Human Services Office: HSCI Z388 Discussion 5: Minority Health Disparity

Go to the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health website and navigate to the Minority Population Profile page: https://minorityhealthhhs.gov/minority-population-profiles

From here, select a minority population to investigate (this should be different that your own background):

American Indian/Alaska Native Health: https://minorityhealth.hhsgov/american-indianalaska-native-health

Asian American Health: https://minorityhealth.hhsgov/asian-american-health

Black/African American Health: https://minorityhealth.hhsgov/blackafrican-american-health

Hispanic/Latino Health: https://minorityhealth.hhsgov/hispaniclatino-health

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health: https://minorityhealth.hhsgov/native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-health

Once you have selected your population, navigate the tabs on the left (asthma to stroke) and investigate the health of your chosen population. Select one health disparity to report on.

For the discussion:

1. Identify the population and health disparity (ie. Asian Americans are 40 percent more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than non-Hispanic whites). Make sure to cite.
2. Search the literature for the chosen population and health disparity. Discuss what is known about the health disparity in the chosen population. Why does this disparity likely occur? What has been done to address it or what should be done? Incorporate journal articles.
3. Identify 2 ways nurses can advocate for and/or influence policy that would address the health disparity in this population.

Instructions:

• You should contribute your first post no later than Wednesday 11:59PM EST
• Follow up the posts of your classmates and faculty, and responses to your own posts no later than Sunday 11:59PM EST
• Please use headings in your discussion submission
• The initial post should be a minimum word count of approximately 500 words with two references in APA format
• Responses to two different classmates are required
• Responses should be a minimum of 125-word count and contain at least one reference
• Your discussion and responses will be graded according to the included grading rubric.