Guiding Questions
Analysis of Position Papers for Vulnerable Populations
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Explain a position with regard to health outcomes for a specific issue in a target population negatively impacted by health inequity.
· What is the specific health care issue that you are addressing?
· What is the population affected by your chosen issue?
o Whyisthispopulationrelevantorimportantwithregardtotheissue?
· What are the current states of care and health outcomes related to your chosen issue
and target population negatively impact by health inequity.
· What is your position on how to improve the care and outcomes related to your chosen issue and target population negatively impacted by health inequity?
o Whyisitimportanttoactonthepositionyouarepresenting?
Explain the collaborative role of the interdisciplinary team in
facilitating improvements for a specific issue in a target population negatively impacted by health inequity.
• What interdisciplinary roles will be needed to facilitate the improvements that your position presents?
o Howwillaninterdisciplinaryapproachbetterfacilitateimprovementsforyourchosen issue and target population negatively impacted by health inequity?
o Whyisitimportantthatyourpositionandfacilitationtakeaninterdisciplinaryteam approach?
Evaluate the evidence and positions of others that could support a team’s approach to improving the quality and outcomes of care for a specific issue in a target population negatively impacted by health inequity.
• What other evidence and position papers have you found that discuss the need for improvements for your chosen issue or target population?
o Howdospecificpiecesofevidenceorpositionpaperssupportyourposition?
o Howdospecificpiecesofevidenceorpositionpapersactasguidesfordeveloping
your position and implementation plans?
o Towhatdegreearespecificpiecesofevidenceorpositionsapplicabletoyour position?
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o Whatpotentialbarrierstoimplementingthisapproacharesuggestedbyspecific pieces of evidence or positions?
Communicate an initial viewpoint regarding a specific issue in a target population and a synthesis of existing positions in a logically structured and concise manner, writing content clearly with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
· Have you effectively communicated your initial position?
· Is your writing clear and professional?
· Is your writing free from errors?
· Is your submission 3–5 pages (not including the title page and reference list)?
Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.
· Did you use 3–5 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that supports your initial position on the issue, as well as 2–3 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that express contrary views or opinions in your assignment?
o Arethesourcesyouusednomorethanfiveyearsold?
· Are your sources cited in APA format?
· Have you included an attached reference list?
· Did you use the APA Style Paper Template for formatting to include running head and a title page and level one headings?
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Noabstractisneededforthisassignment.
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