Posted: April 24th, 2025

Nursing Transcultural and Global Health Disparities Assignment

Instructions:

Dengue has become the predominant and swiftly escalating vector-borne illness on a global scale. Out of the total population of 3.5 billion individuals worldwide residing in nations where dengue is prevalent and susceptible to getting dengue fever, 1.3 billion reside in regions where dengue is prevalent in 10 countries within the Southeast Asian (SEA) Region. 

For this assignment, you will analyze the state of Dengue in the Southeast Asia Region integrating the Madeleine Leininger Sunrise-Enabler Model. Contribute a minimum of 1250 words for this assignment., APA style format, with citations and references.

To prepare for this assignment:

• Conduct research through the following websites:

Caballero-Anthony, M., Cook, A. D. B., Amul, G. G. H., & Sharma, A. (2015). Health Governance and Dengue in Southeast Asia. In Health Governance and Dengue in Southeast Asia (pp. 1–8). S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep05931.4Links to an external site.

Ladner, J., Rodrigues, M., Davis, B., Besson, M. H., Audureau, E., & Saba, J. (2017). Societal impact of dengue outbreaks: Stakeholder perceptions and related implications. A qualitative study in Brazil, 2015. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(3), e0005366.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005366Links to an external site.

Shepard, D. S., Undurraga, E. A., & Halasa, Y. A. (2013). Economic and disease burden of dengue in Southeast Asia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7(2), e2055.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002055Links to an external site.

World Health Organization. (n.d.). Dengue in the South-East Asia. Regional Office for South-East Asia.

https://www.who.int/southeastasia/health-topics/dengue-and-severe-dengueLinks to an external site.

• Select three countries from the Southeast Asian Region and evaluate the state of Dengue in those countries. Describing incidence, prevalence, mortality, mobility, and vulnerable population affected. Support your answers with evidence-based, peer-reviewed scholarly literature. EPSLO 3
• Describe the health disparities contributing to the endemic dengue emergency in the Southeast Asian Region.
• Apply Leininger’s sunrise enable model on the Southeast Asian Region at the community level in the Southeast Asian Region countries using the cultural and social structure dimensions of the model. The cultural and social structure dimensions include technological, religious, philosophic, kinship, social, value and lifeway, political, legal, economic, and educational factors associated with Dengue in the South Asian Region selected countries. EPSLO 1
• Describe the leadership role of a Doctor of Nursing Practice in proposing interprofessional collaboration solutions to decrease the incidence of Dengue in the geographical zone. EPSLO 6
• Propose to the World Health Organization a health care policy to advocate for controlling the vector transmitting the disease. Support your answers with evidence-based, peer-reviewed scholarly literature. EPSLO 5

Contribute a minimum of 4-5 pages. It should include at least 3 academic sources, formatted and cited in APA.

• Your assignment will be run through Turnitin to check for plagiarism. NO PLAGIARISM!!!

My background: I am a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (APRN, PMHNP-BC), I have experience in Acute Psych (Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital) and in Mental Health Clinic (Outpatient facility). I provide direct patient care, diagnose, and prescribe pharmacological treatments for patients with mental health disorders.