Programs, Policies, And Social Conditions That Contribute To Health Inequity

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 online scholarly resources, 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 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

Identify a health issue that is linked with social or economic disadvantages.

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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. – 36

Determine what programs, policies, and social conditions may have contributed to the health inequity. – 32

Analyze what changes have been made in programs, policies, or social conditions to promote health equity for this health issue. – 32

Suggest what additional changes should be made. – 28

Academic WritingWrite 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. – 48

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