Choose a minority group in our dominant North American culture that is discriminated against and write
about their particular obstacles or challenges in obtaining appropriate health care. There are health
disparities and health care disparities. Health disparities refer to a higher burden of illness, injury, or
disability. Health care disparities refer to differences between groups in health coverage, access to care,
and quality of care. For example, a health disparity for people living in poverty is chronic illnesses such as
obesity and high cholesterol, and a health care disparity for this group would be lack of access to quality
care.
For this assignment please select one of the following:
African-Americans
Hispanics
Asian Americans
Muslims
American Indians
Inuit Indians (Alaska natives who were once called “Eskimos”)
People living in poverty
The disabled (those with different abilities)
For example, you can investigate end-of-life decision making for African-Americans and why they tend not
to choose hospice; the obstacles found in hospitals and doctors’ offices for people with disabilities (that can
range from being blind to being wheelchair bound); the rate of alcohol use among American Indians and
their access to good health care when living on a reservation; chronic illnesses among those living in
poverty; or, whether or not our current climate of intolerance toward Muslims is increasing their health
issues and decreasing their access to good care. This assignment helps meet module outcome 4.
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