Description
I need a health disparities research paper on youth obesity in the united states. Be sure to use scholarly articles are resources and make sure to follow the instructions I have attached. Once again my topic is Youth Obesity

St. Catherine University
HLTH 2050
Foundations of Public Health: A Social Justice Perspective

Health Disparities in Minnesota Paper

Purpose:

The purpose of this assignment is to examine health inequities within the State of Minnesota, as well as to provide students with an opportunity to practice their technical writing skills. Through this paper, students will learn to find, interpret, and discuss public health data, describe the various determinants of their selected health outcome, and recommend interventions for at-risk populations. The topic will be chosen from the Minnesota Department of Health?s (MDH) March 2014 report to the Minnesota State Legislature Advancing Health Equity in Minnesota. http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/healthequity/

Students will:

1. Locate and interpret data about a health disparity of interest in the State of Minnesota.
2. Summarize the ways in which social determinants play a role in the creation or persistence of that health disparity.
3. Compare relevant articles from the public health literature that confirm or dispute the existence of the health disparity.
4. Evaluate interventions in the public health literature and hypothesize which interventions would work well to reduce the current health disparity.
5. Demonstrate the ability to read, think and write critically at an introductory level in the field of Public Health, and cite sources correctly.
6. Distinguish ?epidemiologic? articles from ?intervention? articles and use them appropriately in their argument.

Directions for Your Health Disparities Paper

1. Select one of the six topics listed below, taken from page 2 of the Advancing Health Equity in Minnesota: Executive Summary. http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/healthequity/aheexecutivesummary.pdf
i. African American and/or American Indian populations and infant mortality rates
ii. American Indian, Hispanic/Latino and/or African American youth and obesity rates
iii. American Indian, African American and/or Hispanic/Latino high schoolers and intimate partner violence
iv. African American and/or Hispanic/Latino women and late-stage breast cancer
v. Gay, lesbian and/or bisexual university students and mental health
vi. Persons with mental illness and mortality rates

2. Enter your selected topic into the Google Form on D2L so that your professor can see which topic you?ve selected. (Try not to have more than four students select the same topic.)

3. Locate the corresponding section on your health disparity in the full Advancing Health Equity in Minnesota report (most of what you need will be in Chapter 5 of the report, pages 70-96). http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/healthequity/

4. Critically read the information in the report. It may be helpful to you to write down 1-3 statements about what each chart or graph in your section tells you as well. This can serve as ?evidence? for your paper.

5. Identify which determinants of health are relevant to the health disparity that you selected.
Determinants Characteristics
Biology and genetics Age, sex, family history of disease, genetic characteristics, ethnicity
Individual behavior, knowledge, and skills Physical activity, eating habits, communication skills, knowledge
Social determinants Family norms, peer relationships, social networks, economic status,
public safety, quality of education, segregation, exposure to crime and violence, access to resources, racism
Physical determinants Natural environment, weather, climate change, built environment (buildings and transport), worksites, biking lanes, exposure to toxic substances, or physical hazards, housing and neighborhoods, physical barriers, sidewalks
Policy Local, state and federal laws that affect individual and population health such as tobacco taxes, seatbelt laws, workplace safety laws, the Clean Air Act, etc.
Health Services Access to health services and quality of services, cost, health, insurance, preventive services

6. Identify one additional reliable data source or journal article that also explores the determinants of this health outcome.

7. Identify one additional journal article that explains an intervention used to reduce the occurrence of this health outcome.

8. Write your??? ???5 paragraph essay per the instructions below:

a. Introduction paragraph (~5 sentences) ? this paragraph should identify the race/ethnicity and disease disparity your paper will address. You should include general information about the disease itself such as its cause, number of people affected in the United States or in Minnesota, maybe the current treatment options, etc. It may also be appropriate to describe the disparity in broad terms such as ?African American women have more severe forms of breast cancer at the time of diagnosis than other racial groups.? Your introduction paragraph should end with a statement about the purpose of this paper.

b. Body Paragraph 1 (~8-11 sentences) ? Using the data from the MDH report, describe the health disparity of interest. There should be two to three main ideas from your section of the MDH report that you reviewed that explained the problem. You may find it helpful here to use the RTW format to construct an evidence-based paragraph.

c. Body Paragraph 2 (~8-11 sentences) ? Using the article that you selected that explore the determinants of this health outcome; write an evidence-based paragraph about the factors associated with this disease outcome. There should have been two or three main ideas of the article that you read that should be included in this paragraph.

d. Body Paragraph 3 (~8-11 sentences) ? Using the article that you selected that explore interventions to reduce this health outcome, write a paragraph that 1) describes the intervention, 2) identifies the population in which the intervention was conducted, 3) describes why the intervention was or was not successful, and 4) explains why you think this would or would not be a good fit for the population you selected.

e. Conclusion Paragraph (~6-10 sentences) ? This paragraph should restate your thesis about the population and health disparity you selected. It should also summarize the pieces of information you gained from the article about the determinants of the health outcome and based on your analysis of the intervention articles, it should provide a recommendation for an intervention in this specific population to reduce the health disparity in Minnesota.

9. Be sure to include your in-text citations and a reference list at the end of your paper.

10. Run your paper through Grammarly to check from grammar and citation issues. You may also consider having the O?Neill center read your paper.

11. Make sure your paper is properly formatted. It should be 5 paragraphs long, 12-inch font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins. A title page is optional.

12. A rubric for the way the assignment will be graded has been added to Dropbox for you to review with your paper before turning it in. Submit the paper to the Dropbox by the date and time designated on your syllabus.

