Access to Care: A Cultural Perspective

Leading Health Indicators for Children
The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.
For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.
Review the Indicators of a Child’s Well-being as outlined in the America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2017 report.
Identify four indicators associated with the reading. Compare those indicators with leading key indicators of health for adults. How do they compare?
What role does race, ethnicity, and poverty status have on the health of children?