Vulnerable population definition

Vulnerable population means the term as defined in RCW 70A.02.010(14).
Vulnerable population means individuals or groups in the community who are unable to promote and protect their personal or environmental health.
Vulnerable population means a subgroup of population within a region or community that faces a disproportionately heightened risk or increased sensitivity to impacts of climate change and that lacks adequate resources to cope with, adapt to, or recover from such impacts.

Examples of Vulnerable population in a sentence

  • Vulnerable population audience may include but is not limited to Medicaid or Public Assistance recipients, Pregnant Women, the LGBTQ community, Veterans, Behavioral Health Clients and/or American Indians Contractors may address additional specific populations if desired but must provide justification of the selected health equity population other than listed.


More Definitions of Vulnerable population

Vulnerable population means children, individuals
Vulnerable population means children, individuals with
Vulnerable population means people under the age of 14 and over the age of 64, Black, indigenous, and people of color, people with a household income that is less than or equal to twice the federal poverty level, people who are linguistically isolated1, and people age 25 or older who have not earned a high school diploma or passed a General Educational Equivalent (GED) test.
Vulnerable population means children, individuals with asthma, individuals with disabilities, individuals who are pregnant, or any other group of individuals that has health conditions that could make the individuals more susceptible to environmental contaminants.
Vulnerable population. ’ means a population con-
Vulnerable population means persons or communities that are susceptible to reduced health, housing, financial or social stability outcomes because of current experience of or historical exposure to trauma, violence, poverty, isolation, bias, racism, stigma, discrimination, disability or chronic illness. Examples of vulnerable populations include, but are not limited to survivors of domestic violence; survivors of sexual assault; survivors of human trafficking, including labor trafficking and sex trafficking; survivors of commercial sexual exploitation; persons who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or intersex; persons with a disability; African Americans and other persons of color who have been disproportionately impacted by policies and practices resulting in housing instability or housing insecurity; family caregivers for persons with a disability; immigrants and refugees; low-income residents of rural
Vulnerable population means any of the following categories;