Poverty | Mind Map

Barriers to Accessing Health Care

Ability to pay for that healthcare.

Lack of transportation to health services.

Lack of knowledge of what resources are available.

Health Consequences of Poverty

Living in poverty interferes with growth and development with children.

It can cause psycological disorders like depression, anxiety, and can lead to substance abuse.

The use of those substances can cause life long diseases.

Negative Attitudes Towards Poverty

The poor are unmotivated, and could help themselves if they tried.

They are dirty can have many communicable diseases.

They have made bad choices to end up this way.

Culturally Competant Nursing Care

Treaat all clinets with the same dignity.

Ask about their life and listen to what they have to say

Offer the same amount of respect and quaility care, offer resources if avaliable

Community Resources

The Salvation Army can help with housing, food, and clothing.

St. Vicent De Paul offers clothes and food, and other resources to those in need.