Introduction
Healthcare is one of the most important aspects of people’s lives. This issue directly concerns such topics as inequality in the field of preserving and protecting the health of racial minorities the health of women, children, and LGBT people. Today, the injustice in the issue of healthcare is one of the most urgent and acute, as it often does not allow partner relations between people to develop and strengthen. Although health inequalities have not yet been fully resolved, it is becoming increasingly clear why partnerships are needed and how people can establish them.
Health Partnerships
Equality in partnership in the field of healthcare means assistance in maintaining health, the provision of medical care, the quality of which is not affected by gender, race, and the socio-economic status of a person. Equality directly affects the quality of healthcare and the results of treatment (Marshall et al., 2022). The development of the healthcare system is aimed at equality and partnership, as well as at making treatment and care more accessible, fair, and effective for people.
The video Global Health Partnerships: Check Your Privilege at the Border by Lisa Adams describes in detail how terrible an injustice this or that discrimination in the health sector can be. The author of the video identifies three ways that will help establish partnerships. The first way is to deconstruct and decolonize global alliances (Adams, 2019). That is, it is necessary to contribute to the community for them to be heard, to allow them to receive equal health services, and to be the same members of society as the rest of the people. The second way is to understand the historical heritage and the rejection of socio-economic restrictions that prevent certain groups of people from developing (Adams, 2019). The third way is the practice of reciprocity, in which people share knowledge and help each other.
These proposals can undoubtedly be used in local partnerships. This is because people everywhere have a desire to receive equal health services, to communicate, not to be outcasts in society just because of skin color, gender, or non-standard group affiliation (Plamondon et al., 2021). People can achieve more if they share with each other. Also, delving into the historical aspects of people’s lives, it can be understood precisely how this or that group developed, realize how people’s lives went.
The chosen topic is called the Social Epidemiology of type 2 diabetes: an eco-social perspective focusing on racial and behavioral health factors contributing to the development of type 2 diabetes. In this case, to solve the problem, it is necessary to choose such partnerships that will consider racial differences between groups of people. In addition, there should be no bias or intentional incompetence towards people of different ethnic backgrounds in these partnerships. Also, based on the topic, it can be concluded that partnerships should consider various behavioral health factors in order to mitigate the problem chosen for study.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the development of partnerships is one of the essential tasks of the modern world. People should work on themselves to strengthen existing partnerships and create new ones. In addition, it is necessary to accept people of different genders, ethnicities, and racial backgrounds. After all, from the joint activity of people, a mutual benefit will be obtained, which is necessary for the development of humanity. It is imperative to eliminate any discrimination in the field of health care, as this may be an obstacle for some people to receive medical services. The spread of this problem cannot be allowed since people who are not guilty of anything can suffer from bias.
References
Adams, L. (2019). Global health partnerships: Check your privilege at the border [Video]. YouTube. Web.
Marshall, B., Salabarría, Y., Johnson, W., & Moore, L. (2022). Reaching racial/ethnic and sexual and gender minorities with HIV prevention information via social marketing. Evaluation and Program Planning, 90(1), 1-6. Web.
Plamondon, K.M., Brisbois, B., Dubent, L., & Larson, C. (2021). Assessing how global health partnerships function: An equity-informed critical interpretive synthesis. Global Health, 17(73), 1-13. Web.
