When it comes to addressing disparities in the United States, people tend to think of each issue separately. It is easy to get overwhelmed with the racial issues that revolve around today’s society. Educational disparities occur because minority students tend to live in impoverished neighborhoods where schools are not as good and families do not have the money to pay for college. Health care disparities occur because there are no clinics or doctors in impoverished areas willing to help. However, these issues can be addressed by using an intervention that connects multiple issues and fixes disparities in each area. In fact, interventions that improve one issue will naturally improve others since the problems have become so complex and intertwined.
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In order to address education and healthcare disparities a similar approach is needed. Underserved U.S. high schools need precollege programs to support their students through their high school and college career, especially for students who intend to work as healthcare professionals. This program is a school organization in underserved high schools where students meet once or twice a week. It will consist of high schools students from each grade with plans to work in the healthcare field. At the meetings there will be advisors, tutors, and even college students that can give advice to the students and help them with their school work. Together, the students can serve their community and get a sense of what being in healthcare is all about. They could also go on college tours, medical conferences, medical seminars, and do job shadowings to gain extra experience. There are endless opportunities there that would benefit these students. For the juniors and seniors, there will be college and scholarship application workshops so students can work on their applications and stay on track. For freshmen and sophomores, there will be seminars on stereotype threat, and things to expect when pursuing their careers. Schools with this program will get state assistance in order to pay for all of its demands. The program can also accept donations from private donors to provide its members with …show more content…
According to the spatial mismatch thesis many “job opportunities [are] concentrated in the suburbs” (Desmond, 167), which drastically affects students living in the city and do not have a college education to earn a proper job. This unproportionately affects minorities, since a majority of them live in cities due to residential segregation. These students need programs to assist them through these extra barriers they have to face. Since they go to a high school in an impoverished neighborhood, they do not have the necessary resources to get into a university and be competitive with students from wealthier high schools. Through an academic program, students will stay on track and achieve their dreams of attending college. It will provide students with opportunities to build their resumes and find their passions in healthcare. High schools can collaborate with nearby universities and setup summer programs to further the students knowledge through classes or research
In order to address education and healthcare disparities a similar approach is needed. Underserved U.S. high schools need precollege programs to support their students through their high school and college career, especially for students who intend to work as healthcare professionals. This program is a school organization in underserved high schools where students meet once or twice a week. It will consist of high schools students from each grade with plans to work in the healthcare field. At the meetings there will be advisors, tutors, and even college students that can give advice to the students and help them with their school work. Together, the students can serve their community and get a sense of what being in healthcare is all about. They could also go on college tours, medical conferences, medical seminars, and do job shadowings to gain extra experience. There are endless opportunities there that would benefit these students. For the juniors and seniors, there will be college and scholarship application workshops so students can work on their applications and stay on track. For freshmen and sophomores, there will be seminars on stereotype threat, and things to expect when pursuing their careers. Schools with this program will get state assistance in order to pay for all of its demands. The program can also accept donations from private donors to provide its members with …show more content…
According to the spatial mismatch thesis many “job opportunities [are] concentrated in the suburbs” (Desmond, 167), which drastically affects students living in the city and do not have a college education to earn a proper job. This unproportionately affects minorities, since a majority of them live in cities due to residential segregation. These students need programs to assist them through these extra barriers they have to face. Since they go to a high school in an impoverished neighborhood, they do not have the necessary resources to get into a university and be competitive with students from wealthier high schools. Through an academic program, students will stay on track and achieve their dreams of attending college. It will provide students with opportunities to build their resumes and find their passions in healthcare. High schools can collaborate with nearby universities and setup summer programs to further the students knowledge through classes or research