While diversity is often considered a strength of the United States, it also presents unique challenges to providing and ensuring health equity for all citizens. The purpose of this assignment is to review a health issue and examine the programs, policies, and social conditions that may have contributed to related health disparities.
Using the Argosy University online library resources and the assigned readings for this module, complete the following:
Identify a health issue that is linked with social or economic disadvantages.
Examine the group or groups that have been adversely affected by these disadvantages. Provide data and other information to demonstrate the extent of the problem.
Broadly review the literature on health disparities, and this condition specifically, to answer the following questions:
What programs, policies, and social conditions may have contributed to the health inequity?
What changes have been made in programs, policies, or social conditions to promote health equity for this health issue? What additional changes do you suggest?
Your final product will be a MS Word document of approximately 5-7 pages. You should utilize at least 3 scholarly sources beyond the course readings in your research. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Assignment Components
Proficient
Identify a health issue that is linked with social or economic disadvantages.
Health issue identified is appropriate for the assignment, is specific, is clearly explained, and is directly linked with social or economic disadvantages. Scholarly resources are utilized in support.
Examine the group or groups that have been adversely affected by these disadvantages. Provide data and other information to demonstrate the extent of the problem.
Examination of the group(s) affected by the disadvantages is clear, complete, and accurate. Specific information and data-such as demographics, long-term and short-term effects, and quantified results of the effects-are present to support ideas and explain the extent of the problem. Scholarly resources are utilized in support.
Determine what programs, policies, and social conditions may have contributed to the health inequity.
Contributions to the health inequity are accurately determined, are clearly explained, and are specific. They include programs, policies, and social conditions. Scholarly resources are utilized in support.
Analyze what changes have been made in programs, policies, or social conditions to promote health equity for this health issue.
Changes are clearly analyzed and are accurate. They include specific examples of programs, policies, or social conditions and include a description of how they promote health equity. Scholarly resources are utilized in support.
Suggest what additional changes should be made.
Suggested changes are clear, specific, and appropriate. Scholarly resources are utilized in support.
Academic Writing
Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use of scholarly sources aligns with specified assignment requirements.