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Racial and ethnic diversity is increasing in the United States, and healthcare organizations have been working to decrease inequities in access and quality of healthcare. Delivery of healthcare services must be responsive to an individual's communication needs, preferred language, health-literacy level, and cultural beliefs and practices. To help healthcare organizations establish guidelines for meeting the needs of a diverse patient population, the Office of Minority Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards. The CLAS standards are designed to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities by showing respect for the culture and language preferences of patients.
Choose 1 video case study as the basis for your writing homework, and answer the following questions:
1) Briefly describe what type of healthcare inequity was depicted in the video.
2) Which CLAS standards are or are not demonstrated in the video? How would meeting the standards reduce health inequity in the example that you chose?
3) What could the healthcare organization do better to provide patients with the best care and eliminate the health inequities illustrated in the video?
4) If you were faced with similar types of situations in the future, explain how you would be better prepared to handle them appropriately after viewing the standards.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Reference
1) HHS Office of Minority Health. (2016a, August 8). Think cultural health case study: Culturally tailored health care in obstetrics [YouTube Video].
2) HHS Office of Minority Health. (2016b, August 8). Think cultural health case study: Using language access services [YouTube Video].
3) Think Cultural Health. (2019a, May 1). Think cultural health case study: Cultural and religious beliefs [YouTube Video].
4) Think Cultural Health. (2019b, May 1). Think cultural health case study: Culturally tailored healthcare in orthopedics [YouTube Video].
5) Think Cultural Health. (n.d.). National culturally and linguistically appropriate services standards. Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.