Chapter 10- Community Health and Minorities

In this chapter it discusses that one of the great stengths of the united states has been, and remains diverse. The federal government has categorized the US population into five racial groups american, indian or alaska native, asain, black or african american, native hawaiian or other pacific islander, and white, and there are two ethnic groups Hispanic or latino and non-hispanic or latino. All cutural and ethnic groups hold concepts related to health and illnesses and associated practices for maintaining well-being or providing treatment when it is indicated. The race and health initiative includes six priority areas, 1. infant mortality, 2. cancer screening and management, 3. cadiovascular disease 4. diabetes 5. HIV/AIDS, and 6. adult and child immunization.
As a group we discussed that the diversity in the United States is good because there are kids in schools that dont know about the different types of ethnic groups and the different colors of people. It is good so that the kids can learn and so that the other ethnic groups can feel comfortable in the United States and as a group we felt that, that is very important.