Explain nursing’s role in advocating for global health inequities.

Social Justice and Advocacy in Nurs
Social Justice and Advocacy in Population Health
Advocate for social justice, including a commitment to the health of vulnerable populations and the elimination of health disparities.
Identify strategies to advance health equity.
Apply strategies of advocacy to the care of an underserved population.
Explain nursing’s role in advocating for global health inequities.
Readings: Tobin-Tyler and Teitelbaum (2019). Essentials of health justice: a primer. Chapter 3: Population Health Disparities, pp. 33-50.
Slomski, A.(2021). Doctors share views on patients with disability. The Harvard Gazette, Feb. 1, 2021. (in week VI folder)
Williams, S., Phillips, J., and Koyama, K.( 2018) Nurse advocacy: adopting a health in all policies approach. Online Journal of Issues in
Nursing, 23 (3), DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol23No03Mar01
Answer the following Critical Thinking Questions:
What are the definitions of health, population health and vulnerable populations per Chapter 3? Discuss how each vulnerable population discussed in Chapter 3 experiences health disparities. Include how health policies and the culture of the US shapes and influences these disparities.
How does the article by Slomski relate to Chapter 3? What are your thoughts about the survey findings discussed in the article?
Is this a case of implicit bias? Why or why not?
What is the Health in all Policies (HIAP) approach, as discussed in the article by Williams, S., Phillips, J., and Koyama, K (2018)?
The authors describe how nurses can advocate to advance health equity related to targeted social determinants. These relate to the discussion of vulnerable populations in Chapter 3. Choose two vulnerable populations, relate them to the targeted social determinants, and discuss how policy and system changes could advance social justice. Identify how you as a nurse could advocate for these changes.

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