Question

1- Based on the videos from yesterday Minorities are at risk for what?

2- Which population is at greater risk for the development of HIV and Type II Diabetes?

3- What is the job of the CDC, and how can they help?

4- What are the barriers that minority face in regards to health care, and how can the nurse intervene?

Answer 1

1. Based on the videos from yesterday Minorities are at risk for what?

Those minorities included have been deemed politically significant, meaning that the group collectively suffers or benefits from systematic discriminatory treatment at the hands of other societal groups and the group is the foundation of political mobilization and collective action in defense or promotion of self-defined interests.

2. Which population is at greater risk for the development of HIV and Type II Diabetes?

• Having Unprotected Sex. Most people get HIV by having sex.
• Drug Use. Using needles to inject drugs makes your chances of HIV higher.
• Having Certain Health Problems. Having a sexually transmitted infection (STI) makes your risk of HIV higher.
• Blood Products.
• Maternal transmission from mother to fetus.

Diabetes:

• Have prediabetes.
• Are overweight.
• Are 45 years or older.
• Have a parent, brother, or sister with type 2 diabetes.
• Are physically active less than 3 times a week.
• Have ever had gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) or given birth to a baby who weighed more than 9 pounds.

What is the job of the CDC, and how can they help?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and health education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.

What are the barriers that minority face in regards to health care, and how can the nurse intervene?

Barriers:

lack of financial support,

inadequate emotional

and moral support,  

Lack of technical support, and socialization.

Nursing intervention:

Raising public and provider awareness of racial/ethnic disparities in care;

Expanding health insurance coverage;

Improving the capacity and number of providers in underserved communities; and.

Increasing the knowledge base on causes and interventions to reduce disparities.