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BI232 Human Anatomy & Physiology II assignment about health care disparities
BI232 Health Disparities Assignment
Assignment:
Submit a brief report on a specific example of a health disparity. Full instructions
Topic examples: gum disease and poverty, PTSD and veterans, maternal mortality rate and race, diabetes mellitus and race, depression and nonbinary gender, reproductive health and gender, inadequate sickle cell anemia treatment and race, cancer from environmental factory pollution and poverty, etc.
Image from cover of Reducing Health Disparities: Research Updates from the Field
First step: Research your disease in a medical reference book
- Human Diseases and Conditions (Gale)Recommended by your instructor!
- Gale Ebooks (formerly GVRL) This link opens in a new windowIncludes multiple encyclopedias and specialized reference sources in many disciplines, including health and medicine.
Recommended government websites
- Health Disparities - MedlinePlusFrom the U.S. National Library of Medicine
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesFrom the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Recommended health organizations
- Reducing disparities in health careFrom the American Medical Association
- Health EquityFrom the Center for Disease Control
- Rural Health DisparitiesFrom the Rural Health Information Hub
Recommended books
The Pain Gap : how sexism and racism in healthcare kill women by
Call Number: Southeast Library 613.0424 H67p 2022Pregnant While Black : advancing justice for maternal health in America by
Call Number: Cascade Library 362.1982 R35p 2023Babylost: Racism, Survival, and the Quiet Politics of Infant Mortality, from A to Z by
Call Number: Available onlineSystemic : how racism is making us sick by
Call Number: Cascade Library 362.1089