Reflection Of The NAACP

This week I focused my reflection of the NAACP on an article that depicts the Health advocacy programs implemented by the NAACP. The article outlines the main principals of health focused on by the NAACP, which include - childhood obesity, HIV/AIDS, healthcare system reform, and health disparities. Each branch of the health advocacy program is intended to improve the well being of African American families. The article proposed the idea of just how much of a lack of knowledge the black community receives regarding the importance of individual health. My previous reflection spoke specifically of the educational disparities within the black community and this article connects in the same way only now introducing the lack of education regarding health. …show more content…
Many Americans with exceptional health benefits are still unsure of just how to address the issue of childhood obesity and African Americans, with a lack of health benefits, receive even less information regarding how to address this issue ultimately leaving their children at a disadvantage in society. Another important fact the article brought about was the disproportionately high rates of African Americans that are impacted by HIV/AIDS. With African Americans at an increased likelihood for HIV/AIDS a lack of knowledge on health only further impacts all of society. If we are unable to better inform African Americans of the importance of treatment and testing, we are ultimately failing to decrease rates of infection, which in turn affects all of