429-v Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations

429-v Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations

The United States is a melting pot of different cultures, religions, and races. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention stated, “According to the 2010 U.S. Census, approximately 36 percent of the population belongs to a racial or ethnic minority group: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander” (Racial & Ethnic Minority Populations, 2014).

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This paper will explore the health status of the American Indian or Alaska Native while comparing and contrasting the health status to the national average.

This paper will also take into consideration the socioeconomic, cultural, and sociopolitical obstacles to health. HEALTH STATUS “The 2010 United States Census describes American Indians or Alaska Natives as anyone who marks the box “American Indian or Alaska Native” and must have origins in any of the peoples in North and South America” (American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, 2014).

Being part of a minority and diverse group has challenges when it comes to health. The American Indian and Alaska Native Populations lists the 10 leading causes of death from greatest to least which include; “cancer, heart disease, unintentional injuries, diabetes, chronic liver pneumonia” (American Indian & Alaska Native Populations, 2014).

When comparing American Indians/Alaskan Natives to the national average, American Indians/Alaskan Natives have a 50% increased mortality rate.

According to Causes of Death among American Ind…………………………….