Purpose

The purpose of this discussion is to facilitate learners’ examination of the influences of the determinants of health (socioeconomic, physical environment, health behaviors, health care) factors and the impact of health disparities on the health outcomes of populations. Learners will explore national health initiatives designed to reduce health disparities and the nurse’s role in health advocacy.

STEP 1: PREPARE

• Complete the assigned learning activities in this lesson
• Reflect critically on the determinants of health (socioeconomic factors, physical environment, health behaviors, and health care) as well as health disparities, and the overarching goals for the Healthy People 2030Initiatives
• Prepare a well-developed and thorough discussion to addresseach of the social determinants of health. Your discussion should demonstrate synthesis and critical analysis of each of the determinants of health
• In each of the determinants of health include your insight and inferences regarding how nursing practice can impact health determinants and health disparities within populations
• Please use direct quotations sparingly, if at all. If you use direct quotes from any references, you need to cite the reference according to APA Guidelines
• Paraphrasing (with supporting citations) is a viable alternative to the use of direct quotes and preserves the impact of your original thoughts and analysis
• Run your discussion paper through turnitin or safeassign.  Turn in your plagiarism sheet with your paper.

STEP 2: INITIAL RESPONSE

• In your own words, describe how each of the determinants of health affects health outcomes of populations. Discuss each of the determinants of health and cite at least one example of each of the determinants of health that you have experienced in your professional practice.
• Consider a separate paragraph for each determinant of health in your discussion
• You will need3 scholarly references that are within3 years to prepare your discussion.  Include the references in the reference sheet arranging in ABC order and use APA guidelines
  • Use your course resources and at least one additional scholarly reference to support your conclusions.
  • Use the U of A Library to locate a scholarly journal article: https://libraries.uark.edu/. 
• In the text(body) of your discussion include each of the referencesusing APA guidelines.
• Discuss the nurse’s role in health advocacy concerning the Healthy People 2030

 

 

• Use this link to take you to Healthy People 2020 and 2030 http://ww.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy.people/hp2030/hp2030.htm