Equal Access to Healthcare

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Equal Access to Healthcare

This discussion presents the opportunity for you to address the inequality of access to healthcare in the United States using moral and ethical reasoning. There is overwhelming evidence that social inequalities affect health outcomes. Many argue that lack of health care access related to poverty is a human rights concern in the United States and that should be subject to public and social justice inquiry. As such, the Affordable Care Act was implemented to promote health equity. Prepare and post a response to the following prompt:

From the viewpoint of a social justice activist, present an argument to a Congressional committee as to the ethical and moral reasons for supporting the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Through research, anticipate an item of debate that will be offered to you by the panel and use at least one ethical theory or perspective from the text to support your evidence of moral imperative.

Your initial post should be at least 300 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

  • Mosser, K. (2013). Ethics and social responsibility (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

developing a health advocacy campaign

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developing a health advocacy campaign

  • Select a population health issue of interest to you and identify the population affected by the issue.
  • Locate two scholarly articles, each of which provides a description of an effective health advocacy program that addresses your issue.
  • Analyze the attributes of the programs to determine what made them effective.
  • Reflect on a policy you could propose or a change to a current policy to further improve the health of the population you selected with regard to the issue.
  • Consider how you could develop an advocacy program, applying the attributes identified in similar, effective programs.

To complete:

For this section of your paper (approximately 3–4 pages in length) address the following:

  • Describe your selected population health issue and the population affected by this issue.
  • Summarize the advocacy programs you researched in this area.
  • Explain the attributes that made those programs effective.
  • Develop a plan for a health advocacy campaign that seeks to create a new policy or change an existing policy with regard to the issue and population you selected. Be sure to include in your plan:
    • A description of the public health issue and proposed policy solution
    • Specific objectives for the policy you want to be implemented
    • The means by which you will convey information to various stakeholders on the need for this policy change
    • Be sure your proposed need is substantiated by data and evidence.
    • Methods of establishing support for the policy, including how to influence policymakers
  • Explain how the attributes of the effective advocacy programs you researched could be applied to your proposed advocacy campaign.  develop a 9- to 12-page paper that outlines a health advocacy campaign

Discuss at least three factors influencing differences in the rates of satisfaction with quality of healthcare among African Americans and Hispanics

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Differences in Quality of Healthcare

A lower percentage of African Americans and Hispanics report being satisfied with the quality of their healthcare than Caucasians. In the light of this, answer the questions that follow:

  • Discuss at least three factors influencing differences in the rates of satisfaction with quality of healthcare among African Americans and Hispanics.
  • Explain how differences in the healthcare received by people contribute to disparities in health.
  • Identify at least three strategies that can overcome these differences in care.

Justify your responses by citing at least two scholarly sources.

Support your responses with examples.

In addition, respond to the following questions:

  • Explain why health indicators are an important tool in public health.
  • What are the leading health indicators as identified by Healthy People 2020?
  • Describe how organizations across the nation are addressing these priority health topics.Discuss at least three factors influencing differences in the rates of satisfaction with quality of healthcare among African Americans and Hispanics

Maternal, infant and child health

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Health Promotion and Wellness ESSAY

Create a presentation of 10- to 12-slides in Microsoft PowerPoint that addressing your chosen topic of Healthy People 2020. Explain how it benefits the individual and the community.

Please select any one topic from the given list:

  • Maternal, infant and child health

Note: The title slide and reference slide will be in addition to the twelve slides required.

You are asked to deliver a twenty minute keynote address to an audience consisting of health care, managed care, and government health professionals. You will focus on one topic of the Healthy People 2020 and address the interests of each audience members. Include the actual speech in the speaker notes below the actual slides of the above presentation.

Also, address the following in your presentation:

  • Provide the outlook of the chosen subject and how the health will be affected if requirements are not met by 2020.
  • What current public and private agencies provide assistance to the consumer to help them make health changes to meet the requirements of the chosen subject’s objectives?
  • What current issues are perceived or real barriers to attain the objectives of 2020?
  • What roles do health care professionals from all areas (healthcare, managed care, and government) need to provide to the consumer to help reach specific objectives in 2020?
  • What role does public health contribute to meeting one or two objectives?
  • What specific health promotion or wellness program will you suggest to help reach the 2020 objectives? If no programs are available, what type of program will you develop?
  • How can communities help reduce issues and risks so objectives can be achieved?
  • What types of financial support is needed by organizations to make the objectives attainable? Who should support the program financially and if the government is involved, what other program should be cut to be able to meet the needs of this program?
  • What health risks will continue to develop if the objectives are not achieved by 2020?
  • How will technology advancement help track data, provide resources for individuals, or monitor progress to stay on task for successful implementation?
  • What disparities for minorities are apparent to impede progress and not achieve the objectives? Does socioeconomic status factor in to a successful result?
  • Conclusion slide: Summarize findings and prediction if the objective(s) are on track to meet the 2020 timeline.

Note: Please add additional content in the Notes section. Provide title slide and reference slide (reference slide should include three scholarly references) in the presentation.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.