Desir, E. (2014). Exploring Obstacles to Success for Early Careerists in Healthcare Leadership. J Healthc Manag., 59(4), 250-3. The article begins with an introduction covering a short story about a young man of Caribbean descent. He showed remarkab Continue Reading...
The Foundation called specific attention to the prospect of institutional and policy-level strategies to increase the participation of under-represented minorities in the health professions. In response, the Institute Committee on Institutional and Continue Reading...
Risk Factors for Obesity: A Critique Non-Infectious Disease Major Risk Factors for Obesity: A Critique of the Research Literature Major Risk Factors for Obesity: A Critique of the Research Literature The World Health Organization (WHO, 2013) est Continue Reading...
NURS : Transition to Graduate Study for NursingAcademic and Professional Success Plan TemplatePrepared by:Hamzat Oshun, MSN, APRN, ANP-CThis document is to be used for NURS 6003 Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing to complete Assessments 1-4. Ju Continue Reading...
Culture and Health Disparities - Filipinos PERSONAL SOCIAL STATUS: In researching this project, I found a study prepared by the Canadian Nurses Association (2005). It reviewed the social determinants of health and how one's social status impacts the Continue Reading...
Community resources must be identified and brought together to meet needs. Actions can be developed to prevent poor health outcomes by: appropriately identifying, collecting, and reporting racial/ethnic group-specific data; identifying where data ar Continue Reading...
Barak concludes by suggesting that the issue and concept of diversity take on a "special urgency" in human service healthcare organizations among the organization as a whole and staff, and that the organization review its quality of service and comm Continue Reading...
" (AAFP, nd) The Health Maintenance Organization further should "…negotiate with both public and private payers for adequate reimbursement or direct payment to cover the expenses of interpreter services so that they can establish services with Continue Reading...
U.S. residents want a society in which all persons live long, healthy lives (1); however, that vision is yet to be realized fully. As two of its primary goals, CDC aims to reduce preventable morbidity and mortality and to eliminate disparities in he Continue Reading...
Health and Illness Racism's Role in Health Service Inequalities Racism's Role in Health Service Inequalities Healthcare has been a divisive topic in the United States for the past two decades in the public and private sectors. This has brought the Continue Reading...
Therefore, I would tell the patient that their symptoms should not be considered in isolation of their whole person. Websites that address symptoms only are not taking into account the wealth of factors that can influence the diagnosis of a specific Continue Reading...
what drives/motivates providers. In a nutshell, these authors assert that any healthcare system built on market principles is doomed to eventual crisis as payers (meaning patients by and large, whether directly or through government taxation) attemp Continue Reading...
Prince Georges County, Maryland: Psychosocial Factors and Health InequitiesMorbidity and MortalityInfant Mortality by Race/EthnicityInfant mortality rate declined by 16% from 2008 to 2017 (Infant Health Fact Sheet, 2018). Infant mortality rate for bl Continue Reading...
The Impact of State Health Policies on Healthcare Quality: An Analysis of the 2022 State Health System Performance ScorecardIntroductionThe 2022 Scorecard on State Health System Performance by the Commonwealth Fund gives an overview of how different Continue Reading...
Mental Health Disparities in the U.S. The most frequently unaddressed and critical matter is mental health in ethnic and racial minority communities. The American Indians/Alaska Natives, Blacks, Asian-Americans, and Blacks are populations that are Continue Reading...
The Social Injustice Issue of Health CareIntroductionHealth care is an important and timely issue that reflects various forms of social injustice in the United States. The challenge of ensuring equal and equitable access to health care, respect for h Continue Reading...
Migrant Health Problems Understanding the Migrant Health Problem Currently access to health and social services for the majority of migrants is based on their legal status. Needless to say undocumented migrants have little or no access to health c Continue Reading...
Lesbian Health Care Lesbian Health Issues in a Heterosexual Society The additional burdens placed on the lives of minorities as a result of social exclusion can lead to health disparities. Social exclusion theory has been used in previous research Continue Reading...
