HSS 261 Unit 4 – Individual Project CTU
Assignment Description: HSS 261 Unit 4 – Individual Project CTU
Review the following videos for help submitting your Individual Project:
- Submitting Assignments on the CTU Mobile App
- Submitting Assignments in the CTU Virtual Campus
Assignment Details
Racial and ethnic diversity is increasing in the United States, and healthcare organizations have been working to decrease inequities in access and quality of healthcare. Delivery of healthcare services must be responsive to an individual’s communication needs, preferred language, health-literacy level, and cultural beliefs and practices. To help healthcare organizations establish guidelines for meeting the needs of a diverse patient population, the Office of Minority Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards. The CLAS standards are designed to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities by showing respect for the culture and language preferences of patients.
Review the standards on this Web site.
Consider the CLAS standards as you watch the following case study videos:
- Cultural and Religious Beliefs
- Using Language Access Services
- Culturally Tailored Healthcare in Orthopedics
- Culturally Tailored Healthcare in Obstetrics
Choose 1 video case study as the basis for your paper, and answer the following questions:
- Briefly describe what type of healthcare inequity was depicted in the video.
- Which CLAS standards are or are not demonstrated in the video? How would meeting the standards reduce health inequity in the example that you chose?
- What could the healthcare organization do better to provide patients with the best care and eliminate the health inequities illustrated in the video?
- If you were faced with similar types of situations in the future, explain how you would be better prepared to handle them appropriately after viewing the standards.
Individual Project Rubric
The Individual Project (IP) Grading Rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This Individual Project Grading Rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component of the IP. It’s the roadmap that can help you in the development of your IP.
| Expectation | Points Possible | Points Earned | Comments |
| Described the type of healthcare inequity that was depicted in the video case study. |
25 |
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| Identified which of the CLAS standards are or are not demonstrated in the video case study and explained how the health inequity illustrated in the case study would be reduced if the CLAS standards had been met. |
30 |
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| Identified ways that a healthcare organization could do better to provide patients with the best care and eliminate the health inequities as illustrated in the video case study. |
30 |
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| Explained if you are better prepared to appropriately handle similar situations as in the case study after reviewing the CLAS standards and working on this assignment. |
30 |
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| Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors. |
10 |
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Total Points |
125 |
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Total Points Earned |
Based on your understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion, describe a situation or experience that you have witnessed in a healthcare setting that relates to how diversity, equity, or inclusion impact patient care or the healthcare workforce positively or negatively.