Negative Impacts on Stereotyping Vulnerable People

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Many of us think that being in the vulnerable people category puts them at a disadvantage of getting the help needed to overcome and treat certain criteria that put them that category to begin with. Let's start by looking at who is considered vulnerable. Many scholarly articles show that people who are homeless, elderly, have mental health issues, are drug addicted, have little access to healthcare or are uninsured, and those within certain racial and socio-economic demographics. But it's more than that; those that are pregnant, transgendered, have less common health issues, and fall below the living wage earnings are also considered to be in the vulnerable population. That means that at least one person you know can be considered, vulnerable. The problem is that we don't consider this as something that is a community phenomenon that we are all responsible for, but an issue with those that seem to be on the more at-risk scale of healthcare and living structures. The homeless, maybe those with weight issues or those that have untreated mental health issues are often treated more poorly than those that appear to be seemingly healthy. This attitude can have long lasting and adverse effects on those that are trying to help themselves. Be treated as "less than" regardless of your situation is never ok.

Below you find various articles that I found give some insight into what we as a community and as human beings can do to educate ourselves and help others, including ourselves.

In Healthcare:
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/healthcare/healthcare-stereotyping-can-negatively-affect-patient-outcomes

www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca › ... › Pathways to Health Equity for Aboriginal Peoples

Regarding Racism:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828952/

Relevant to Everyone and Who They Are:
www.ajmc.com/journals/supplement/2006/2006-11-vol12.../nov06-2390ps348-s352

www.who.int/world-health-day/2012/toolkit/background/en/index3.html

For Women:
behavioralscientist.org/stereotype-threat-in-police-encounters-implications-for-miscarr...

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15564886.2011.570215?scroll=top...true

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