A nurse is working with colonias. Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse?
a. They have developed roads, transporta-tion, and electrical services.
b. They are frequently driven off, only to return to the same area.
c. Their settlements have led to an increase in several disease conditions.
d. Their contributions have improved the lo-cal economy.
ANS: C
Many immigrants have settled on unincorporated land, known as colonias, outside the major metropolitan areas in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. These colonies may not have developed roads, transportation, water, or electrical services. Conditions in these settlements have led to an increase in disease conditions such as amebiasis, respiratory, and diarrheal diseas-es. Environmental health hazards in the colonias are associated with poverty, poor sanitation, and overcrowded conditions.
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