Social Determinants of Health
This assignment is a 2–3 page summary intended to help leadership in a local health center understand how social determinants of health have contributed to a growing public health crisis in their community.
Base your summary on the following scenario:
You have been asked to orient the new supervisor of a local health center to the changing needs of a typical American community in which approximately 50 long-term patients can no longer afford necessary medical care. You may choose a name and relevant characteristics of the community based on the public health concerns and social determinants of health you have studied thus far.
Preparation
For assistance in formatting your report, refer to the APA Paper Tutorial linked in
Resources
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Instructions
Using the following outline, discuss the impact of social determinants in terms of the scenario. Include all four categories:
- Descriptions of the health access issue and the affected population:
Explain why access to health services is an important issue for today’s communities.
Identify the three elements that comprise access to health services.
Discuss specific barriers that affect a person’s health status. - Health indicators:
Describe the leading health indicators that demonstrate the lack of access to care, using information from Healthy People 2020 (linked in Resources),.
- Public health interventions:
Describe various public health interventions that have been used to address the issue.
- Social determinants:
Identify the social determinants that impact the quality of health.
Describe how increased understanding of the social determinants of health has changed or influenced public health interventions over time.
Additional Requirements
- Page count: 2–3 pages of content plus cover and reference pages.
- Font: Times New Roman, 12 points.
- APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current edition APA style and formatting.
- Number of references: Cite all sources. Include at least two peer-reviewed sources.
Note: Before submitting this paper, you should refer to the Guiding Questions (linked in Resources) to ensure you have addressed all of the grading criteria.
Resources
- Social Determinants of Health Scoring Guide.
- Guiding Questions: Social Determinants of Health .
- HealthyPeople.gov: Access to Health Services.
- 2015 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report.
- Healthy People 2020 Midcourse Review.
- Anatomy of a Reference | Transcript.
- Capella University Library.
- Public Health Undergraduate Library Research Guide.
- APA Paper Template [DOCX].
- APA Paper Tutorial.
- APA Module.
Social Determinants of Health Scoring Guide
Due Date: Unit 5
Percentage of Course Grade: 15%.
CRITERIA |
NON-PERFORMANCE |
BASIC |
PROFICIENT |
DISTINGUISHED |
Describe a public health issue that has been a developing problem for many years. |
Does not describe a public health issue that has been a developing problem for many years. |
Describes a public health issue, but does not address how the issue has developed into a problem, or the description is unclear or incomplete. |
Describes a public health issue that has been a developing problem for many years. |
Describes a public health issue that has been a developing problem for many years and presents relevant evidence to support the contention that the issue has been a problem for many years. |
Identify the social determinants that impact the quality of health of a specific population. |
Does not identify the social determinants that impact the quality of health of a specific population. |
Describes social determinants that impact the quality of health, but does not connect the determinants or the impact to a specific population. |
Identifies the social determinants that impact the quality of health of a specific population. |
Identifies the social determinants that impact the quality of health of a specific population and identifies areas of uncertainty, knowledge gaps, or additional information that would be needed to gain a more complete understanding. |
Describe an organization that focuses on social determinants related to a public health issue. |
Does not describe an organization that focuses on social determinants related to a public health issue. |
Describes an organization that focuses on social determinants related to a public health issue, but the description is unclear or incomplete. |
Describes an organization that focuses on social determinants related to a public health issue. |
Describes an organization that focuses on social determinants related to a public health issue and proposes criteria, based in the literature, for evaluating the organization’s efforts. |
Discuss how public health interventions that address social determinants of public health have changed over time. |
Does not discuss how public health interventions that address social determinants of public health have changed over time. |
Discusses how public health interventions that address social determinants of public health have changed over time, but the discussion is unclear or incomplete. |
Discusses how public health interventions that address social determinants of public health have changed over time. |
Discusses how public health interventions that address social determinants of public health have changed over time and identifies areas of uncertainty or knowledge gaps. |
Apply the model from Healthy People 2020 that best describes the leading health indicators for a specific population. |
Does not apply the model from Healthy People 2020 that best describes the leading health indicators for a specific population. |
Describes a model from Healthy People 2020 but does not address the leading health indicators for a specific population. |
Applies the model from Healthy People 2020 that best describes the leading health indicators for a specific population. |
Applies the model from Healthy People 2020 that best describes the leading health indicators for a specific population and identifies areas of uncertainty or knowledge gaps. |
Create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors. |
Does not create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors. |
Creates a document that is sometimes unclear or contains frequent grammatical errors. |
Creates a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors. |
Creates a document that is clearly written, well organized, and completely free of grammatical errors. |
Social Determinants of Health Scoring Guide
Due Date: Unit 5
Percentage of Course Grade: 15%.
CRITERIA |
NON-PERFORMANCE |
BASIC |
PROFICIENT |
DISTINGUISHED |
Describe a public health issue that has been a developing problem for many years. |
Does not describe a public health issue that has been a developing problem for many years. |
Describes a public health issue, but does not address how the issue has developed into a problem, or the description is unclear or incomplete. |
Describes a public health issue that has been a developing problem for many years. |
Describes a public health issue that has been a developing problem for many years and presents relevant evidence to support the contention that the issue has been a problem for many years. |
Identify the social determinants that impact the quality of health of a specific population. |
Does not identify the social determinants that impact the quality of health of a specific population. |
Describes social determinants that impact the quality of health, but does not connect the determinants or the impact to a specific population. |
Identifies the social determinants that impact the quality of health of a specific population. |
Identifies the social determinants that impact the quality of health of a specific population and identifies areas of uncertainty, knowledge gaps, or additional information that would be needed to gain a more complete understanding. |
Describe an organization that focuses on social determinants related to a public health issue. |
Does not describe an organization that focuses on social determinants related to a public health issue. |
Describes an organization that focuses on social determinants related to a public health issue, but the description is unclear or incomplete. |
Describes an organization that focuses on social determinants related to a public health issue. |
Describes an organization that focuses on social determinants related to a public health issue and proposes criteria, based in the literature, for evaluating the organization’s efforts. |
Discuss how public health interventions that address social determinants of public health have changed over time. |
Does not discuss how public health interventions that address social determinants of public health have changed over time. |
Discusses how public health interventions that address social determinants of public health have changed over time, but the discussion is unclear or incomplete. |
Discusses how public health interventions that address social determinants of public health have changed over time. |
Discusses how public health interventions that address social determinants of public health have changed over time and identifies areas of uncertainty or knowledge gaps. |
Apply the model from Healthy People 2020 that best describes the leading health indicators for a specific population. |
Does not apply the model from Healthy People 2020 that best describes the leading health indicators for a specific population. |
Describes a model from Healthy People 2020 but does not address the leading health indicators for a specific population. |
Applies the model from Healthy People 2020 that best describes the leading health indicators for a specific population. |
Applies the model from Healthy People 2020 that best describes the leading health indicators for a specific population and identifies areas of uncertainty or knowledge gaps. |
Create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors. |
Does not create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors. |
Creates a document that is sometimes unclear or contains frequent grammatical errors. |
Creates a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors. |
Creates a document that is clearly written, well organized, and completely free of grammatical errors. |