The Effect Of Peer Review On African-American Community

States, there are 13.6% of the African American non-Hispanic population who are in poor health. Also from this same population there are 11.2% of these persons under age 65 who does not have health insurance (National Center for Health Statistics). This problem caused health care professionals to look at how cultural differences and socioeconomic status contributes to the access of healthcare available to the African American community. Peer-Reviewed Articles Peer Review Article Number One “Health

The aim of this research was to identify barriers and solutions to increasing childhood literacy scores for African American males. In today’s society annual African American reading levels continue to be lower than other races. There are connections between literacy levels and prisons. There are beliefs that there’s a correlation between prisons beds built based off African American 3rd grade reading test scores. It’s predicted that based on 3rd grade test scores, students reading below grade level

METHODOLOGY This chapter will outline the research methods utilized to conduct this study. Research methods were used to explore the impact of incarceration on African American men’s health and the impact of incarceration on African American families and children. This chapter will explain the steps used to obtain the literature embedded within this study and acknowledge the various journals, textbooks, and reports used to examine the research topic. Additionally, this chapter will provide a list

Abstract: African American people have a high percentage of obesity compared to other ethnic groups. Social determinants of obesity in African American people include low socioeconomic status, limited access to affordable and healthy food, dietary behavior and food culture, lack of nutrition knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, higher exposure of marketing of less nutritious food and limited access to safe places to physically active. This research was done to see how these social determinants affect

young Latino and African American youth to develop their delinquent habits. Within this argument the paper will discuss how the cross-sectional factors of age, class and race discourage impoverished inner-city youth and veer them towards delinquency. The discussion will be supported by ten separate sources, linked between five topics the paper will present how the three factors of difference (age, class and race) have an effect on the populations of inner-city youth. II. Literature Review: The Five Stresses

Majority of the studies reviewed based on data collected from research studies showed that there’s definitely a correlation between low literacy skills and prison. The research articles focused on the low literacy skill sets for African Americans, specifically African American Males. The accusations stating that prisons build their future prison beds based from the third grade reading scores, have not been proven to be true, but also have not been proven all the way false (Glod & Helderman, 2009). Many

Literature Review A number of studies have been conducted on low-income adolescents, especially the underserved population, with low rates of attending post-secondary education. The studies identify the personal, social and environmental adversities that one particular group of adolescents may experience compared to another group. The purpose of this literature review is to connect the education gap between low-income underserved adolescents, such as Latinos and African Americans, compared to non-minority

(2013) developed an internet based program for minorities residing in urban Chicago.  The researchers conducted an intensive literature review to determine the unique factors that contributed to African American and Latino adolescents experiencing depression compared to a Caucasian population; they found that significant stressors including “stigma, socio-economic hardship, immigration stress, sexual activity, substance abuse

Although African-Americans represent the largest minority group, studies show they have the lowest success rates in nursing programs. According to the AACN (2013), “African-American nursing students have the lowest graduation rate when compared to other minority groups”. The lack of minorities providing care negatively effects healthcare outcomes and accessibility. In order to increase the number of African-Americans nurses practicing, it is essential to gain an understanding of the conditions

Mass Incarceration Nation The Failing of the American Criminal Justice System Sophia Scales Ashford University Criminal Justice 201 Professor Ted Ellis November 17, 2014 American prison systems encompass all three spheres of criminal justice: law enforcement, judiciary, corrections. Within this system, a massive problem exists. America is known as the “mass incarceration nation” (Hamilton, 2014, p. 1271). Comparatively, the United States encompasses the majority of global prisoners