Question

Choose one of the health disparities listed below. Find an article (no older than 5 years) from a professional nursing journal that addresses this disparity. Then complete the assignment below.

Identify the disparity. Discuss why you chose this disparity. (1 point)
In your own words, provide a synopsis of the journal article. Be succinct. One good paragraph should be sufficient. Attach a copy of the journal article. (If article is not attached, zero points will be awarded. A link to a document is not considered a copy.) (2 points)
Discuss your professional experiences with this health disparity. (2 points)
Discuss what you believe could/should be done to assist individuals in reducing this health disparity. (5 points)
Submit a Word document in size 12 Times New Roman font, double-spaced. Page limit: 2.

Disparities:

Racial minority (choose one)
Homelessness (it may helpful to be specific about the cause of homelessness—mental illness, loss of job, drug addiction, etc.)
Immigrants with decreased English skills
Women
Children
Geographic distribution (rural or inner city)
HIV/AIDS status

Answer 1

Health care in US has achieved a great development in US but it showed a disparity among immigrants with decreased English skills when it came to healthcare.

Immigrants from various parts of the world who came for work purpose had a low socioeconomic status, which formed the basis for health disparities.

Korean Americans are one such group which faced this types of problem. They were vulnerable to activity limitations, poor health and depression due to the disparity shown to them on the ground of health disparity. The others who faced health disparities are females,elderly population, unmarried individual.

The reason for selecting this article is people who immigrate to other countries to lift up their financial status are struck when it affects their health and getting quality service for it.

This article is presised from Journal of American Geriatric society