This assessment is designed enable students to show that they have integrated the learning about social determinants of health and are able to apply their knowledge in health practice. This assessment...

This assessment is designed enable students to show that they have integrated the learning about social determinants of health and are able to apply their knowledge in health practice. This assessment requires students to work back from a health problem. As in health practice, students are challenged to identify and understand the social determinants that lead to health problems in specific populations

Task

1.    Health issue/ topic
2.    Identify a particular population that is affected by this health issue for example: men, women, youth, retirees and senior citizens, a racial or ethnic minority, GLBT community, lower SES groups. You may choose a combination of these for example: children from lower SES groups, Aboriginal men, or low caste Indian women.


3.    Describe your chosen health problem and state how it is affecting the population you have identified using evidence from the literature (300 words)


4.    Identify and discuss the social determinants of the health problem for the population you have identified. You must use evidence from the literature to support your discussion (800-900words).


5.    Identify the potential stakeholders that you would need to work with in order to address the social determinants of the health problem for this specific population to reduce the risk of these negative health impacts. (600-700 words)