Final Project: Developing a Quantitative Research Plan Health Disparities in Uninsured Americans Week #11 Alice Felton RSCH 8200: Quantitative Reasoning & Analysis February 16‚ 2014 Professor Jeanette May "Health Disparities" in Uninsured Americans Introduction According to (Kilbourne‚ Switzer & Fine‚ (2006)‚ Health disparities are significant differences that are needed and viewed clinically and statistically in health care and health outcomes. These differences between groups of people can
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Health disparity is the health outcome of between different populations. Health is put on a scale of either good or bad between populations. For example‚ people of different race‚ sex‚ age and so on (Healthy People 2020‚ n.d.). Healthy disparity is a health difference in people due to disadvantages of where people live‚ how much money they make and discrimination. 2.Which racial/ethnic groups are more likely to be affected by health disparities? Why? Many studies have shown that African Americans
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characterize health disparities globally. Thirty years ago‚ the Health and Human Services Secretary‚ Margaret M. Heckler‚ created a taskforce to examine health concerns of Blacks and other minority populations in the United States 1. The Heckler Report advocated for changes in the Federal Government’s approach to addressing health disparities. Following dissemination of the Heckler Report‚ a number of books‚ manuscripts‚ and policies were published to bring attention to a systemic lack in health equity
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Summary of Findings Health care cost is increasing everyday and poor health status is increasing because of that more people are obese‚ sick and unhealthy overall. Health care plans should report five behaviors which are smoking‚ physical activity‚ excessive drinking‚ nutrition and condom use according to (Kottke‚ 2010) Poor health status is increasing health care cost. Determining the findings of a patient at an earlier stage can prevent complications and improve health care systems. “The lack of
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Discrimination can cause adverse changes in health‚ and such efforts are an increasingly necessary component of comprehensive approaches to improving health disparities. The research on discrimination and health disparities continues to grow rapidly year after year‚ and evidence has shown that discrimination has been operationalized in a variety of ways‚ consistent with an inverse association between discrimination and an increasingly broad range of health outcomes across various populations in a wide
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One of the most common and disabling psychological disorders encountered within mental health and general medical settings is that of an anxiety disorder (Dattilio & Kendall 2000). Research has indicated that people with learning disabilities are more prevalent to psychological disorders than the general population (Hassiotis et al 2000) consequently it could be hypothesised that prevalence rates of anxiety disorders are similar if not greater within the learning disabled population. Professional
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Standards of Practice and Professional Performance Brandy Basey‚ LPN Standard I: Assessment The Psychiatric Mental Health RN collects health data that is pertinent to the patients health or situation. This information consists of objective/subjective information. Standard II: Diagnosis The Psychiatric Mental Health RN analyses the data obtained to determine a diagnosis or problem; including the level of risk. Standard III: Outcomes Identification The
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needs and services of a population in terms of health care. The population in general is something that typically cannot be controlled. According to Yali and Revensons‚ (2004)‚ “Given the current levels of social and racial disparities in health and the likelihood that these disparities will not decrease under the current health system‚ we presume that as the American population continues to change‚ these disparities will have an even greater impact on health “(pg. 147).With the population constantly
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Public Health is the science and art of protecting and improving the health of the communities through education‚ promotion of healthy life styles and research for disease and injury prevention. Public Health helps improve the health and well being of people in local communities around the world also works to prevent problems before they occur. Public health nursing is a specialized form of registered nursing that combines nursing and public health principles. According to the American Public
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Eliminating Health Disparities Despite major advances in the fields of medicine and healthcare services over the past years‚ a significant health gap between rich and poor remains. As populations grow‚ so apparently do health disparities. The poor continue to shoulder a particularly disproportionate social burden in terms of inequitable access to decent healthcare‚ rising costs and higher rates of morbidity and mortality. People of color are receiving special attention in medical‚ social‚ and
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