Essays on Health Models

Policy Analysis: Issue of Health Disparities in Alaska Natives and American Indians

Health disparities among Alaska Natives and American Indians (AI/ANs) have been reported since the initial contact that occurred nearly 500 years in the past. Moreover, the disparities are common in every age and across a wide spectrum of various disease categories (Sarche & Spicer, 2008). Accordingly, AI/ANs endure persistent health disparities that include health status decline, barriers to essential health services, and high uninsured rates. The group also experiences a lower status of health in comparison to other Americans (Frizzell, 2016). The disproportionate burden of disease and reduced life expectancy in AI/ANs can be attributed to cultural differences, discrimination in ...

Food Security/Climate:

Nutritional interventions are measures taken up to improve or resolve nutritional problems and diagnosis by providing education, advice, technology, or actual delivery of food the food components/nutrients of a specific meal or diet plan tailored to people’s needs (Andeal.org, 2014). There are several types of interventions such as behavioral, regulatory and staple food bio-fortification. Behavioral interventions are aimed at adjusting personal habits and practices such as encouraging breastfeeding, nutritional counseling in pregnancy, complementary feeding, and dietary advice to encourage weight loss in obese adults. Regulatory interventions, on the other hand, aim to regulate certain nutrition-related actions or activities ...