of White Americans. |
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Women who receive early prenatal care have better pregnancy outcome than women who did not. |
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A social power base is not needed to gain political power. |
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Race and health iniciative was launched under president Bush. |
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The reporting of more than one race was strongly encouraged on the 2010 census. |
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Hispanic origin is a racial classification. |
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More than 70% of Black Americans live in the Southern states. |
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The mean income for Black Americans has consistently ranked lower than all races and ethnic groups in the US. |
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For all racial groups, poverty rates are highest for all Black Americans. |
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Many cultural traits of Black Americans can be traced to when blacks were slaves in the US. |
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Asian Americans are more likely than White Americans to earn a college degree. |
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Many health services organized into for regions in the US |
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People Guam, Hawaii and Somoa are considered |
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Indian health services is an agency within |
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People who flee one area or country to another to avoid danger in another are |
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Immigrants who migrate from one area or country to seek permanent residence in another are |
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People born in a country other than the one where they live are considered |
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Three kinds of power associated with empowerment |
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SOCIAL, POLITICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL |
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Increased political power can lead to |
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What happens when two separate data reporting systems are used to obtain race by race and Hispanic origin |
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The largest minority groups in the US are |
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Nearly all Hispanics are classified as |
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The minority group with the lowest high school completion rate is |
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Asian Americans are generally concentrated in |
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High school completion rates in the US are highest in |
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Concept of balance related to HLTH and imbalance related to disease is a concept of |
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The US is the only industrialized nation experiencing growth in elders |
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More elder men are married than elder women |
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In the US the number of divorced elders is continuing to rise |
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Elder men are more likely to be living alone than elder women |
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The actual number of chronic diseases increases with age |
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Sensory impairments, physical limitations, and memory impairments are the primary impairments effecting elders |
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When you hit the elder age it is too late to benefit from changing health behaviors |
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The aging process can alter instrumental needs in unexpected ways |
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Greenhouses are a form of group living limit the number of residents and offer a home rather than a facility |
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Handling personal finance and preparing meals are activities of daily living (ADL) |
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Federal legislation enacted to improve the lives of elders was Older American Act of 1985 |
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Adult daycare programs are required to provide healthcare services |
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Compared to other age groups, elders are the heaviest users of health care services |
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In the US, Americans are considered elders adults when the hit |
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Factors that effect population and age include |
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A comparison between those that society considers economically unproductive and those who are economically productive is |
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The largest portion of elder income comes from |
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In terms of housing, the largest majority of elders are |
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The leading causes of death for elders are |
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HEART DISEASE, CANCER, STROKE, LUNG DISEASE |
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The important vaccines for elders are |
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Elder abuse and neglect are special problems fore elders because they are |
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FRAIL AND UNABLE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES |
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Planned communities for seniors that guarantee a life long residence and health care are |
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CONTINUOUS CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES |
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Housekeeping, transportation, and assistance with financial affairs are examples of |
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Eating, bathing, and toileting are examples of |
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ADLS (TASKS OF DAILY LIVING) |
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One who helps identify the health care needs of an individual and also personally performs health care services is a |
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A person who is unable to leave home for normal activities is considered |
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Planned short-term care, usually for the purpose of relieving a full time informal caregiver, is |
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Walking, getting in and out of a bed/chair, and dressing are |
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Work place fatalities are getting better over time |
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Work place illnesses are reported more than workplace injuries |
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Hazardous agents inside the workplace affect only the people within the worksite |
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Federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering the provisions of the OSHA act is NIOSH |
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Health producing industries have higher incidences of illness and injuries than service producing industries |
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Unintentional injuries in the workplace can include burns, fractures, and amputations. |
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Less than half of all women adults work |
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Female workers account for almost 2/3 of all cases of days missed from work related to anxiety |
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Improvements in workplace safety is considered one of the greatest advancements in recent history |
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Farming is considered to be a hazardous occupation |
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The first state to pass the child labor law was |
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The first state to pass workers compensation laws was |
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Research body located in the CDC responsible for developing/ recommending occupational safety regulations is |
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Leading causes of fatal work related injuries is |
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The age group with the lowest work related injuries is |
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Youth employment peaks in |
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Racial ethnic groups with the lowest work related death/ injury is |
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Work related death from machinery, explosion, ect are highest in what type of state |
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In the service producing industries, the area with the highest rate of nonfatal injury/ illness is |
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The type of workplace violence where there is no relation, just there to commit a crime |
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The type of workplace violence when there is a relationship and the person becomes violent while being served is |
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Installing better security systems is considered what kind of prevention strategy |
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Using opening/closing lists is an example of what kind of prevention strategy |
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