Health disparities

Healthcare disparities exist among racial/ethnic minorities in the United States. It 's a basic human right to receive the highest quality of care regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender, and the level of treatment or quality of care people receive should not be determined by their race or ethnicity. Although people are aware of this, yet not everyone gets the same quality of care or treatment in the U.S. The United States spends more money on healthcare delivery than most developed countries,…

associated with the current state of the population and with the health disparities. Then I will discuss the cultural underpinnings supporting pros and cons of health care reform and the Affordable Care Act here in the United States. Lastly, I will explain how health disparities have been reduced by the principles of social justice and human rights protection. Ethical Dilemmas Associated With the State of Population Health and Health Disparities One ethical dilemma nurses face is based on…

and language. It is important to understand what Native Americans have endured when working with this population. In addition to the continuous need for attention to mental health assessment, cultural obligations should be evaluated and interwoven in clinical practice. Native Americans have suffered much loss, but mental health continues to be an ignored issue among many different tribes across the nation. Healing from any abnormality requires consistency of medical therapies as well as…

A growing clinical issue related to access to and utilization of mental heath care is stigma and health disparities, specifically related to different race backgrounds. The American Psychological Association (APA) declares the need for “increasing the number of racial and ethnic minority mental/behavioral health professionals and creating a culturally competent workforce to meet the needs of the expanding minority population of the United States” (American Psychological Association (APA)). Not…

("Te Titiri o Waitangi — Maori ki Otago - Maori at Otago", n.d.). In a healthcare context, this statement solidifies equality and equity between Maori and the people of England, yet this hasn’t appeared to be the case. According to The Ministry of Health (MOH), Maori notably have higher mortality rates than non-Maori, dominating in almost all major disease categories (King, 2001). When we speak of equality, we speak of exact division and equal sharing. When we say equity, we refer to the…

monitoring of Maori health, including health outcome and disparities between non-Màori and Màori (). “The conditions contributing to and maintaining health inequities in New Zealand are in direct contravention of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, as well as a breach of human rights and indigenous rights”(). This essay focuses on indigenous rights…

how culture and health influence the nursing career, using a reflective essay. Australia offers a multicultural society, which simply means we are culturally and ethnically diverse. Nationally, we relate to more than 270 ancestries (Australian Human Rights Commission, n.d.). Cultural bias is pervasive, negative, or unconscious beliefs, attitudes or differences in understanding of a culture (Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, 2015). The unit Culture and Health has taught us to…

The “Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer’s Act” Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive degeneration of cognitive function that affects an individual’s ability to recall, process information, and eventual disorientation, confusion, and behavior changes. It is a insidious disease because it starts slowly and depending on the type of Alzheimer’s can vary in it transitions through it stages. It the worst cases as the disease progresses, the individual loses the ability…

Needs Assessment As with any different health problem, there are disparities among different races and ethnicities. While in many cases, a disease will not distinguish between races, the causes of the disease or access to medical care will. Throughout this assessment, the paper will look at the problem of obesity among minority groups and how there is a need for increasing physical activity and providing healthier food options. Within this, the major focus will be on the Hispanic and…

In the film John Q, we have two hard working class African American couple, who is John Q and his wife Denis who they have a son named Mikey. John Q, who is the father and husband, who is trying to his best to provide for his family and is barely make ends meet. Denise, who is John Q 's wife, is also working hard to help her husband. At the beginning of the film, there is a scene where their wife’s car is being repossession by a towing company because of lack of payment. The two later get into…