Select a minority group to research. This can be an ethnic or non-ethnic minority group, such as Latino, Native American, African American, Asian, Jewish, Muslim, people with disabilities, or the LGBTQ community.
What is your group’s history related to prejudice and discrimination
What are the legal, political, and economic challenges facing this group?
What are historical and current forms of individual and institutionalized discrimination facing this group?
If applicable, what is your group’s immigration experience?
What are levels of assimilation? What are immigration trends over time?
What are your group’s health outcomes?
How has prejudice and racism affected your group’s health?
What is your group’s access to medical care and medical insurance?
What are major illnesses affecting your group?
What are the leading causes of death?
What are the most pressing healthcare challenges facing your group today?
What are best practices for health care practitioners who engage with this group?
Verbal and nonverbal communication style
Cultural considerations
Beginning and end-of-life decisions
Dietary guidelines
How gender affects medical decision-making