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The use of the terms health professional shortage areas (HPSAs), medically underserved areas (MUAs), and medically underserved populations (MUPs) is part of the system that establishes a designation that becomes the focus of federal assistance.
 
  What is a medically underserved area?
  A) Geographic area, population group, or medical facility with shortages of health care professionals that may not allow a full complement of health care services
  B) Determined with a calculation of a ratio of primary medical care physicians per 1,000 population, infant mortality rate, percentage of the population with incomes below the poverty level, and percentage of the population age 65 or older
  C) U.S. federal designation for those populations that face economic barriers (low-income or Medicaid-eligible populations) or cultural and/or linguistic access barriers to primary medical care services
  D) A subgroup of the population that has a higher risk of developing health problems because of a greater exposure to health risk because of marginalization

Question 2

In the Healthy People federal initiatives in the United States, what is one of the groups identified as needing special attention and creative solutions to live a healthy life in the face of the sobering health disparities and social injustices?
 
  A) High-risk premature infants
  B) Acutely ill and disabled people
  C) People living with diabetes
  D) Mentally ill people



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D





 

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