Assignment 4.1: Health Disparities

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Assignment Guidelines

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

Assignment:

Identify the disparity and discuss why you chose it. (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 the article is not attached, no 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, two-page limit.

Disparities:

Racial minority (choose one)

Homelessness (it may be helpful to be specific about the cause of homelessness—mental illness, loss of job, drug addiction, etc.)

Immigrants with limited English skills

Women

Children

Geographic distribution (rural or inner-city)

HIV/AIDS status