You have been asked to orient the new supervisor of a local health center to the changing needs of a typical American community in which approximately 50 long-term patients can no longer afford necessary medical care. You may choose a name and relevant characteristics of the community based on the public health concerns and social determinants of health you have studied thus far.
Refer to the required readings in this unit for the information needed to answer the following questions.
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Instructions
Using the following outline, discuss the impact of social determinants in terms of the scenario. Include all four categories:
Descriptions of the health access issue and the affected population:
Explain why access to health services is an important issue for today’s communities.
Identify the three elements that comprise access to health services.
Discuss specific barriers that affect a person’s health status.
Health indicators:
Describe the leading health indicators that demonstrate the lack of access to care, using information from Healthy People 2030 (linked in Resources).
Public health interventions:
Describe various public health interventions that have been used to address the issue.
Social determinants:
Identify the social determinants that impact the quality of health.
Describe how an increased understanding of the social determinants of health has changed or influenced public health interventions over time.
Additional Requirements
Page count: 2–3 pages of content plus cover and reference pages.
Font: Times New Roman, 12 points.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current edition APA style and formatting.
Number of references: Cite all sources. Include at least two peer-reviewed sources.
Note: Before submitting this paper, you should refer to the Guiding Questions (linked in Resources) to ensure you have addressed all of the grading criteria.
Resources
Guiding Questions: Social Determinants of Health [DOC] Download Guiding Questions: Social Determinants of Health [DOC].
Healthy People 2030Links to an external site..
2015 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities ReportLinks to an external site..
Anatomy of a Reference.
Capella University LibraryLinks to an external site..
Public Health Undergraduate Library Research GuideLinks to an external site..
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Readings
Use your Introduction to Public Health text to read the following:
- Chapter 2, “Why is Public Health Controversial?” pages 14–21.
- Chapter 6, “Problems and Limits of Epidemiology,” pages 66–78.
Use the Capella library to read the following:
- Bircher, J., & Kuruvilla, S. (2014). Defining health by addressing individual, social, and environmental determinants: New opportunities for health care and public health. Journal of Public Health Policy, 35(3), 363–386.
- Lee, L. M., Fisher, C. B., & Jennings, B. (2016). Revising the American Public Health Association’s public health code of ethics. American Journal of Public Health, 106(7), 1198–1199.
Use the Internet to read the following in preparation for your assignment:
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). (n.d.). 2015 national healthcare quality and disparities report and 5th anniversary update on the national quality strategy.Links to an external site. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr15/index.html
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (n.d.). Access to health services [PDF].Links to an external site. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hpdata2020/HP2020MCR-C01-AHS.pdf