Caring for Vulnerable Populations
This guide offers comprehensive resources to help nursing professionals provide compassionate and effective care for vulnerable groups.
Rural Poverty in the United States
Issues and Trends in Nursing Practice, Policy and Leadership
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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Web Resources
From Federal Bureau of Prisons: https://www.bop.gov/inmates/custody_and_care/juveniles.jsp
From Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: https://www.ojjdp.gov/
From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—Correctional Health: https://www.cdc.gov/correctionalhealth/resources.html
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Web Resources
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Web Resources
From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—Correctional Health: https://www.cdc.gov/correctionalhealth/resources.html
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Web Resources
From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Disability and Health: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/index.html
From Medline Plus: Disabilities: https://medlineplus.gov/disabilities.html
From American Association on Health and Disability: Health Disparities Data Resources: https://www.aahd.us/resource-center/disparities-data/
From U. S. Census: https://www.census.gov/topics/health/disability.html
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: https://disabilitycompendium.org/
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Web Resources
https://www.aahd.us/resource-center/disparities-data/
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From the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/index.htm
From Medline Plus: https://medlineplus.gov/mentaldisorders.html
MentalHealth.Gov: https://www.mentalhealth.gov/
National Institute of Mental Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
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Web Resources
Migration Policy Institute: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigration-data-matters
Migrant Clinicians Network: https://www.migrantclinician.org/issues/migrant-info/migrant.html
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Ebook:
Web Resources
From the Kaiser Foundation:
http://files.kff.org/attachment/Fact-Sheet-Health-Coverage-for-Immigrants
From the Migration Policy Institute:
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/profile-unauthorized-immigrant-population-united-states
For general information on the homeless population as relates to health topics, see chapter 23 of your community health text and chapter 28 of the book linked on the right-hand side of this webpage: Medical Management of Vulnerable and Underserved Patients.
Databases (sign in with your LMU username/password; OMIT @lmunet.edu):
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Web resources:
National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC): https://nhchc.org/understanding-homelessness/homelessness-resources/
Report from U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development:
https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_20_003
Article:
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Combine the term veterans with terms such as these:
Web Resources
Reports--Military Health System: https://health.mil/Reference-Center/Reports
From MedlinePlus: https://medlineplus.gov/veteransandmilitaryhealth.html
Data from U. S. Veterans Affairs: https://www.data.va.gov/browse
See Chapter 30 of the book linked on the right-hand side of this webpage: Medical Management of Vulnerable and Underserved Patients
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Web Resources
https://data.cms.gov/mapping-medicare-disparities
Databases (sign in with your LMU username/password; OMIT @lmunet.edu):
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Or, enter child* and a specific condition
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Websites:
https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/children-with-special-healthcare-needs.html
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Websites
From HealthPeople: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/maternal-infant-and-child-health?topicid=26
Fastats from CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/child-health.htm
From CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/features/childrens-preparedness-unit/index.html
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Ebook:
Encyclopedia entries:
Credo Reference database (enter teen pregnancy)
Web Resources:
https://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/about/
https://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/about/social-determinants-disparities-teen-pregnancy.htm
Researching Communities
Health Statistics on the Web
A Selected List of Health Data Tools and Statistics
State and Local Data Sets and Statistics
CDC Data and Statistics
U. S. Census Bureau: https://www.census.gov/
SAMHSA - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: https://samhsa.gov/
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): https://www.cms.gov/
International StatisticsHealth Statistics Portals/Gateways
Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
This list links to sections of the very helpful "APA Style and Grammar Guidelines", courtesy of the APA Style website: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines
Title page format (see Student Title Page): https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/title-page
Headings (esp. see section 'Headings in the Introduction'; the SEWS paper may have Level 1 and Level 2 headings; there should be no Level 3, 4, or 5 headings): https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/headings
Sample Paper: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/student-annotated.pdf
APA In-text Citations (see table): https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/basic-principles/author-date
Formatting the References page: see Sample Paper linked above
Sample References
Journal article: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/journal-article-references#1
Book: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/book-references#1
Webpage: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/webpage-website-references#3
