Underserved Community Analysis

Wide reaching, nurses significantly outnumbered physicians as providers of health care often having utmost vast reach remoteness to underserved communities. Having personally lived in one of the underserved communities in my hometown Western Africa before moving to the United States of America and my life calling to be a nurse from a young age with the deep desire to make a difference. I plan to contribute and continue to contribute immensely to the underserved communities by delivering quality health care to remote regions around the world. I do volunteer service at several clinics in the Atlanta area with many well-known Emory physicians that care for homeless and underserved populations, these volunteer experiences provide me with opportunities and fulfillment to develop added headship skill and experience to meet my daily patients, needs.

I believed in your mission statement, especially, this part, “dedicated to provide high-quality, accessible medical care to underserved communities, regardless of their inability to pay.” I also believed that community health nursing is one of the best ways to reach the most vulnerable and under-served in our society. The reason why I decided to go back to school to become a nurse practitioner was based on my community health care experiences from volunteering in a community based family clinic that served low-come population and doing my community hours during my BSN program. The lack of health literacy that I saw firsthand that exist in underserved population about the importance of preventive care, vaccinations, and chronic illness management

One of the most vulnerable populations frequently encountered by everyday individuals are the mentally ill. Mental illness is not a condition that manifests physically, but can cause a person to change their physical appearance due to specific behaviors. It is not uncommon for a large number of the homeless population to possess one kind of mental illness that contributed to their housing condition. This population may partake in at risk behavior, jeopardizing their long-term health, and reducing their life expectancy. The mentally ill are an underserved population that can be hard to reach, physically and mentally. Their illness comes with shame due to the stigma attached to the illness and due to the lack of education. Nurses are now trying

As a recipient of this scholarship, I would like to contribute to the mission of the NHSC by providing an environment where patients feel that they are welcomed, a priority, and receiving high quality healthcare. This is important because the large patient demands found in clinics in underserved areas create an environment where patients receive less face-to-face time with their doctors, provided they get seen at all. Because I have the work ethic and compassion to make a difference in underserved areas, I believe that I would be a helpful addition to any clinic. Bringing caring healthcare professionals into communities will allow more patients to receive quality care as well as impact these areas by allowing everyone to live healthier, more

My talents and experiences have prepared me to support the Metropolitan State University School of Nursing mission and prepared me for graduate education. I currently work in healthcare as a certified pharmacy technician and work with diverse and underserved population daily. Unfortunately, I can see how communication barriers, access to health care, physical barriers, and monetary barriers can prevent individuals from living up to their full health potential. I have had patients call our pharmacy to tell us they are unable to pick up their medications due to a lack of transportation access and an inability to pay for their medications. I have also had patients who are unable to take their medications regularly also due finances and an inability to read or understand the directions of their medications.

Throughout the first 14 years of my life I’ve lived in a predominately white community, about 90% to be exact. For this reason, I had not experienced many cultural differences while growing up. Even though I had friends from Colombian and Vietnamese backgrounds, I never really noticed a difference in their culture. Mostly because they came to the states at a young age, and grew accustom to this white community. With this in mind, I decided to move to California with my dad, in hope to open my eyes to the world around me. When I moved in with my dad, he told me his friend Ralph was also going to be staying with us. Ralph was

The Primary Care Cliff is set to leave it’s biggest mark on Community Centers in October, that is when the funding for the Health Center Graduate Medical Education program runs out. The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) addresses the need for primary care doctors in rural and underprivileged areas. Physicians doing their residencies in a This is only one area of the ACA funding that was created to enhance primary care physicians in an already primary care shortage that included funding residencies and expanding reimbursement for primary care providers. Given that the U.S. Congress is unlikely to expand these fundings due to its deep division on funding healthcare, local communities may need to take on this issue to keep their local health centers active. With over 120 Community Health Centers and FQHCs in the city of Chicago alone, losing funding would be disasterous. Local stakeholder groups that would support a funding shift or flex funding to continue the THCGME would be based on an interest in continuing community centers,

Having experience working with low-income communities, I understand a lot of the hardships that the children face. Being connected with the communities makes it a second of home for me as well. Whatever the students go through, I go through it with them. Working for Richmond Public Schools and along with Communities in Schools has given me a glimpse about why students behave and do academically the way they do. Sometimes it stems from home or the thing that happen within their neighborhoods. A lot of the time it stems from the deficit of hope. One thing I have tried to do for children within low-income communities is build that sense of hope for them. Whether it be bringing in their favorite musical artist at their 8th Grade Moving On Ceremony,

My family household income was below the poverty level and we relied on housing assistance During many of my childhood years. I was 12 when my parents separated. My father lost his job and has not contributed financially to the family since. Based on my families experiences and my later service in a clinical setting within my community, I believe the communities in which I grew up were medically underserved. My success, despite the challenges resulting from my socioeconomic and familial background, is proof of my potential to succeed and survive hardships. I hope to use my experiences to inform my practice of medicine in underserved

medical community and those who are served by it. For many years people have been seeking

Community-focus and patient advocacy are two values that hold importance in my life. For community-focus, I know that giving back to the community has been an essential part of my routine since middle school. Recently, I have been volunteering at the homeless shelter and Red Cross, in order to assist those who are struggling get back on their feet. Furthermore, being involved in the community can alleviate health care problems, and future costs associated with health care, for each individual. Improving the characteristics of our community can provide a template for other communities to improve as well. Patient advocacy is also an integral value because our patients always come first, and we should instill care that promotes their well-being,

Regardless of the path my future medical career takes, I inevitably see myself working in a large urban city for an extended period of time. While most big cities have equally large numbers of providers, there are often inner city areas that are underserved due to perceived undesirability. The populations here often suffer from conditions that would be avoidable, or better managed if they had constant access to primary care practitioners. The chance to work with underserved populations is one of the reasons I am pursuing a career in medicine, so I envision a future where I am able to run a primary health clinic with other health professionals and provide this necessary preventive primary care to low income patients. My current work with Global

Policy Leadership Fellowship position. I had the outstanding pleasure of working closely with Marvia for 3 years while we were both students in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science Department’s Behavioral Psychology program concentrating on Community Health and Development and joint Master of Public Health degree at the University of Kansas (KU). Over the 5 years that I have known her, Dr. Jones has been a thoughtful scholar and professional colleague, with an unequivocal focus on addressing health equity and social disparity across medically underserved

My prosocial attitude and determination to serve children and families in the community has evolved and expanded with time. It has become clear to me that I find a great magnitude of happiness in serving those who are underserved. With my participation throughout the years in various programs and events such as the Northern Nevada Dental Health Program (NNDHP) and Give Kids a Smile, I truly believe that I have discovered my purpose. I know that it is in my heart to dedicate my time and effort towards supporting disadvantaged individuals. Ideally, it has been my goal to work for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) to fulfill this desire.

I moved a lot growing up due to my parents job, and I saw how people were left homeless due to mental disabilities and poverty, and how people wouldn’t get the medical attention they needed because of language barriers, poverty, and cultural differences here in the U.S. This is something that I have been wanting to do something about, and that is why I am pursuing a career as primary care physician. I hope to one day create ties between the community and medical professionals in order to promote health to all people. As a doctor, I would like to have an influence in medical and governmental policies that affect poor minorities. In the meantime, I have decided to have an influence in the first couple of spheres. I started by aligning myself to God’s will for my life with a new and strengthened spirit, not one that felt as a failure. I am surrounded by some incredible group of family and friends that have help support my and act upon my crazy ideas. My family and friends have helped me make care packages and food for homeless people in our community, and we have been successful in my hometown, but I would like to expand that idea to Riverside where I am currently living