Social Justice and Healthcare Report
- Evaluate the importance of social justice.
- Discuss the psychological influences and sociocultural influences of physical health and disease.
- Discuss the differences in healthcare and medical delivery systems related to a health outcome (for example, high blood pressure or obesity) that is impacted by culture differently.
- For example, you could look at differences in healthcare systems in a large metropolitan area versus ones in a rural area.
- Analyze how the following five cultural influences may contribute to different health outcomes.
- Genetics
- Lifestyles and behaviors
- Attitudes and beliefs
- Healthcare
- Environment
- Analyze the importance of culture to health overall.
- Discuss the value of diversity, the value of diversity of cultures, and the impact of diversity on health outcomes.