1.  Nurse Practitioners should not only recognize but also make it part of their practice to develop strategies to reduce or eliminate health disparities. Review information from Health People 2020 and the Center for Disease Control Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities websites. What health disparities can you find that are relevant to your community? How can you better advocate for minority groups who have poorer health outcomes? What specific objectives in Health People 2020 can help this effort?

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2.  Discuss the effects of population health management on various populations outside patients that normally present to the health care system for care, i.e. homeless, under-insured, and uninsured. Does outcome research support the use of population health in these specific populations?How can the nurse practitioner enhance the success of population care management?