For this assignment, you will examine a safety net program or legal protection that supports health, analyze the role and adequacy of the program in addressing social determinants of health; promoting population health, and reducing health disparities; and describe the gaps in the program/protection.
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Choose one of the following:
• Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
You should include:
1. Introduce your paper with a general statement about the paper, then a purpose statement. A purpose statement starts with: The purpose of this paper is to discuss . . . . then the key elements of what you are going to discuss. This should identify and describe the program/legal protection you will be discussing.
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2. Discuss the following: 1) What is the background for this program? How did it come about? 2) What social determinants of health are addressed through this program/protection and how? 3) Who is eligible for this program/protection?
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3. 1) What are the limitations/gaps in the program/protection? How do these limitations/gaps fail individual members or groups within the population? 2) What can we, as nurses, do to encourage the use of these programs/protections and what can we do if a patient is ineligible? Are there alternatives we can recommend or connections we can facilitate?
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4. End the paper with a 3-5 sentence conclusion that summarizes your thoughts.
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Word limits
Your paper should be a minimum of 600 words, and not more than 750 words.
Your paper should be in proper 7th Edition APA Format and include a title page and properly formatted references.
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References:A minimum of 5 peer-reviewed references (only one can be course materials)
Use this site as COURSE MATERIALS:
https://www.thebalancemoney.com/welfare-programs-definition-and-list-3305759