DISCUSS THE ACTIVITIES THAT EACH ORGANIZATION PRACTICES TO DECREASE THE BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS FOR WOMEN AND/OR MINORITIES.

Healthcare for Women

In a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document, express your views on the following:

  • Describe at least three (community, state, or national) organizations that are committed to improving access to healthcare for women and minorities. Also, identify the primary stakeholders of each organization as well as their target audiences.
  • Describe the mission statement of each organization and discuss the activities that each organization practices to decrease the barriers to healthcare access for women and/or minorities.
  • Are these strategies effective? Why or why not? If you were to design an intervention to address barriers to healthcare access who would your target audience be and why? What strategies would your intervention include?

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Q2

Special Topics in Public Health Part

From the assigned readings this week, review the following Web resource:

World Health Organization (WHO). (2012). Social determinants of health. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/

Respond to the following:

Evaluate the social determinants that may impact current public health issues within the U.S.

Select a current public health issue in the U.S. and describe the social determinant that impacts the issue.

Describe existing practices that are in place to improve economic or social determinants. What additional measures can you recommend?

In your opinion, analyze whether more can be done to address the issue. Include an analysis of whether policy creates interference.