Excelsior Module 7 Assignment African American Communities Research Paper

Question Description

M7A1 FINAL PAPER SUBMISSION

In Module 1, you selected your topic for your final paper. In this module, you will submit your final paper. The focus of your paper will be a marginalized special population that exists within your local community. This may be a community where you live, work, or are otherwise familiar. For example, depending on the community, you might choose a special population that faces prejudice and discrimination due to their sexual orientation or gender identity, spiritual beliefs, race or ethnicity, disabilities, or their perceived social class or socioeconomic status.

You will submit a 5-7 double spaced research paper describing a marginalized population that lives in your selected community. Your final research paper has three distinct parts. Please make sure you address all three parts of this assignment.

Your research paper should include the following:

Describe the community you are focusing on.

What are the demographics of the people who live there?

Are there any important cultural, economic, geographic, or other distinguishing traits that may impact health services?

What types of health services and social services are available? If you live in a very small community, expand the boundaries of the community to include the hospitals, health providers, etc. used by the people in this area.

Describe the marginalized special population you have identified in this community. Your description should be based primarily on the literature, but may include your own experiences, as well. Include the following in your description.

Basic demographics;

Values, beliefs, traditions, spirituality, diet, family structure, power structure, etc. that health providers should know about this group’s culture;

Predominant health problems or health issues experienced by this special population;

Barriers faced by this group in accessing health services, including prejudice and discrimination;

A brief description of any health service programs available in the community specifically designed to meet the diverse needs of this population (if there are none, state this.);

Impacts of local, state, or national policies on this group.

If you were to create an “ideal system” that would exemplify culturally and linguistically appropriate care for this special population in your community, what would it be like? Your response should address the following:

Your selected community at large

The entire healthcare continuum as it relates to your population. For example, you should include:

Ambulatory and preventive services, i.e. doctor’s offices

Acute care services, i.e. hospital

Long term care services, i.e. nursing homes.

In addition to the three sections above, make sure you include the following:

A clear introductory paragraph that identifies the community and selected special population

A clear concluding paragraph that describes how researching this group has affected your own understanding and beliefs about this special population

An APA formatted cover page

An APA formatted reference page

This is a formal research paper. Your paper must include the following resources:

At least three credible Excelsior College Library articles (current, peer reviewed, and directly related to the special population you are focusing on). At least one can be from your course readings, but two must be external sources that you locate.

At least one credible reference that describes your community’s demographics.

You may wish to use the following resources to ensure success in writing your paper.

Evaluating Resources: Evaluating Information Video Tutorial (Links to an external site.). [Video, 06:32 mins].

Basic Grammar and Citation Checking: Grammarly (Links to an external site.)

Citing Resources: Avoiding Plagiarism Tutorial (Links to an external site.) [PDF, File Size 113 KB]

Excelsior College Online Writing Lab Research and Citations Section: ECOWL (Links to an external site.)

TURNITIN SUBMISSION:

This course has Turnitin fully integrated into the course dropbox. This means that you should only submit your assignments to the dropbox below. Please do not submit your assignment directly to Turnitin.com.

Once submitted, your assignment will be evaluated by Turnitin® automatically. You will be able to view an Originality Report within minutes of your first submission that will show how much of your work has been identified as similar to other sources such as websites, textbooks, or other student papers. Use your Originality Report as a learning tool to identify areas of your assignment that you may not have cited appropriately. You may resubmit your assignment through this dropbox as many times as you need to check to see if you have made improvements, until the due date of the assignment. However, once you have made your first submission, you will need to wait 24 hours after each subsequent submission to receive a new Originality Report. Plan accordingly as you draft your assignment. Once the due date has passed, your assignment submission will be considered final.

This assignment is worth 30% of your grade. Your work will be evaluated using the HSC/SOC320 Final Research Paper Rubric. Please review this rubric carefully before completing your assignment.

Completion of this paper assesses the following course, program and general education outcomes:

CO1: Analyze key concepts relating to culture in delivery of health services.

CO2: Investigate the experiences of religious, racial, ethnic and other diverse cultures entering the health care arena.

CO4: Evaluate the efficacy of strategies used by health organizations to create inclusive environments.

CO5: Describe health and social policy implications aimed addressing health disparities.

PO3: Integrate knowledge of culture and an appreciation of diversity in assessment of needs and delivery in health services.

General Education Goal 4, Outcome 2: Interpret and evaluate individual and group differences and similarities and explain how they may be influenced by factors such as race, gender, national origin sexual orientation, age, class, religion, and/or disabilities.