2 questions due 6hrs

What

is

the

impact

of

social

conditions

and

self

-

management

on

health

access

and

health

disparity

?

It

is

evident

that

the

wider

society

has

an

influence

on

the

health

care

reforms

thus

it

is

indispensable

to

tackle

health

disparities

form

the

sociological

point

of

view

that

focuses

on

social

relationships,

social

interaction,

and

culture

(Schaefer,

2015

).

There

are

various

social

aspects

that

make

some

people

healthy

and

others

ill.

According

to

the

U.S.

Department

of

Health

and

Human

Services

(2016),

social

conditions

such

as

social

norms

and

attitudes,

socioeconomic

factors

like

poverty,

exposure

to

cr

ime,

violence,

among

other

adverse

events,

social

support,

and

public

safety

have

contributed

to

health

care

challenges

and

illnesses

in

the

society.

Such

is

the

case

whereby

individuals

that

are

disenfranchised

socially

and

politically

are

more

likely

to

become

ill

and

to

receive

inadequate

health

care.

Therefore,

it

is

crucial

to

access

the

impact

of

social

conditions

and

self

-

management

on

health

access

and

health

disparity

to

enhance

health

care

intervention

among

individuals

in

the

community.

The

purpo

se

of

my

research

would

be

to

discuss

sociocultural

barriers

and

social

determinants

of

health

from

sociological

perspective

to

help

to

understand

health

disparity

in

the

community

.

Sociocultural

barriers

including

the

minority

population,

language

and

cul

tural

issues

as

well

as

lack

of

appropriate

health

educational

framework

to

care

contributed

to

disparities

in

health

and

health

care

(Nies

&

McEwen,

2015).

Also,

social

disorders

such

as

increased

crime

rates

and

violence

are

associated

with

poor

mental

h

ealth

(Western,

Bloome,

Sosnaud

&

Tach,

2012).

Today,

health

care

practitioners

have

shifted

their

focus

on

community

and

public

health

intervention

to

prevent

diseases.

Thus,

integrating

sociological

perspectives

into

nursing

practice

would

enhance

popula

tion

health

and

reduce

health

care

disparities

among

individuals

in

the

community

by

helping

to

understand

how

lack

of

access

to

health

services

leads

to

poor

health

outcomes,

delays

in

receiving

appropriate

care

and

preventable

hospitalizations

(DHHS,

201

6)

.

Reference

s

U.S.

Department

of

Health

and

Human

Services

(DHHS).

(2016

)

.

Healthy People 2020

:

Access

to Health Services.

Retrieved

from,

http

s

:/

/

ww

w

.

healthypeopl

e

.gov/2020/topics

-

objectives/topic/Access

-

to

-

Health

-

Services/objective

s

Nies,

M.

A.,

&

McEwe

n,

M.

(2015).

Community/Public

health

nursing:

Promoting

the

health

of

populations

(6th

ed.).

St.

Louis,

MO:

Saunders/Elsevier

.

Schaefer,

R.

(2015).

Sociology:

A

brief

introduction

(11th

ed.).

New

York:

McGraw

-

Hil

l

What is the impact of social conditions and self-management on health access and health

disparity?

It is evident that the wider society has an influence on the health care reforms thus it is

indispensable to tackle health disparities form the sociological point of view that focuses on

social relationships, social interaction, and culture (Schaefer, 2015). There are various social

aspects that make some people healthy and others ill. According to the U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services (2016), social conditions such as social norms and attitudes,

socioeconomic factors like poverty, exposure to crime, violence, among other adverse events,

social support, and public safety have contributed to health care challenges and illnesses in the

society. Such is the case whereby individuals that are disenfranchised socially and politically are

more likely to become ill and to receive inadequate health care. Therefore, it is crucial to access

the impact of social conditions and self-management on health access and health disparity to

enhance health care intervention among individuals in the community. The purpose of my

research would be to discuss sociocultural barriers and social determinants of health from

sociological perspective to help to understand health disparity in the community.

Sociocultural barriers including the minority population, language and cultural issues as

well as lack of appropriate health educational framework to care contributed to disparities in

health and health care (Nies & McEwen, 2015). Also, social disorders such as increased crime

rates and violence are associated with poor mental health (Western, Bloome, Sosnaud & Tach,

2012). Today, health care practitioners have shifted their focus on community and public health

intervention to prevent diseases. Thus, integrating sociological perspectives into nursing practice

would enhance population health and reduce health care disparities among individuals in the

community by helping to understand how lack of access to health services leads to poor health

outcomes, delays in receiving appropriate care and preventable hospitalizations (DHHS, 2016).

References

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). (2016). Healthy People 2020: Access

to Health Services. Retrieved from, https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-

objectives/topic/Access-to-Health-Services/objectives

Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2015). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of

populations (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier.

Schaefer, R. (2015). Sociology: A brief introduction (11th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill