Week 1 Discussion: Leading Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Healthcare
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NR 717 Concepts in Population Health Outcomes & Health
Chamberlain University
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, 2
Week 1 Discussion: Leading Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Healthcare
African American Community Culturagram
Key Social Determinant Risk Factors Associated with the Population.
The African American community experiences multiple health disparities due to social
determinants risk factors like poverty, menial or unstable employment, and cultural values that
impact lifestyles. African Americans experience disproportionate poverty, with about 17.1% of
them in the US living below the poverty line (US Census Bureau, 2023). Poverty impacts health
by limiting access to care and health-promoting behaviors and lifestyles like proper nutrition,
safe shelter, safe neighborhoods to live, learn, and work, clean water, and other utilities that are