ection 1: What is Culture?
Define culture as you observe it in your community. (Reminder: culture is not just about race and ethnicity).
Section 2: Health Disparities
How does culture affect health disparities?
Choose a specific health disparity in your community that you would like to learn more about.
The following are a few websites that provide a wealth of data regarding specific populations and the Healthy People 2020 assigned focus area:
State Health Facts, Kaiser Family Foundation www.statehealthfacts.org
Statistical Information System, World Health Organization http://www.who.int/whosis/en/
Interactive Map: AIDS in the U.S. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/aids/atlas/us.html
How does the health disparity affect the health of the population in your community? What are 2 to 3 healthy people objectives that address your chosen health disparity?