Description
I need a health disparities research paper on youth obesity in the united states. Be sure to use scholarly articles are resources and make sure to follow the instructions I have attached. Once again my topic is Youth Obesity

St. Catherine University
HLTH 2050
Foundations of Public Health: A Social Justice Perspective

Health Disparities in Minnesota Paper

Purpose:

The purpose of this assignment is to examine health inequities within the State of Minnesota, as well as to provide students with an opportunity to practice their technical writing skills. Through this paper, students will learn to find, interpret, and discuss public health data, describe the various determinants of their selected health outcome, and recommend interventions for at-risk populations. The topic will be chosen from the Minnesota Department of Health?s (MDH) March 2014 report to the Minnesota State Legislature Advancing Health Equity in Minnesota. http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/healthequity/

Students will:

1. Locate and interpret data about a health disparity of interest in the State of Minnesota.
2. Summarize the ways in which social determinants play a role in the creation or persistence of that health disparity.
3. Compare relevant articles from the public health literature that confirm or dispute the existence of the health disparity.
4. Evaluate interventions in the public health literature and hypothesize which interventions would work well to reduce the current health disparity.
5. Demonstrate the ability to read, think and write critically at an introductory level in the field of Public Health, and cite sources correctly.
6. Distinguish ?epidemiologic? articles from ?intervention? articles and use them appropriately in their argument.

Directions for Your Health Disparities Paper

1. Select one of the six topics listed below, taken from page 2 of the Advancing Health Equity in Minnesota: Executive Summary. http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/healthequity/aheexecutivesummary.pdf
i. African American and/or American Indian populations and infant mortality rates
ii. American Indian, Hispanic/Latino and/or African American youth and obesity rates
iii. American Indian, African American and/or Hispanic/Latino high schoolers and intimate partner violence
iv. African American and/or Hispanic/Latino women and late-stage breast cancer
v. Gay, lesbian and/or bisexual university students and mental health
vi. Persons with mental illness and mortality rates

2. Enter your selected topic into the Google Form on D2L so that your professor can see which topic you?ve selected. (Try not to have more than four students select the same topic.)

3. Locate the corresponding section on your health disparity in the full Advancing Health Equity in Minnesota report (most of what you need will be in Chapter 5 of the report, pages 70-96). http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/healthequity/

4. Critically read the information in the report. It may be helpful to you to write down 1-3 statements about what each chart or graph in your section tells you as well. This can serve as ?evidence? for your paper.

5. Identify which determinants of health are relevant to the health disparity that you selected.
Determinants Characteristics
Biology and genetics Age, sex, family history of disease, genetic characteristics, ethnicity
Individual behavior, knowledge, and skills Physical activity, eating habits, communication skills, knowledge
Social determinants Family norms, peer relationships, social networks, economic status,
public safety, quality of education, segregation, exposure to crime and violence, access to resources, racism
Physical determinants Natural environment, weather, climate change, built environment (buildings and transport), worksites, biking lanes, exposure to toxic substances, or physical hazards, housing and neighborhoods, physical barriers, sidewalks
Policy Local, state and federal laws that affect individual and population health such as tobacco taxes, seatbelt laws, workplace safety laws, the Clean Air Act, etc.
Health Services Access to health services and quality of services, cost, health, insurance, preventive services

6. Identify one additional reliable data source or journal article that also explores the determinants of this health outcome.

7. Identify one additional journal article that explains an intervention used to reduce the occurrence of this health outcome.

8. Write your??? ???5 paragraph essay per the instructions below:

a. Introduction paragraph (~5 sentences) ? this paragraph should identify the race/ethnicity and disease disparity your paper will address. You should include general information about the disease itself such as its cause, number of people affected in the United States or in Minnesota, maybe the current treatment options, etc. It may also be appropriate to describe the disparity in broad terms such as ?African American women have more severe forms of breast cancer at the time of diagnosis than other racial groups.? Your introduction paragraph should end with a statement about the purpose of this paper.

b. Body Paragraph 1 (~8-11 sentences) ? Using the data from the MDH report, describe the health disparity of interest. There should be two to three main ideas from your section of the MDH report that you reviewed that explained the problem. You may find it helpful here to use the RTW format to construct an evidence-based paragraph.

c. Body Paragraph 2 (~8-11 sentences) ? Using the article that you selected that explore the determinants of this health outcome; write an evidence-based paragraph about the factors associated with this disease outcome. There should have been two or three main ideas of the article that you read that should be included in this paragraph.

d. Body Paragraph 3 (~8-11 sentences) ? Using the article that you selected that explore interventions to reduce this health outcome, write a paragraph that 1) describes the intervention, 2) identifies the population in which the intervention was conducted, 3) describes why the intervention was or was not successful, and 4) explains why you think this would or would not be a good fit for the population you selected.

e. Conclusion Paragraph (~6-10 sentences) ? This paragraph should restate your thesis about the population and health disparity you selected. It should also summarize the pieces of information you gained from the article about the determinants of the health outcome and based on your analysis of the intervention articles, it should provide a recommendation for an intervention in this specific population to reduce the health disparity in Minnesota.

9. Be sure to include your in-text citations and a reference list at the end of your paper.

10. Run your paper through Grammarly to check from grammar and citation issues. You may also consider having the O?Neill center read your paper.

11. Make sure your paper is properly formatted. It should be 5 paragraphs long, 12-inch font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins. A title page is optional.

12. A rubric for the way the assignment will be graded has been added to Dropbox for you to review with your paper before turning it in. Submit the paper to the Dropbox by the date and time designated on your syllabus.