Research Paper - Community Health

Assignment

Research Paper

You are required to adhere to the following format & develop a research paper, typed, double-spaced, 1-inch margin, 5 pages exclusive of references and title page. References are to be cited using the APA Style Manual 6th edition.

Write a research paper on health indicators of any cultural group you are interested or those discussed in this course, describe the contributions of health disparities to morbidity and mortality within the group, communities, or societies.

Be sure to include:

· Title Page (not part of the page count) use APA Style Manual 6th edition for format

· Introduction to the problem and its significance

· Description of health indicators

· Any recommendations

· Conclusion

· Reference page (not part of page count) use at least 3-5 scholarly sources; websites may be included but are not to be included as scholarly sources.

Grading Rubric

Students will write a research paper on health indicators of a particular culture and group and then describe the contributions of health disparities to morbidity and mortality among the specific groups, communities, or societies. The grading rubric for this assignment establishes total percentage grades (5 pages)

PLO: #3. Describe the contributions of health disparities to morbidity and mortality among specific groups, communities, and societies.

Dropbox Submission Procedures

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Hello Everyone,

I have been getting some questions regarding the paper and thought I would send

out some helpful hints and clarifications on the following two sections of the

paper:

Health Behaviors Section:

While you may also talk about the risks of the specific illness you are looking

at, make sure to also look at the actual health behaviors that put your

particular target population at risk. For example- smoking, poor diet, no

physical activity, no use of contraceptives or barrier contraceptives like

condoms, limited access to health care; limited access to healthy foods, limed

access to a safe place to exercise. You can also look at things such as the

health care system, what types of treatments are or are not used (e.g. do they

use prayer vs going to a health care provider).

Health Disparities Section:

Give a brief general overview (1-2 sentences) of the heath disparities in the

specific racial/ethnic group you are looking at and then at the end, state the

major disparities in the illness you are looking at. Talk about the specific

disparities in the specific racial/ethnic group and the specific illness you are

looking at in terms of morbidity, mortality, gender, SES, age, etc.