REFLECTION PAPER
Reflection Papers: A total of five reflection papers must be completed over the course of the semester.
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)
