Research a specific social determinant such as access to healthy food, quality housing, or education in a local community, analyzing its impact on health outcomes, and proposing potential interventions to address the identified disparities: this could include data collection, analysis, and presentation of findings, potentially with a focus on policy recommendations or community-based solutions.
KEY ELEMENTS TO FOCUS ON:
Choose a factor such as income level, employment status, neighborhood safety, or access to health care and explore its connection to health disparities in a particular population. Utilize existing data sources like census data and/or health reports. Analyze the unique challenges and strengths of a specific community when examining the social determinants of health.
Write a comprehensive analysis of your chosen social determinant, including its impact on health outcomes, relevant research findings, and potential policy solutions.
Contribute a minimum of (3 pages. It should include at least (5) academic sources, formatted and cited in APA.
Be sure to review the academic expectations for your submission.
Submission Instructions:
- Submit your assignment by 11:59 PM Eastern on Saturday.
- Review the rubric to determine how your assignment will be graded.
- Your assignment will be run through TurnItIn to check for plagiarism.