Communications Question

Complete the final paper according to the proposal and use the same exact references! These are the assignment guidelines, I have already chosen everything, read the proposal first. DO NOT USE CHATGPT OR AI, IT WILL BE DETECTED!

Objective:

This research paper provides an opportunity for you to explore and apply the concepts of health communication covered in our class this semester. Your task is to investigate a health communication topic of your choice and integrate information from external sources, including scholarly articles and newspaper articles, to extend your understanding beyond what we’ve learned in class.

Assignment Task:

Select a Health Communication Topic: Choose a health communication topic that has been discussed in this semester’s course. Your topic should address a specific aspect, issue, or challenge related to health communication. If you’re unsure what topic you want to write about, I provided four suggestions below:

Choice #1: Examining vaccine hesitancy regarding Covid-19, focusing on one specific group (e.g., younger adults, African Americans, politically conservative individuals).

Choice #2: Analyzing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on patient-provider communication and assessing the long-term effects.

Choice #3: Exploring ways for healthcare providers to improve culturally relevant patient care and the role of health communication in this process.

Choice #4: Analyzing and improving a campaign.

Choice #5: A topic of your choosing.

Introduction: Write an introduction that provides background information on your chosen topic and why it’s important. Introduce any questions or issues you’d like to address in your paper.

Class Concepts: Begin by summarizing the key concepts and theories related to your chosen topic as covered in our class readings. Clearly explain these concepts and their relevance to your chosen topic.

External Sources: Locate and include information from at least two scholarly articles. These scholarly articles should provide additional insights and perspectives related to your chosen topic. Additionally, incorporate 1-2 newspaper articles that offer real-world examples or applications of health communication in your chosen area.

Analysis and Synthesis: Analyze and synthesize the information from your external sources, demonstrating how they complement or challenge the concepts learned in class. Discuss the real-world examples provided in the newspaper articles and how they relate to the concepts from class.

Discussion and Implications: Engage in a discussion about the implications of your findings. What do the external sources reveal about the practical aspects of health communication in addressing your chosen topic? How can the knowledge gained be applied to enhance health communication strategies?

Conclusion: Summarize the main takeaways from your research and present a well-structured conclusion.

Final Paper Proposal
Of the five choices, the topic chosen is how healthcare providers can better treat
patients in a culturally relevant way. What role does health communication play in making
such improvements?
I plan to discuss the diverse ways healthcare providers can enhance their cultural
competence and, therefore, ensure holistic treatment of patients in a culturally relevant way.
Besides, I also plan to include the impact of comprehensive communication in ensuring
cultural competence in healthcare provision (Minnican & O’Toole, 2020). Part of the
elements to be included in the paper is the importance of cultural awareness among healthcare
providers, how such competence can be enhanced, and how patient-centered care that
considers healthcare providers can enhance patients’ cultural orientation. Most importantly, I
will discuss the approaches by which different providers can cultivate an organizational
culture that values the cultural dynamics of patients.
Truong, M., Paradies, Y., & Priest, N. (2014). Interventions to improve cultural
competency in healthcare: a systematic review of reviews. BMC health services research, pp.
14, 1–17.
This article will be instrumental in understanding approaches that healthcare providers
can utilize to ensure holistic and culturally oriented care to patients. Equally, it looks at care
from a patient-centered approach and considers other dynamics, such as healthcare access,
that indirectly impact culturally competent care.
Young, S., & Guo, K. L. (2020). Cultural diversity training: the necessity of cultural
competence for health care providers and in nursing practice. The health care manager, 39(2),
100–108.
This article is appropriate because it focuses on skills acquisition and cultural
competence by healthcare providers. This is essential in understanding related patients’ needs.
It adds value to the topic by prioritizing knowledge acquisition about the topic of focus.
References
Minnican, C., & O’Toole, G. (2020). Exploring the incidence of culturally responsive
communication in Australian healthcare: The first rapid review on this concept. BMC
Health Services Research, pp. 20, 1–14.
Truong, M., Paradies, Y., & Priest, N. (2014). Interventions to improve cultural competency
in healthcare: a systematic review of reviews. BMC Health Services Research, pp. 14,
1–17.
Young, S., & Guo, K. L. (2020). Cultural diversity training: the necessity of cultural
competence for health care providers and in nursing practice. The health care
manager, 39(2), 100–108.