Assignment:
Develop an outline for your 5-page research paper on the impact of culture in the health of a specific US ethnic group that will analyze and describe health disparities, health behaviors and health beliefs of the target group. Your outline should include at least 3 points of information for each of the following required sections of your paper. Each section is worth 4 points (if fully completed correctly) and 1 point for the reference page:
• Introduction to the U.S. ethnic group (see pg. 20 of textbook for definition of ethnicity). Define the US ethnic group in terms of history, geography and characteristics
• Identify health disparities by comparing descriptive epidemiology of group to majority group or another group
• Discusses socio-economic, language, political, religious and other factors that contribute to the health disparities
• Describe all common health behaviors of the group with supporting and detailed evidence
• Describe commonly held attitudes, beliefs and values (health beliefs) by the group with supporting and detailed evidence.
• Provide recommendations for improving culturally and linguistically appropriate services for the selected group with supporting evidence and detailed support.
• Reference page. Use at least 5 scholarly sources (See chart table below regarding appropriate resources). Websites may be included but do not count towards your scholarly sources. Do not use .com or Wikipedia, rather, Use .gov, .org, and and. edu websites.
References
Giger, J. & Davidhizer, R. (2008). Transcultural nursing: Assessment and intervention (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
Jandt, F.(2010).An introduction to intercultural communication: Identities in a global community. London: SAGE, 2010.
Kline, M., & Huff, R. (2007). Health promotion in multicultural populations (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Russell, Y., Williams, M, Farr, P, Schwab, J. & Plattsmier, S. (1993). Patterns of contraceptive use and pregnancy among young Hispanic women on the Texas-Mexico border. Journal of Adolescent Health, 14(5), 373-9.
Willey, G.R., Griffin, E.C., Meyer, M.C., Bernstein, M. D., Cline, H. F. & Palerm, A.(October 30, 2020). Mexico. Encyclopedia Britannica.