THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ASSIGNMENT PLEASE MAKE EACH REFLECTION ONE PAGE.
Reflection Papers: A total of five reflection papers must be completed over the course of the semester. Papers
will be based on your comprehension of class readings and at least one of the listed chapters for the
reflection. The reflection papers are to be (1-2 single spaced pages and will be discussed in class and graded.
Reflection paper #1: Explaining Racial and Ethnic Disparities
• Using “Socially Assigned Race” to Probe White Advantages in Health Status (Chapter 5)
• A Systematic Review of Empirical Research on Self-Reported Racism and Health (Chapter 7)
• Race and Unhealthy Behaviors (Chapter 9)
Reflection paper #2: The Effects of Culture
• Measuring Culture: A Critical Review of Acculturation and Health in Asian Immigrant Populations
(Chapter 12)
• Racial Influences Associated with Weight-Related Beliefs in African American and Caucasian
Women (Chapter 13)
• Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Differences between U.S. and Foreign-Born Women in Major U.S.
Racial and Ethnic Groups (Chapter 14)
Reflection paper #3: Environmental Determinants
• Built Environments and Obesity in Disadvantaged Populations (Chapter 21)
• Health Risk and Inequitable Distribution of Liquor Stores in African American Neighborhoods
(Chapter 22)
Reflection paper #4: Health Services, Patients and Providers
• Attitudes about Racism, Medical Mistrust, and Satisfaction with Care Among African American and
White Cardiac Patients (Chapter 25)
• Patient Race/Ethnicity and Quality of Patient-Physician Communication During Medical Visits
(Chapter 27)
• The Effect of Patient Race and Socio-Economic Status on Physicians’ Perceptions of Patient
(Chapter 29)
• The Effect of Race and Sex on Physicians’ Recommendations for Cardiac Catheterization (Chapter
31)
Reflection paper #5: Health System Effects
• Ethnicity and Analgesic Practice (Chapter 30)
• “We Don’t Carry That” – Failure of Pharmacies in Predominantly Nonwhite Neighborhoods to Stock
Opioid Analgesics (Chapter 34)
• Do Hospitals Provide Lower-Quality Care to Minorities Than to Whites? (Chapter 35)
