Health Equity Worksheet.
What population will you focus on for your PHP? Why have you selected this population? (50 words)
Describe the community, including a demographic breakdown of this population, information about where the population is located, socioeconomic status, culture, and major differences between this population and the majority population overall. Make a case for why this is an important population on which to focus your project. Use scholarly, academic journal articles with epidemiologic information as a reference for this information and include correct APA citations (in-text and at the end in the References section). (100 words)
The following chart lists areas that are potentially positive or negative in people’s lives, depending on their circumstances. Think about each topic and how it currently affects the community/population you selected for the PHP. Decide whether it is a health threat/stressor (something that may negatively impact health) or a resource (something that may enhance/support health) in the life of the community/population. That is, does this aspect of where the community/population lives help or hurt their health? For example, if healthy food is not readily and easily accessible and available to your selected community/population, this would be noted as a stressor (i.e., example: the community does not have healthy food accessible and available, so this negatively impacts their health). A health resource is something the population has access to and supports/enhances their health. Explain why you rated each area the way you did. Note: there
