Step 1: Select a minority group to research. This can be an ethnic or non-ethnic minority group, such as Latino, Native American, African American, Asian, Jewish, Muslim, people with disabilities, or the LGBTQ community. Step 2: Find four scholarly articles about your group’s history or health outcomes. It is recommended that you utilize the LIRN Library when conducting research for this project. You can access the LIRN Library in your Canvas navigation bar. You may consider the following topics: What is your group’s history related to prejudice and discrimination? What are the legal, political, and economic challenges facing this group? What are historical and current forms of individual and institutionalized discrimination facing this group? If applicable, what is your group’s immigration experience? What are levels of assimilation? What are immigration trends over time? What are your group’s health outcomes? How has prejudice and racism affected your group’s health? What is your group’s access to medical care and medical insurance? What are major illnesses affecting your group? What are the leading causes of death? What are the most pressing healthcare challenges facing your group today? What are best practices for health care practitioners who engage with this group? Verbal and nonverbal communication style Cultural considerations Beginning and end-of-life decisions Dietary guidelines How gender affects medical decision-making Step 3: Write a proposal that discusses your minority group. In it

Vulnerable Populations How effective are the resources in your community for the vulnerable populations we have discussed over the past 2 weeks? In which areas is there room for improvement? Submission Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.  Your initial post is worth 8 points. You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.)