ASSIGNMENT; DISCUSS THE ROLE OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN ADVANCING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND PREVENTATIVE SERVICES AND POLICIES BASED ON POPULATION HEALTH NUR 550

NUR 550 Topic 8 DQ 1

At the core of translational research is the transfer of scientific interventions or approaches to address gaps in care provision. The main purpose of conducting any research is to develop interventions that improve the quality of care, accessibility and reduce the cost which are critical to attain health equity and preventive services and policies founded on population health (Garzón-Orjuela et al., 2020). Translational research improves health equity through developing new measures and approaches to enhance access to health care, especially among the disadvantaged households, individuals and communities. Different stakeholders, including government agencies and non-profit organizations, allocate funds for research to improve the understanding of issues like behavioral, social and economic that lead to illnesses and impact the overall status of individuals and health populations.

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Translational research aims at reducing the gaps that lead to costly health through establishing effective preventive approaches in dealing with chronic conditions (Guastaferro et al., 2019). This allows the majority of the population to have positive health outcomes and prevent the occurrence of chronic conditions, especially among the socially and economically disadvantaged entities and groups. Preventive care is less costly and translational research focuses on developing evidence-based practice interventions that individuals at any level can implement to enhance care delivery.

A host of policies exist at the local level supported by research to address public health issues and concerns like the opioid epidemic and even the Covid-19 pandemic. These policies are focused on improving primary care to help reduce the susceptibility to opioids and the recovery of better financial positions for those affected by the pandemic (Tucker et al., 2019). The law aimed at expanding access to healthcare services to help communities deal with the pandemic is a critical policy that is founded on translational research.

References

Garzón-Orjuela, N., Samacá-Samacá, D. F., Luque Angulo, S. C., Mendes Abdala, C. V.,

Reveiz, L., & Eslava-Schmalbach, J. (2020). An overview of reviews on strategies to reduce health inequalities. International journal for equity in health, 19, 1-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01299-w

Guastaferro, K., & Collins, L. M. (2019). Achieving the goals of translational science in public

health intervention research: The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST). American Journal of Public Health, 109(S2), S128-S129. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304874

Tucker, C. M., Kang, S., & Williams, J. L. (2019). Translational research to reduce health

disparities and promote health equity. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 5(4), 297-301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tps0000215

Topic 8 DQ 1

Discuss the role of translational research in advancing equitable access to health care and preventative services and policies based on population health. Provide an example of a local health care policy that has been recently enacted and or is awaiting legislative passage that has been influenced by research.

Topic 8 DQ 2

As an advanced registered nurse, discuss your future role in advocating for equitable population health services and policies. Do you anticipate any challenges or barriers to “population advocacy”? How would you meet these challenges?