This decision to self-regulate dove tails with the recommendations of the taskforce report of 1995 and provides the consumer with the ability to have some control over his or her health care choices (Lunstroth, 2006). UTAH Although formal continu Continue Reading...
The subject is now part of a national political task force, with the goal of eliminating the problem within one generation (Ferran, 2010). Formally, teen pregnancy is based on a woman who will not reach her 20th birthday by the expected birth of he Continue Reading...
Standards of Care/Mental Health/Cultural Competence EMERGING STANDARDS OF CARE/MENTAL HEALTH/CULTURAL Sometime in 1999, the Surgeon General released Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Inside this report, it acknowledged that not every Continue Reading...
incidence tuberculosis as an Urban Health issue among ethnic minority group in Canning Town, Newham Borough of London. Large scale incidence of tuberculosis (TB) has been a major concern for public health planners in the UK. The report is structured Continue Reading...
Sustainable Change in Health DepartmentsIntroductionOne prime characteristic of the health sector is that it is always facing new, emerging diseases; changing demographics and evolving community needs are a seeming constant phenomenon; technological Continue Reading...
Mental Health in the U.S. among African American MenThe problem of interest to this study concerns the increasing numbers of African American men suffering from various mental health disorders (Adkison, 2023). Certainly, the African American communit Continue Reading...
Ethical Practice Involves Working Positively Diversity Difference Counseling is a profession that involves associations based on principles and values ethically. Patients are able to benefit by understanding themselves better and through creating re Continue Reading...
One study examined the gender roles associated with social supports in nursing home residents. The aim of the study was to link the connection between gender identity and willingness to engage with social supports. The study surveyed 65,838 nursing Continue Reading...
Ethnic/racial and socioeconomic factors would not be considered. Children would not need referral from any social services agency. This would eliminate the stigmatizing that accompanies enrollment in current programs, including Head Start. Referenc Continue Reading...
A good advertisement will demand candidates with a "demonstrated ability to work effectively in a diverse work environment," and there must be an effort to recruit a diverse applicant pool from a wide range of sources, universities, and regions of t Continue Reading...
" (Dafler, 2005) Dafler relates that for more than thirty years children who were 'half-caste' "were forcibly removed from their families, often grabbed straight from their mother's arms, and transported directly to government and church missions." ( Continue Reading...
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Population in Music Therapy We are influenced by music as intensely as everything we feel. Music by now is a true therapy for numerous people; regardless they perform it or hear it. It attains its highest implicati Continue Reading...
Benjamins, M., Whitman, S. (2014). Relationships between discrimination in health care and health care outcomes among four race/ethnic groups. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 37: 402-413. The researchers are based out of Sinai Urban Health Institut Continue Reading...
Ethical Response to Diversity The rapid growth of business sectors has posed various challenges like workforce diversity: a natural phenomenon with both positive and negative impacts on employee performance depending on how effective it is managed. Continue Reading...
Obesity A website for Current Nursing touts a health promotion model as espoused by Nola J. Pender, a former professor of nursing at the University of Michigan. The model's focus is on three areas: 1) individual characteristics and experiences, 2) b Continue Reading...
The last few years have highlighted many of the inept and unpatriotic policies that have plagues our society for generations. Prevailing wisdom throughout the country proclaimed that elements such as racism, gender equality and equal pay were at or n Continue Reading...
Some of the funding is to come from a national prevention trust fund (Kaiser Fdn, 2010). However there are additional funding resources for the near-term that are readily assessable. Social Justice The National Secretary of Health has been called Continue Reading...
Efficacy of Provider Cultural Competency Training for Reducing HIV Prevalence among African-American Adolescent Females Risky behavior is common among adolescents, some might even say expected, but the risks taken can sometimes lead to tragic, life- Continue Reading...
Therefore, a nurse must be fully aware of these sensitivities when providing care to a patient, especially when the patient is a member of cultural group from outside the U.S. The third criteria is social organization. For example, most African-Ame Continue Reading...
Future of Nursing 2020-2030 AnalysisIntroductionThe Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Report is a comprehensive document that provides insights into the current state of the nursing profession and makes recommendations for how the profession can best meet Continue Reading...
