MPH602 Week 4 Assessment 2 - Haitians, Stereotypes, and Tuberculosis

Week 4 Ass 2

MPH602

Prior to beginning work on this , read the Chapter 10 case study, "Haitians, Stereotypes, and Tuberculosis", located in Chapter 10 (p.190) of the Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health textbook.

There are many cultural differences in health beliefs, stigmas, and stereotypes between developing countries (e.g., Haiti, Malawi, Nepal) and developed countries (e.g., United States, France, Japan).

• Conduct research on tuberculosis in the United States.
  • What are the social determinants of health related to tuberculosis in the United States?
  • What are the biological determinants of health related to tuberculosis in the United States?
    • Use scholarly or government sources to support the information for both determinants.
• Conduct research on tuberculosis in one developing country of your choosing.
  • What are the social determinants of health related to tuberculosis in the developing country chosen?
  • What are the biological determinants of health related to tuberculosis in the developing country chosen?
• Use scholarly or government sources to support the information for both determinants.
• Compare and contrast the different examples of stigma related to tuberculosis in the United States to examples in the developing country you chose.
  • How do they differ? How are they similar?
  • Use the Compare and Contrast AssignmentLinks to an external site. resources in the UAGC Writing Center for guidance.
• Assess how social and biological determinants identified in your research contribute to the perpetuation of stigmas you identified.
• Recommend a course of action to reduce each stigma identified from your research for both the United States and your chosen developing country.
• Highlight a real-world public health example of a stigma reduction technique used in the United States and in your chosen developing country.
  • The examples used for this question do not need to be on tuberculosis.

The Case Study 2