Camara Phyllis Jones provides insights on the levels of racism that many people have not possibly thought of before. She makes an allegory in her article regarding a flower where the preferred colored flower will get the best soil. Jones breaks racism down into three levels: institutionalized, personally mediated, and internalized components. Her main argument is that race cannot simply fall into one category, and the aspects of intolerance due to racism effect the health of an individual and the implementation of treatment whether it be primary, secondary, or tertiary care. What is important to analyze within Jones’ article as well as the Healthy People 2020 website is the relationship between power, poverty, privilege, and how it is parallel
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It is especially important to examine this topic because of the diversity and uniqueness of every individual. No matter the race, there is bound to be some level of prejudice, and every race has some level of power, no matter how big or small the quantity may be. The power can come from socioeconomic status, culture, and genes according to Jones’ article (Jones C, 2000). This means that people from any race have the ability and capacity to choose whether they receive health care based off these conditions. As every individual from across the spectrum, health care is vital and a must in order to prevent and care for illness. Overcoming the obstacles of racism is difficult, but what needs to be done by the government is granting equal healthcare no matter what ethnicity someone comes from. America is famous for being the “Melting Pot,” yet some of the nation’s everyday citizens are not given the same health care due to their race. What can be done to overcome the injustices so that every race feels comfortable going to get the proper treatment is showing respect to one another, and educating the importance of diversity. While every citizen has the power to receive health care, it all comes down to the notion of privilege. Everyone in the nation has the right to have access to medical treatment. However, the government may …show more content…
One aspect to analyze within the social determinant category is the access to mass media and emerging technologies, as seen on the Healthy People 2020 website (Healthy People
It is especially important to examine this topic because of the diversity and uniqueness of every individual. No matter the race, there is bound to be some level of prejudice, and every race has some level of power, no matter how big or small the quantity may be. The power can come from socioeconomic status, culture, and genes according to Jones’ article (Jones C, 2000). This means that people from any race have the ability and capacity to choose whether they receive health care based off these conditions. As every individual from across the spectrum, health care is vital and a must in order to prevent and care for illness. Overcoming the obstacles of racism is difficult, but what needs to be done by the government is granting equal healthcare no matter what ethnicity someone comes from. America is famous for being the “Melting Pot,” yet some of the nation’s everyday citizens are not given the same health care due to their race. What can be done to overcome the injustices so that every race feels comfortable going to get the proper treatment is showing respect to one another, and educating the importance of diversity. While every citizen has the power to receive health care, it all comes down to the notion of privilege. Everyone in the nation has the right to have access to medical treatment. However, the government may …show more content…
One aspect to analyze within the social determinant category is the access to mass media and emerging technologies, as seen on the Healthy People 2020 website (Healthy People