Disparities and Diabetes among Latinos
The whole world is experiencing diabetes-related health disparities, co-morbidities and its complications. There is a wide range of literature available showing that ethnic and race minorities are at a greater risk of developing diabetes compared to the majority groups. The disparities are a result of a combination of factors; they are both clinical and biological. They are also strongly associated with the system of health and factors related to social dynamics. The term ethnicity is a complex one. It reflects a convergence of multi-dimensional factors ranging from biological ones to geographically-influenced contributors. Other strong influencers include… Continue Reading...
a global health issue that demonstrates health disparities and an effect on many communities that have gotten away from traditional, organic diets. As the World Health Organization (2018) points out, global obesity has tripled since 1975. This issue became a global health issue because of the rise of the global economy in the post-war period and the spread of products using high fructose corn syrup through global corporations… Continue Reading...
the day their health. It helps in guaranteeing access to care, directing the system, mobilization of resources, addressing health disparities, influencing health policy and generating system change (Hubinette et al., 2017). Provision 7 of the ANA Code of Ethics states that nurses, in all of their medical roles and settings, bring about the advancement of the profession. This is through research, scholarly analysis, and professional standards development, and the creation of both nursing and health policy. Provision 8 of the ANA Code of Ethics asserts that the nurse works in tandem with other health professionals and the general public to safeguard human rights, facilitate promotion of health diplomacy… Continue Reading...
above common problems, and build extensive approaches for achievement. (NACCHO, 2013).
Identify three societal concerns or health disparities not traditionally within the scope of health care but influence health outcomes.
Numerous rural neighborhoods deal with diminishing economic systems, populace decrease, a maturing populace, and fairly higher levels of joblessness and impoverishment. Other interpersonal and financial difficulties consist of fairly reduced salary, restricted academic options, as well as the psychological cost of geographical remoteness. Rural neighborhood inhabitants are more inclined than their city equivalents to depend on interpersonal services along with a fragmented and delicate health structure, which might lack the capability and monetary resources to manage… Continue Reading...
population health quantity in a given society. Specifically, health disparities were highlighted as major public health issues, and action plans were formulated for empowering a number of poor or weak social groups.
Equality
As stated in the previous paragraph, the seventies witnessed an expansion of the public health domain to cover issues concerning distribution of some particular population health quantity in a given society, with particular emphasis on health gaps and development of actions to empower poor or weak population clusters. This way, it becomes apparent that the disparity-related concern is targeted at health state as well as… Continue Reading...
of the most important goals of public health nursing is to reduce health disparities, according to Lawrence. The city set aside additional funds in the budget to help the homeless community this year, which has inspired Lawrence to put together a new team of advocates, social workers, and nurses who are planning new programs to offer vaccines, medical tests, and substance abuse counseling. The city also approved a new safe injection site for drug users, which in the past two years has already been instrumental in reducing the number of preventable infections as well as dramatically reducing the number of overdoses. High… Continue Reading...
face language barriers when seeking for healthcare services for their diverse conditions. Language barriers in turn contribute to health disparities for such patients and affect their understanding and adherence to medication and treatment approaches (Karliner, Jacobs, Chen & Mutha, 2007). According to de Moissac & Bowen (2017), language barriers generate the need for using third parties to facilitate communication between LEP patients and healthcare providers.
The theoretical foundation for this project is that encounters in the healthcare setting comprise interactions between the individual patient, his/her family, and healthcare staff. These encounters incorporate integration of individual experiences, cultural norms, and cultural beliefs (Hadziabdic, 2011). Since encounters play an important… Continue Reading...
learners,” (Dei, 2012, p. 103). The impact on individual learners extends to physical and mental health outcomes too, exacerbating health disparities. Epistemological data that shows that aboriginal peoples suffer from lower life expectancy, elevated morbidity, elevated suicide rates, higher rates of many diseases, and higher rates of poverty, all of which are empirically linked to “the forced acculturation imposed on Aboriginal peoples,” (Bourassa, McKay-McNabb & Hampton, n.d., p. 23). Therefore, colonialism in higher education is categorically unethical.
Colonialism refers to the imposition of power and the creation of political, social, and economic hierarchies. In higher education, colonialism manifests physically through the control over the physical space of the academic… Continue Reading...
might be interested in researching, but I am keenly aware of health disparities worldwide and am interested in perhaps one day alleviating those health disparities in some way with the work that I do eventually as an epidemiologist.
With a grounding in the methodologies and principles of epidemiology, I will also be able to understand how international health organizations like the World Health Organization use studies grounded in empirical evidence and statistics in order to transform the lives of millions of people worldwide. Whether I find work with this or another global health organization, this is where my passion lies. I… Continue Reading...
