Choose a minority group in our dominant North American culture that is discriminated against and write about their particular obstacles or challenges in obtaining appropriate health care. There are health disparities and health care disparities. Health disparities refer to a higher burden of illness, injury, or disability. Health care disparities refer to differences between groups in health coverage, access to care, and quality of care. For example, a health disparity for people living in poverty is chronic illnesses such as obesity and high cholesterol, and a health care disparity for this group would be lack of access to quality care.
For this assignment please select one of the following:
- African-Americans
- Hispanics
- Asian Americans
- Muslims
- American Indians
- Inuit Indians (Alaska natives who were once called “Eskimos”)
- People living in poverty
- The disabled (those with different abilities)
- LGBTQ
For example, you can investigate end-of-life decision making for African-Americans and why they tend not to choose hospice; the obstacles found in hospitals and doctors’ offices for people with disabilities (that can range from being blind to being wheelchair bound); the rate of alcohol use among American Indians and their access to good health care when living on a reservation; chronic illnesses among those living in poverty; or, whether or not our current climate of intolerance toward Muslims is increasing their health issues and decreasing their access to good care. This assignment helps meet module outcome 4.
In this short of paper, a suggestion would be to make your work focused rather than broad. Some examples:
Health Disparities
Lower Rates of Physical Activity in People with Disabilities
The High Rate of Obesity Among African-Americans Living in Poverty
LGBTQ Youth and Mental Health Challenges
Health Care Disparities
Stereotypes of People with Disabilities as Related to Health Care
Health Care Disparities and Rural America
A Lack of Proper Health Care Treatment for People of Color
Instructions:
- The paper is to be 5-6 double spaced pages and 1250 – 1500 words.
- Include a title page: title of paper, your name, course, date, and instructor’s name
- Write an introduction, which should include why you chose this group. The last sentence of the introduction should identify the specific health and/or health care challenges undergone by this group which you intend to explore and analyze, in more detail, in the paper.
- Develop an organized and coherent essay, using transitions between paragraphs.
- Develop substantial ideas and articulate them through proper syntax, grammar, and spelling.
- Using the Excelsior Library, locate 4 credible sources on this issue, such as a book, a journal article, newspapers, or magazines. You may use readings from the class, but they will not count toward the required 4 outside sources that are needed.
- In-text citations should use APA style. 8. References listed at the end, separate page, APA style.
This course uses the American Psychological Association (APA) format for scholarly writing. References and citations must adhere to the proper format for all written work presented including essays, discussion postings, and essay exams. Online tips for using APA style may be found at the Purdue Online Writing Lab. Your research should be documented by citing one or more credible sources such as the course readings and videos, scholarly articles and books, or educational websites. Wikipedia and any similar online reference sites where the content may be authored by anyone are not considered credible sources for scholarly writing.
To assist you in your research, the library has the following tutorials and links for you to use:
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Turnitin®
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Once submitted, your assignment will be evaluated by Turnitin® automatically. You will be able to view an Originality Report within minutes of your first submission that will show how much of your work has been identified as similar to other sources such as websites, textbooks, or other student papers. Use your Originality Report as a learning tool to identify areas of your assignment that you may not have cited appropriately. You may resubmit your assignment through this dropbox as many times as you need to check to see if you have made improvements, until the due date of the assignment. However, once you have made your first submission, you will need to wait 24 hours after each subsequent submission to receive a new Originality Report. Plan accordingly as you draft your assignment. Once the due date has passed, your assignment submission will be considered final.
Evaluation
This assignment will be graded using the Writing Assignment Grading Rubric located on the Course Rubrics page within the Start Here section of the course. Please review the rubric prior to beginning your work so that you ensure your submission meets the criteria in place for this assignment. This assignment is worth 35% of your final course grade.