Eliminating health disparities affecting US immigrants

12 pgs APA paper discussing current issues facing black US immigrants based on current published literature and drafting program to help elevate the disparities.

Running head: ELIMINATE US IMMIGRANT HEALTH DISPARITIES                                   1

Eliminating health disparities affecting US immigrants

A pilot program developed to reduce and/or eliminate health disparities black US immigrants

ELIMINATE US IMMIGRANT HEALTH DISPARITIES                                                           1

Introduction

Needs Assessment

Use of Information Collected

Implementation Timeline

Cost Effectiveness

Program Outcomes

Program Evaluation

References

Hamilton, T., & Hummer, R. (2011). Immigration and the health of U.S. black adults: Does

country of origin matter? Social Science & Medicine, 73(10), 1551-1560.

Olsen, S., Anderson, K., ProQuest, & Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health. (2018).

Immigration as a social determinant of health: Proceedings of a workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

Scholarly Paper

      Summer 2020

For this assignment, the student must develop a pilot program with the purpose of eliminating or decrease a health disparity related to a selected health problem.

The paper should include:

1. Introduction: background about the health disparity selected, provide references that support the information provided
2. Conduct a needs assessment, including:

• Characteristic of the population that you will assess/target
• Strategies that you will use to contact and locate the population
• Information/data collection to be used to collect the needed information

1. Describe how you will use the information collected to create the program, including:

• Aims of the program
• Description of the program
• Target population that will be included in the program (number and characteristics)
• Innovate solution that you are proposing
• Where the program will be conducted

1. Timeline to implement the program
2. Cost effectivity of the program
3. Outcome of the program short and long term
4. Evaluation of the program

The page limits a maximum of 12 pages, double spaced, font Time New Roman 12. Papers that have more than 12 pages will only be reviewed until page 12. References, tables, pictures, or graphics should be included as appendices. References must include at least 10 (books, journals) no older than 5-10 years, APA format 6^th edition required.