Must use at least 5 scholarly resources, including a minimum of 2 from ProQuest.

Identify a population based public/community health problem in your county and/or state- please use Louisiana! Your selection could be based on one of the following:
Cultural/ethnic group, e.g. Native Americans, Russians, Latinos, Black Americans, etc.
A disease/disability group, e.g. diabetics, persons with AIDS (PWA), people with multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer???s disease, etc.
Health coverage category, e.g. Medicare, Medicaid, Medi-Cal (California), Women, Infants, Children (WIC) program, etc.
Geographic area, e.g. Appalachia, homeless, Indian reservation, etc.

Identify and provide a description of your selected health problem.

Obtain epidemiology/demographic data from your local county and/or state health department that documents the problem, provides parameters, and defines/illustrates the scope of the problem.

Research, identify, and describe a minimum of four resources currently available/providing services to/for your selected group. These may include any of the following: programs/ agencies which provide specialized services/interventions, or grant monies.

Describe the programs and discuss how the availability/existence of the program/service is communicated to the selected population group i.e. how does the population find out about the availability of services or the existence of the organization/agency?

Identify and discuss the barriers to solving your selected public/community health problem in terms of the following:
services needed
access
communication challenges
regulatory issues
inter-agency scope of delivery and care
financing/economics/budgetary issues
politics

Identify and discuss the major stakeholders that would be involved in solving your public/community health problem. Are there any agencies with conflicting agendas and/or crossovers of service provision?

Based on your analysis, make three recommendations to solve your identified problem.