Question

This week, we are focusing on Health Disparities.

Our discussion board is going to focus on the Case Study entitled "Where Do You Live? Health Disparities Across the United States. Please read and review the case very carefully and then think about the issues covered in the case.

To complete your original post, you will need to complete some outside research using credible resources and please provide the website you get the source from. Your original post must address all of the following items:

1. What can or should be done when populations are disproportionately unhealthy or at higher risk for certain health conditions? Provide an example of a population that is disproportionately unhealthy or at higher risk for a particular health condition. Be sure to clearly identify the population and the condition.

2. What is cultural competence? Could the absence or presence of cultural competency be related to health disparities?

3. Is the concept of health disparities a new idea? How many years ago did people first start writing and speaking about health disparities?

Answer 1

1, Health disparities among ethnic groups and racial in the united states increased in account..vulnerable populations high risk increased morbidity and mortality..The people who are economically low, uninsured,elderly,homeless population more for chronic illness..in united states African American population more vulnerable more cardiac disease and diabetes..need physical, psychological,social support to determine their health and quality of life.. environmental nature that disproportionatly affects minorities..providing lifestyle practices like tobacco use,smoking, physical activity, nutrition habits can affect the health outcomes..community health system and public program includes health promotion,disease prevention and can provide universal access to health care..

2, cultural competence health care responsive to the cultural and needs of patient to improve focus on racial and ethnic disparities..It improves health care quality, cultural competence..making more effective with initiatives to help control the costs .

3, No, it is old idea..It was started in United States around 1990..it is intended to focus on specific group of people and their disadvantage especially racial/ ethnic group..