Question

Discuss and identify a specific population group or aggregate that have high levels of tuberculosis, and identify health policies that advocate for the improvement of health in this population group.

Answer 1

Answer: The African American are more probe to developing tuberculosis. The increased health care disparities as well as lack of trust on the traditional medicine increases the risk of tuberculosis. This group usually doesn't have much information and unawareness causes tuberculosis among this population. The low socioeconomic status, poverty leads to unavailability of the healthcare treatment.

The CDC is working on this group to lower the health disparities. The tuberculosis cases are being monitored and federal government is taking initiative to prevent this. The social as well as educational group increasing the awareness among people to prevent themselves from disease. Information and preventive methods are being explained to the people. The healthcare workers indulge themselves in providing evidence based care as by providing themselves cultural competence environment.