Nick's Blog

After the conference, I have decided to change my topic to focus on a specific subgroup within the African American population -- African American women. This topic discusses the racial disparities that are present surrounding the topic of postpartum mortality (death related to pregnancy). As I was doing a search on Google Scholar, I used keyword search to look for articles relating to "racial disparities" and "pregnancy". I managed to find a journal from the National Institute of Health under the National Library of Medicine that perfectly addresses this topic.  I find this source particular helpful because it is an analysis of pregnant women in the United States over a span of 9 years, their mortality rates and how they correlate to race. I will use the statistical evidence, such as percentage of race as well as Pregnancy Related Mortality Ratios, to support my argument. Specifically, I will argue that seeing a large disparity between white and black Americans mor...

The ethnic group I am writing about is specifically African American people. Racial discrimination has been an issue deeply rooted in the history of the United States of America. It may be a sensitive topic to address, but the history of slavey and its prominence in the US has led to the sole cause of the systemic racism embedded in the world today. Specifically I want to address the lack of access that African American have to quality healthcare and health in general. It is an issue worthy discussing about because of how commonly it is addressed, yet little positive outcome it has attracted.  Black people have been been known to reside in poorer, less accessible, more dangerous neighborhoods  -- which in turn is correlated to the worse access of education, jobs, food, and healthcare. These social determinants factors ultimately compound and all affect the mortality and morbidity rate in these environments.  Through research, I want to find specific data regarding black p...