Assingments % - Addressing Health Inequities Through Social Determinants of Health

INFOGRAPHIC

Nurses have a unique opportunity to work as a social change agent. As a result of working within many different aspects of society, nurses can utilize their skills to advocate for and support social change for the benefit of their patients and the public.

This Assignment allows you the opportunity to explore social change topics and develop an informational type of infographic to explore the nurses’ role; the connection to privilege, power, and bias; and how the topic may be addressed.

To prepare:

Review the Learning Resources presented in the module. Pay particular attention to the Learning Resources that mention social change topics for your topic selection.

- Select a social change topic that is connected to your community, your life, and/or your work setting. Identify an issue connected to the selected social change topic.
- Consider the impact of personal power and privilege on decision making on the selected social change topic.
- Review the webpage What Is an Infographic? [Examples, Tips, Uses & More] E

(https://digitalmarketersworld.com/what-is-an-infographic/) for details and suggestions and examples on creating an informational infographic.

The Assignment

Using a Word document, construct an informational infographic in which you include the following:

Clearly identify your selected social change topic.

- Describe issues connected to the selected social change topic.

Explain how individuals and organizations might already be working on addressing issues related to your social change topic.

Explain the role of the nurse or change agent in effecting social change on the selected social change topic. Be specific.

Depict or discuss how personal power, privilege, and identity may influence decision making as it relates to the selected social change topic.

Struggling with where to start this assignment? Follow this guide to tackle your assignment easily!

Step 1: Choose One Clear Social Change Topic

Select a topic connected to:

Your community
Your work setting
Your personal or professional experience

Examples: health inequities, mental health access, homelessness, substance use, maternal mortality.

Step 2: Keep Text Short and Visual

Use headings, icons, and bullet points
Avoid long paragraphs
Think “quick-read” information blocks

Step 3: Address ALL Required Sections

Your infographic must clearly show:

The social change topic
Related issues
Existing efforts
Nurse’s role
Power, privilege, and bias

Missing one section = lost points.

Step 4: Use a Professional Tone

Clear
Informative
Advocacy-focused
Written at a nursing leadership level

Step 5: Format in Word

Use:

Text boxes
SmartArt
Shapes
Icons
Color blocks

(Design matters, but content matters more.)