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Assignment:

Activity & Purpose:

Healthcare managers need to understand their community populations for many reasons. Some of those reasons are connected to health data factors (i.e., diabetes rates, infant mortality, etc.) and race. However, the burden of finding a diverse, qualified workforce that matches the race and ethnic diversity of the population served becomes more and more challenging. As a future manager in healthcare, finding innovative ways to bridge the gap of understanding all cultures is imperative.

You are manager of a satellite clinic in Alamosa, Colorado. Congratulations! Using the the following link and associated information, your healthcare organization has asked you to analyze the demographics of the community found here:

Using the census information link provided above, and adding a minimum of 2 more peer reviewed sources, you will provide a report to your organization:

The current population by age/sex, and race. What stands out for you? Are all races present in this town? What special cultural needs connected to healthcare services (either by age, sex or race) stand out to provide? If you were to target hiring in this town, what age group, sex and population would be possible? Would you need to look at surrounding towns for hiring?

Using the Master's et al (2019) article (link below) in this section, would you use the 5Rs in your practice? In what setting? (hint: interviewing new hires, new patient intake...