Please, read carefully each topic and answer the topic individually with no plagiarism or from other sources such as course hero, etc. Please use the book of Fadiman, Anne. (1998). The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures.New York, NY: Noonday Press.

Fadiman, Anne. (1998). The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures.New York, NY: Noonday Press.

Topic 1

Assignment Content

Write a 175- to 265-word response to the following:

• Should cultures within the United States be expected to set aside some traditions or beliefs and integrate under a united social contract? Why

Cite2 reputable references to support your assignment

Topic 2

Assignment

In response to federal policy and service requirements, health insurance plans are increasingly developing high-deductible insurance policies and narrow networks. These types of policies require the consumer to pay more out-of-pocket. To portray this in a positive light, this trend has been labeled as “consumer-based” to suggest that the consumer must pay more from their own funds and, thus, encourage consumers to make better health care choices. However, this could be labeled as a burden on the consumer.

Writea 350- to 525-word article that identifies and evaluates the impact that federal or state health care policies are having on consumer costs. Explore both positive and negative effects.

Publishthe article on your own social media account (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.), or post it on a health care message board of your choice.

Includea citation of your article in your assignment.

Cite3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).

Topic 3

Assignment Content

Selectone chapter in The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Downthat discusses Hmong history (Ch. 8 to 14) and have everyone in the Learning Team read the chapter in its entirety. Each team member should take notes and call out important details of Hmong history and cultural practices.

(Please cover only chapter 9 in summary) “A Little Medicine and a Little Neeb”.

When finished, identify at least two historical events or cultural practices that are atypical to most Americans.

Createa 10- to 15-minute, 7- to 9-slide with speaker notes presentation using either Microsoft® PowerPoint® The presentation should identify the historical events or cultural practices your team selected and examines how these differences create disparities between U.S. health care and the Hmong in California.

Cite3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).

Topic 4

Write a 175- to 265-word response to the following:

Is it immoral or insensitive to set evidence-based medical practice over other cultural medical beliefs?

Fadiman compares the Hmong to a visual perception puzzle (p.237). Do you agree or disagree with her metaphor? Explain your reasoning.

Substantive messaging requires offering your own thoughts and ideas relating to the discussion question supported by citation(s) from two scholarly resources. All posts within this course must reflect scholarly quality.

Please do not plagiarize and use valid citations.