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Healthcare shortage areas are two types of designation within the United States determined by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) designate geographic areas or subgroups of the populations or specific facilities within them as lacking professionals in primary care, mental health, or dental care.
A Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) is a community-based health care organization that provides comprehensive primary care and support services to underserved populations in the United States. These centers serve patients regardless of immigration status, insurance coverage, or ability to pay.
Underrepresented groups in computing, a subset of the STEM fields, include Hispanics, and African-Americans. In the United States in 2015, Hispanics were 15% of the population and African-Americans were 13%, but their representation in the workforces of major tech companies in technical positions typically runs less than 5% and 3%, respectively ...
As the War on Poverty expanded, the federal government began to recognize the need for a more organized and sustainable approach to healthcare in underserved areas. With increasing federal involvement and funding from programs like the OEO, the model of community health centers began to take shape, providing critical care to low-income populations.
They define healthy relationships by acknowledging and addressing knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs [43] about intimate partnerships. Hombres Unidos received the 2013 Roth Award as an innovative project that specifically addresses the needs of underserved populations.
Many governments use Disadvantaged area as a designation for various "problem" areas. In the UK "disadvantaged area" is a term used for an area where there is a need "to stimulate the physical, economic and social regeneration" by attracting development and encouraging the purchase of properties, [8] in special provisions for Stamp Tax relief [9] and for areas where health is an issue. [10]
Medical desert is a term used to describe regions whose population has inadequate access to healthcare. [1] The term can be applied whether the lack of healthcare is general or in a specific field, such as dental or pharmaceutical. [2] It is primarily used to describe rural areas although it is sometimes applied to urban areas as well. [2]
The least developed countries (LDCs) are developing countries listed by the United Nations that exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development.The concept of LDCs originated in the late 1960s and the first group of LDCs was listed by the UN in its resolution 2768 (XXVI) on 18 November 1971.