Questions and Topics We Can Help You To Answer:
Paper Instructions:

1. So far this term, we have focused in on the complexities of our health care delivery system and many strategies attempted over the decades to improve access to and quality of health services. Yet, we know that access and quality remain a significant issue for many. Based on what you have learned so far this term, why is it so difficult to create a system that promotes access to quality affordable health and public health services?
   
   Now let’s start applying your readings, discussing one question at a time. This week, you will select a specific population of interest to you from the readings.  (If you wish to focus on a population not covered by the readings, you will need to provide references and cite your sources.)
   
   2. Thinking about the population you have chosen, what do you see as the top barrier(s) to accessing health services?  How precisely are these barriers impacting access to health and/or public health services? As you discuss your chosen populations, consider common themes across groups.
   
   3. Often in health disparities, population-based risks become cumulative; that is, when combined with other risks or systemic barriers, they become more than “the sum of their parts.” What do you see as at the main factors that place your chosen group at risk, and to what extent do you see synergy across barriers and risks that may perpetuate disparate access to health and public health services?
   
   4. How has the health care delivery system, including providers and the government, responded to barriers to public health and health care access with your chosen population? Share your perspective based upon your degree focus. Has the response been adequate? If not, what further response is needed and why?