In Module 4, you were asked read the following article titled , and create an annotated bibliography of six to eight scholarly sources addressing health equity in preparation for your final portfolio project.
This portfolio project will help you begin to understand how disparities can impact health outcomes and the overarching goals to eliminating these disparities. Healthy People 2020 came together to address health disparities. To gain an understanding of the differences in health conditions and behaviors across demographic groups, go to and select a topic area to explore the tabs of information related to that topic – objectives, evidence-based interventions and resources, and data (national snapshots). Once you have selected one, consider the following:
- Your personal reaction to the information read.
- What were the objectives?
- How will understanding this information help reduce disparities?
- What are the emerging issues related to this topic? Provide specific examples from your research, and support these examples with the relevant literature.
- What are the interventions and resources recommended for this topic? Do you agree?
- What does the data tell you?
- Recommend three or more solutions to address this topic and enhance health equity across the nation.
- Discuss future considerations in monitoring this topic.
- What have you learned from this research?
Your paper should be well-written and meet the following requirements:
- be 8-10 pages in length, not including title and reference pages.
- Click to view a sample APA paper.
- Formatted according to guidelines in the CSU Global Writing Center.
- Include at least six scholarly references. The CSU Global Library is a good place to find scholarly and peer-reviewed articles.
- Be sure to discuss and reference concepts taken from the assigned textbook reading and relevant research.
- Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.