Overview
1. For your original comment, first, identify two health disparities in the United States that were discussed in the Unnatural Causes videos posted on Canvas. You can use any of the Unnatural Causes videos posted thus far in the semester.
- Healthy People 2020 defines a health disparity as “a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage. Health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systematically experienced greater obstacles to health based on their racial or ethnic group; religion; socioeconomic status; gender; age; mental health; cognitive, sensory, or physical disability; sexual orientation or gender identity; geographic location; or other characteristics historically linked to discrimination or exclusion".
- See: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Disparities
2. Next, link what you learned about heath disparities from the "Unnatural Causes" videos to at least TWO news articles I posted on Canvas that highlight how pre-existing health disparities contributed to higher rates of death from Covid-19 among minority populations in the United States. If you use another source, you will not get creditfor the assignment.
3. Finally, discuss what we can and/or should do to help improve health outcomes in these communities, now and/or in the future. This can be as short as 2-3 sentences, or longer if you wish.
- Your comments must include information that you learned from class. If you do not cite specific information from the chapter, articles, videos, or other course content, you will not get credit.
- Use bold font to highlight your citations (e.g., articles, videos, etc.) and course concepts that you incorporate in your post. There is an automatic 10% deduction for not doing so.
- CITE any articles, videos, etc. in the text of your original comment using APA format, which includes the last name of the author(s) and publication date, like this: Kaplan (2017) highlights....
- Be sure to use the "Research and Writing Resources" (posted in Week 1 on Canvas) to find the correct APA citation format for your sources!
- You do NOT need a separate references page for this assignment. Only in-text citations are needed. Future Canvas Discussion assignments will require a list of APA citations, but not the first co
links for videos and articles to use for this assignment and citation:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/we-need-help-say-latina-workers-hit-hard-by-pandemic-job-losses https://www.pbs.org/video/december-24-2020-pbs-newshour-full-episode-1608786002/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mississippi-black-residents-are-desperate-get-vaccinated-they-face-access-n1256652