FINAL PROJECT

 

To prepare for the Final Project, review all the week’s Learning Resources and consider possible issues you might encounter when implementing a policy.

Final Project (7–10 pages), not including the cover and the references:

In developing a policy in the country you selected, consider the following:

• Explain the rationale for selecting the country.
• Describe the social determinants of health in the country that you would need to address. Explain why you need to address these determinants.
• Explain the possible public issues you might encounter in health literacy and cultural awareness in this country.
• Describe the relationship between health inequality/inequities and life expectancy for the population in your selected country.
• Describe two current efforts in this country (you selected) to reduce health inequities.
• Explain how you might develop a health policy so that it gets the support of the country you selected. Note: Take into account the culture of the country.

Use APA formatting for your Final Project and to cite your resources. Expand on your insights utilizing the Learning Resources.

 
Wilkinson, R., & Pickett, K. (2010). The spirit level: Why greater equality makes societies stronger. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Press.
Chapter 15, “Equality and Sustainability” (pp. 217–234)
Alles, M., Eussen, S., Ake-Tano, O., Diouf, S., Tanya, A., Lakati, A., . . . Mauras, C. (2013). Situational analysis and expert evaluation of the nutrition and health status of infants and young children in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 34(3), 287–298.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Baum, F. (2008). The Commission on the Social Determinants of Health: Reinventing health promotion for the twenty-first century? Critical Public Health, 18(4), 457–466.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Dankwa-Mullan, I., Rhee, K. B., Williams, K., Sanchez, I., Sy, F. S., Stinson, N., & Ruffin, J. (2010). The science of eliminating health disparities: Summary and analysis of the NIH summit recommendations. American Journal of Public Health, 100(Suppl. 1), S12–S18.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Jones, C. M. (2010). The moral problem of health disparities. American Journal of Public Health, 100(Suppl. 1), S47–S51.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Koh, H. K., & Nowinski, J. M. (2010). Health equity and public health leadership. American Journal of Public Health, 100(Suppl. 1), S9–S11.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Kruk, M. E., Porignon, D., Rockers, P. C., & Van Lerberghe, W. V. (2010). The contribution of primary care to health and health systems in low- and middle-income countries: A critical review of major primary care initiatives. Social Science & Medicine, 70(6), 904–911.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Venkatapuram, S. (2010). Global justice and the social determinants of health. Ethics & International Affairs, 24(2), 119–130.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Hashim, J., Chongsuvivatwong, V., Phua, K. H., Popcock, N., Teng, Y. M., Chhem, R. K., . . . Lopez, A. (2012). Health and healthcare systems in Southeast Asia. Retrieved from http://unu.edu/publications/articles/health-and-healthcare-systems-in-southeast-asia.html 
Gapminder (n.d.). Retrieved February 13, 2014, from http://www.gapminder.org/ 
Rudan, I., O’Brien, K. L., Nair, H., Liu, L., Theodoratou, E., Qazi, S., . . . Campbell, H. (2013). Epidemiology and etiology of childhood pneumonia in 2010: Estimates of incidence, severe morbidity, mortality, underlying risk factors and causative pathogens for 192 countries. Journal of Global Health, 3(1). Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3700032/pdf/jogh-03-010401  
UNICEF Bangladesh. Health and nutrition. (n.d.). Retrieved February 13, 2014, from http://www.unicef.org/bangladesh/health_nutrition_311.htm 
Weiss, M. G., Somma, D., Karim, F., Abouihia, A., Auer, C., Kemp, J., & Jawahar, M. S. (2008). Cultural epidemiology of TB with reference to gender in Bangladesh, India, and Malawi. The International Journal of TB & Lung Disease, 12(7). Retrieved from http://www.who.int/tdr/publications/journal-supplements/cultural-epidemiology-tb/en/index.html 
World Health Organization. (2010). Health system in Bangladesh. Retrieved from http://ban.searo.who.int/EN/Section25.htm  
World Health Organization. (2012). Health systems in sub-Saharan Africa: What is their status and role in meeting the health millennium development goals? http://www.aho.afro.who.int/en/ahm/issue/14/reports/health-systems-sub-saharan-africa-what-their-status-and-role-meeting-health