On the basis of your understanding of the access to
healthcare facilities and impacts of barriers to healthcare access, answer the
following questions:
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Explain at least three public health campaigns targeting access to
healthcare for women and/or minorities. Describe at least two aspects of their
advertising strategies that have addressed income and education.
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Abortion has been the subject of numerous legislative activities in the United
States. How have various legislations affected low-income and minority women?
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Describe the legal battle over birth control devices in the United States.
Include how access to healthcare has been affected by the legal decisions.
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Describe the legal barriers to healthcare access for low-income immigrant
minorities.
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Review the articles, “Ethnic and gender disparities in needed
adolescent mental health care”, and “Overlooked and underserved:
Improving the health of men of color”. Explain what it means to be “overlooked”
by the healthcare system.
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Discuss at least two examples that illustrate why minorities are often
overlooked in the healthcare system. Do you agree or disagree with these
reasons, why or why not?
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Despite the fact that school-based psychological counseling is available to
all students, Thomas et al., report that ethnic disparities in mental
healthcare access and utilization still persist. Explain why this disparity
exists. What can be done to decrease mental health access and utilization
barriers for low-income and minority students?
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What strategies does former U.S. Surgeon General, David Satcher, M.D.,
discuss that will decrease the potential for minorities to be overlooked by the
healthcare system?
