HOMELESS BLACK MALES AND DISEASE PREVENTION CARE 2
INTRODUCTION
Homeless Black males face health care problems in our society where they are over-represented in the homeless and the Veteran populations too. Some of the problems they face can be prevented by implementing primary health care promotion. They face lice disease that has reached epidemic proportions, and problems with their feet and skin that could be reduced dramatically if given this care. (Stratigos, 1999; Rault, 2012). Homeless Black males include those living in shelters and living on the streets in subways, bus stations, and other types of non-permanent or temporary housing. Living outside and exposed to those elements, wearing shoes that do not properly fit, not wearing clean clothes, …show more content…
The purpose of this essay is to discuss the current health status of this minority group and the disparities they face, how they define health promotion, and to describe one plan of primary care that could benefit them the most.
HEALTH STATUS, DISPARITIES, AND PROMOTION - HOMELESS BLACK MALES The Centers for Disease Control defines well-being as “a positive outcome that is meaningful for people and for many sectors of society, because it tells us that people perceive that their lives are going well.” (https://www.cdc.gov/hrqol/wellbeing.htm). It is hard to imagine any group could define health promotion without incorporating this concept too. Health promotion is defined by the Institute for Work & Health (2016) as having three levels of health care: primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Primary Prevention includes measures taken to provide people with knowledge of disease prevention before the onset of disease itself, by providing communities with information on
INTRODUCTION
Homeless Black males face health care problems in our society where they are over-represented in the homeless and the Veteran populations too. Some of the problems they face can be prevented by implementing primary health care promotion. They face lice disease that has reached epidemic proportions, and problems with their feet and skin that could be reduced dramatically if given this care. (Stratigos, 1999; Rault, 2012). Homeless Black males include those living in shelters and living on the streets in subways, bus stations, and other types of non-permanent or temporary housing. Living outside and exposed to those elements, wearing shoes that do not properly fit, not wearing clean clothes, …show more content…
The purpose of this essay is to discuss the current health status of this minority group and the disparities they face, how they define health promotion, and to describe one plan of primary care that could benefit them the most.
HEALTH STATUS, DISPARITIES, AND PROMOTION - HOMELESS BLACK MALES The Centers for Disease Control defines well-being as “a positive outcome that is meaningful for people and for many sectors of society, because it tells us that people perceive that their lives are going well.” (https://www.cdc.gov/hrqol/wellbeing.htm). It is hard to imagine any group could define health promotion without incorporating this concept too. Health promotion is defined by the Institute for Work & Health (2016) as having three levels of health care: primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Primary Prevention includes measures taken to provide people with knowledge of disease prevention before the onset of disease itself, by providing communities with information on