NR 601 Week 1 Discussion
Health inequities result in poor health outcomes creating a burden on clients, families, and communities. One of the areas of impact is in life expectancy. Several factors impact life expectancy, including genetics, race, socioeconomic status, and lifestyle choices. Surprisingly, one of the most significant predictors of life expectancy is zip code. View this brief videoLinks to an external site. on the correlation of zip code to life expectancy. Then, follow the directions below to gather information for your initial discussion post. You may gather information for your home county or for the area in which you intend to practice.
I. Application of Course Knowledge:
- Describe county-level demographics:
- Visit the United States Census Bureau Links to an external site. website.
- Use the Geography filter in the left menu. Select your state and county. Click the SEARCH button.
- View the profile for your county. The link may be found under the county map.
- Identify your county and state.
- Briefly describe demographic data for your county, including total population, median income, percentage of residents with health insurance, poverty percentage, and one additional demographic. Compare the data to state averages and discuss your findings.
- Evaluate life expectancy data:
- Access the NCHS Data Visualization Gallery Links to an external site. site.
- Select your state and county from the dropdown menus on the interactive map. MIAMI DADE COUNTY
- Find the census tract with the highest life expectancy and the tract with the lowest life expectancy within your county. Compare these rates with the state and national averages.
- Identify and describe demographic factors in the selected county that may play a role in life expectancy.
- Explain the implications of this data for your future practice.
II. Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectationsLinks to an external site.:
III. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
IV. Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
V. Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.
VI. Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion topic (not a response to a peer or faculty), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
VII. Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.
