SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH & HEALTH DISPARITIES
DIRECTIONS:
1. Each virtual clinical group will choose a “community”.
2. This is an obstetrics and pediatric focus paper. The project must speak to how social
determinants of health and health disparities affect the health and well-being of the
maternal-child population.
3. As a group, do a survey of the “community” using the objectives of this experience
and rubric as your guide.
4. The student will search the data bases of NYS DOH, NYC DOH And CDC websites
for factors that contribute to health disparities and accessibility to healthcare,
determine a cause and compile a report for submission during the final week of this
course (see Rubric)
5. As a group, your report will be a written report of the survey to your instructor. Use
the Learning Outcomes as your guide to structure your report (See rubric)
6. Discuss your experiences in searching specific neighborhoods and your findings.
OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe the “community” your group has chosen to survey in terms of its
geographical parameters, demographics, socio-cultural composition.
2. Identify three major health problems that effect this community and impact the
health and well-being of maternal child health and or the family.
3. Identify three factors found in the specific community that may contribute to illness
during the childbearing/childrearing period. Give specific strategies that may help
combat the negative factors identified.
4. Identify three health and human services agencies that are available within the chosen
community to combat health and environmental problems.
5. Outline the steps you as a nurse would have to take to refer a patient/family to one of
the identified agencies.
6. Explain the importance of a healthy community as it relates to successful
childbearing/childrearing.
GRADING CRITERIA:
1. See grading rubric
2. Use APA format
3. A grade of 10% is assigned for the completed project which must be submitted on time
(see grading rubric on Canvas).
4. 8-10 pages not including references
5. The report should be typed-written using Times New Roman size 12 font, double-spaced
