Instructions
This assignment is part two of the three-part paper assignment. After students select a specific issue pertaining to a low-income country, they are required to write about the issue. In this part of the assignment, students should introduce the health issue of the selected country including its significance and relevance to global health. Students should utilize the content covered in the course and conduct additional research to inform about the issue, its impact, systems and social determinants of health that influence its outcomes, its impact on the global disease burden, demographics affected, etc.). This paper should be a maximum of 2 pages. Papers should be thorough, complete, and thoughtful to indicate that you have read, examined, and can apply the concepts in the readings.
Assignment 1, Part 2 Outline
1) Introduction
a) Brief description of the health issue selected
b) Significance/prevalence of the selected health issue in the country selected
2) Impact
a) Influence of social determents of health for topic/country;
b) Influence of culture for topic/country medical decision making/health care/etc.;
c) Influence of the countryâ€
s health system & policies on the identified health issue;
d) Impact of this issue on global health; and,
e) How the selected issue impacts current and future global health care needs.
This activity aligns with:
Course Outcome 1. Discuss the importance of historical events and initiatives and their influence on global health issues in order to understand current and anticipate future health care trends based on changing demographic trends, emerging technologies, and disease burdens.
Course Outcome 2. Design a plan for providing culturally appropriate nursing care that includes health promotion, and disease and injury prevention interventions to improve health outcomes for diverse global populations.
Course Outcome 3. Examine the impact of cultural and environmental barriers on major communicable and non-communicable diseases on various global populations to identify current and future health care needs for a defined population.
Course Outcome 4. Analyze diverse health care systems to evaluate their impacts on the health of populations
AACN BSN Essential I.1: Integrate theories and concepts from liberal education into nursing practice
