Transcultural Culturally Competent Nursing
The specific ethnic population selected is African American. This population entails people with total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. This population was selected because it is one of the minority ethnic groups in the United States that experience significant health disparities. For instance, approximately 10% of African Americas are uninsured compared with about 5.9% of non-Hispanic Whites. The healthcare disparities experienced by African Americans results in having inadequate health insurance coverage, lower quality of care received, underutilization of healthcare, and limited access to healthcare. Therefore, the ethnic needs within the African American community include increased access to care and improved quality of care delivered. The health issue from the chosen cultural population is Obesity.
Details of the Health Issue
Obesity is based on the Leading Health Indicator (LHI) as a high-priority health issue. This health issue is categorized as high-priority because of its widespread prevalence and deadly health effects. The issue was selected because it affects a significant proportion of the identified ethnic population. As indicated by Cheung et al. (2017), African Americans have very high incident rates of obesity. Obesity can potentially lead to health effects such as stroke, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. It is important to focus on this health issue to prevent the development of these health effects.
Clinical Impact
This content is related to clinical practice in general because it contains the agreed-upon and customary means that nurses, doctors, and other health professionals can follow to deliver health care to African Americans suffering from obesity. The ethnic community needs and details of the health issue impact clinical practice by enhancing the guidelines for delivering culturally-specific care. Insights from this content can help health care practitioners provide better healthcare services to American Americans with obesity.