Instructions
Replying to Lazara post:
Discuss any cultural disparity in health care that you have learned about in this course and that you believe as an APN can impact in practice.
Among America’s minority communities, the Asian American community is the most rapidly expanding. A large part of the reason AA people are considered a minority is that they tend to have lower levels of education and economic success than the general population. Recently, researchers and policymakers in the United States have made strides in eliminating health inequalities across the nation’s twelve distinct Asian American communities and their corresponding Pacific Islander counterparts (Datta et al., 2022). Each demographic has unique norms and practices regarding healthcare and general well-being. In addition, there are substantial disparities across AAPI populations in terms of culture, language, and health requirements, including linguistic and cultural obstacles, religious and historical distinctions, and alternative approaches to health care. Health inequalities are worsened because this group comes from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and suffers from various social, emotional, and physical health issues. Infant mortality, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, cancer, and vaccinations all rank among the top ten areas where healthcare is a significant gap.
By delivering treatment sensitive to Asian cultures and expanding patients’ access to it, APNs may help reduce health inequalities among Asian Americans and bring about a more equitable health system for everyone. Furthermore, APNs may help educate the Asian American community on the value of health promotion and illness prevention (Wang et al., 2020). Also, APNs may work to improve Asian Americans’ access to health care by lobbying for regional, state, and national reforms. Racism, prejudice, and language difficulties play a role in the Asian American community’s healthcare gaps. The mental health of Asian Americans may be negatively impacted by racism, which has been linked to higher stress, anxiety, and depression rates. Less access to medical treatment and other social supports may result from discrimination. Due to language issues, it might be challenging for Asian Americans to interact with their healthcare professionals and understand the US healthcare system (Sue, 2020). By delivering treatment tailored to the needs of Asian Americans, expanding access to health services, and raising awareness about the value of health promotion and disease prevention, APNs can impact this population’s health status significantly. Also, APNs may work to improve Asian Americans’ access to health care by lobbying for regional, state, and national reforms.
References
Datta, B. K., Mehrabian, D., Gummadi, A., Goyal, A., Mansouri, S., Coughlin, S. S., & Johnson, J. A. (2022). Racial and ethnic inequities in financial hardship among CVD patients in the USA during the pre-and post-Affordable Care Act eras Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 1-9.
Sue, S. (2020). Asian American mental health: What we know and don’t know Merging past, present, and future in cross-cultural psychology, 82-89.
Wang, D., Gee, G. C., Bahiru, E., Yang, E. H., & Hsu, J. J. (2020). Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in COVID-19: Emerging Disparities amid Discrimination Journal of general internal medicine, 35(12), 3685-3688.