Health Disparities Commentary

Health Disparities Commentary : A commentary is a scholarly comment on a newly published article. The goal of this assignment is toreact to the impact of culture/race/ethnicity/residential location etc. described within a peer-reviewedjournal article related to health disparities. The goal of publishing commentaries is to advance theresearch field by providing a forum for varying perspectives on a certain topic under consideration in thejournal. The author of a commentary should be eager to present a new and/or unique viewpoint onexisting problems, fundamental concepts, or prevalent notions, or wants to discuss the implications of anewly implemented innovation. A commentary may also draw attention to current advances andspeculate on future directions of a certain topic, as well as state a personal opinion. While a commentarymay be critical of an article published in the journal, it is important to maintain a respectful tone thatmay be critical of ideas or conclusions but not of authors. 

1. A critical challenge to one or more aspects of the focal article, arguing for a position other thanthat taken in the focal article; 

2. An elaboration or extension of the position taken in the focal article, basically sympathetic to theposition taken in the focal article but pushing the argument further; 

3. An application of a theoretical or methodological perspective that sheds light on the issuesaddressed in the focal article; and/or

 4. A comment on the applicability of the issues raised in the focal article to other settings, or to othercultures.

This assignment will require you to write a commentary article in response to the followingjournal articles recently published in the American Journal of Health Education 

Do not include general praise for the focal article.

  Cite only works absolutely essential to support your point.

  Use a short title that emphasizes your key message. (It should be clear in context that allcommentaries are a reaction to a particular paper). 

Make clear your take-home message. 

Make sure there is full author information (name, affiliation, address, phone, email).The assignment should be double-spaced, ~6 pages of content (1300-1500 words), subject headers, 12-point font, Times New Roman, 1 margins all around, a title page, abstract, and reference page in AMAformat. 

All written assignments must be word-processed. 

Reference all works cited using the American Medical Association (AMA) guidelines. AMA is astandardized formatting and style used for research papers in the social and behavioral sciences. 

In the AMA style of writing, direct quotations from articles are used sparingly and are discouraged.In practice, it is better to paraphrase or summarize source materials. This means to re-write anauthors ideas in your own words. After paraphrasing the information, cite the author(s) fromwhom you took the information to give them credit.