NR 717 Week 1 Discussion; Leading Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Healthcare

Week 1 Discussion: Leading Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Healthcare Student's Name: NR 717 Concepts in Population Health Outcomes & Health Chamberlain University Instructor's Name: Assignment Due Date: Week 1 Discussion: Leading Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Healthcare African American Community Culturagram Key Social Determinant Risk Factors Associated with the Population. The African American community experiences multiple health disparities due to social determinants risk factors like poverty, menial or unstable employment, and cultural values that impact lifestyles. African Americans experience disproportionate poverty, with about 17.1% of them in the US living below the poverty line (US Census Bureau, 2023). Poverty impacts health by limiting access to care and health-promoting behaviors and lifestyles like proper nutrition, safe shelter, safe neighborhoods to live, learn, and work, clean water, and other utilities that are required to promote health. Although unemployment among African Americans dropped to 4.7%, it is still higher than that of Whites, which is below 2% (Mercado, 2023). African Americans report higher unemployment rates and menial or unstable unemployment, with most working in transit, health, and security industries (Schaeffer, 2023). About 28.9% work in health care and social assistance, 24.3% in retail trade, 24.0% in manufacturing, and others in support and waste management and remediation services (Schaeffer, 2023). These occupations have limited pay and, hence limited income to support healthy living. Cultural and religious influences play a critical role in the health, illness, and daily life of African Americans. African Americans indicate lower levels of self-reported health status due to culturally-influenced behaviors and lifestyles like mainstream tobacco use, eating fatty and sugary foods, consuming large amounts of foods, and lack of consideration of food on health status (Gandhi et al., 2020). Cultural foods like the Soul Food Diet and other values related to health are implicated in the high rates of diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and heart disease among African Americans. Evidence-Based Intervention to Reduce Health Disparities African American cultural values, beliefs, behaviors, and histories regarding food intake and physical activity significantly affect their health, hence the need for culturally tailored interventions (Swierad et al., 2019). A health education and self-care promotion intervention that incorporates cultural components can help reduce the health disparities among African Americans. African Americans’ susceptibility to chronic illnesses and related complications is attached to their lifestyles, which can be changed (Singh et al., 2022). African Americans also report low health literacy or li