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In healthcare, many traditionally over-looked special populations may benefit from healthcare advocacy. Special populations can be defined by many factors, such as age, sex, race, religion, disability, diagnosis, geography, socioeconomic class, and more. Many special populations, such as those who are incarcerated, those who are uninsured, those affected by environmental pollution, those diagnosed with rare diseases, etc. do not have access to equal health resources.

You are the Community Health Advocacy Director for your region. Your latest task is to identify special populations in your city/county/state that do not have equal access to health resources and to provide recommendations on how your local hospital can train its staff to be more effective advocates and provide the resources that are necessary to improve healthcare for all.

Instructions

For this assignment, you will complete three parts and submit two files:

Part 1: Create a Presentation

Create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation for the video conference with the Springfield Hospital Board of Directors. Include the following:

• Identify at least one special population in healthcare.
• Describe why the special population is considered over-looked or vulnerable.
• Explain the reasons why advocacy is necessary for the special population.
• Discuss how healthcare providers can effectively advocate for the special population and which types of resources are necessary to effectively improve healthcare for this population.

Your presentation should include appropriate graphs, charts, and images. Use valid and reliable references to support your presentation and cite your references using APA format.

Part 2: Record a Video

Record a 10-minute video of yourself presenting to the hospital board. Paste the link to the recording in a Microsoft Word document.