Reference no: EM133773671

Research has shown that culture is a differentiating factor in disease incidence/prevalence and health disparities and inequities. Epidemiology is very much a social practice. For this assignment, you are asked to dive deeply into complex epidemiologic and population health pertaining to culture and health. The aim of this assignment is for you to "think outside the box!" and utilize the social determinants of health (SDOH) as an epidemiological framework to explore.

Without being too restrictive, here are some basic steps:

• First, determine a category and population to investigate further.
• You can use these examples or generate your own: COVID & Race; Mental Illness & Homeless; Gender & Suicide Rate; Inmates & Communicable Diseases; Cognitive Decline & the Elderly; Migrant Workers & Chemical/Pesticide-Related Disease; Race & Maternal Health; etc.
• Provide a 3-5 sentence explanation about the relevancy of the chosen population
• Second, either draft/upload a diagram or add text to the discussion board
• List the 5 SDOHs as your headers (Education Access & Quality; Health Care & Quality; Neighborhood & Built Environment; Social & Community Context; Economic Stability), and then bullet critical information on your population/category under each header.
• Third, if you were to study your chosen population, what would be the most appropriate study type, and what would you measure? (3-5 sentences, even if you chose a diagram)
• Lastly, list your references and, when appropriate, cite them.