Future

Memo to the next generation

The next 50 years in the United States will be a period for racial justice and culture change in the United States. The chief county agenda will be based on settling issues associated with the disabled, people of color, LGBTQ communities, standpoint for women, economic inequalities, voting rights, criminal justice as well as immigration. As such, there will be massive progress in addressing unemployment issues, violation of civil rights, and housing issues as it has been in the last 50 years. In the next 50 years, the country will also be looking forward to developing a significant civil rights frontier that will help in enhancing a racial equity framework that involves various dynamics for shaping the nation. The country has put much effort into transforming to majority-minority rights in the last 50 years which means in the next 50 years; all individuals regardless of their racial backgrounds will have better lives in the United States.

According to Ridgeway (2014), in the next 50 years, the US will have gone beyond diversity to embrace equity among the majority and minority groups. Various programs, including diversity plans and cultural competency training, have been put in place to address the challenges associated with racial differences. There is a higher possibility that the root cause of racial disparities will be confronted and people will have peaceful workplaces, while people of color will have no problems in accessing healthcare services. People of majority and minority groups will have equal opportunities in jobs, education, and healthcare. Technology will be a pivotal contributor to the changes because a lot of jobs will be done online, which will contribute to people being hired on merit and competency and not on racial differences. One way of fighting for equality in this context has laws and policies that address the multidimensional ways in which discrimination occurs.

Politics

Strategy memo

One of the biggest challenges facing Los Angeles (LA) city is weak community-bond. There is a need to build a stronger community that will help the city to grow and thrive despite the existence of 14 communities. Most people in LA do not take their time in community events such as social gatherings and community health affairs that affect them. Guaita (2019) observes an urgent need to address the matter by putting in place the necessary measures that bring together children, parents, organizations, businesses, caregivers, residents, and various other stakeholders. Bringing people together will build a clear vision that includes strategies that creates a great community for the future of the next generations.

I suggest one method of doing this is by encouraging children-parents and caregivers’ partnerships that will sharpen leadership skills for the existing generation of children. Parents and caregivers will also have a chance of understanding their children better and increase their knowledge in regards to the needs of their children. In essence, the children will be a voice for change and action during their times. The city should consider a free membership program that welcomes all residents of LA to share their symbols, beliefs, and values in regards to the matter. Considering that the issue is pressing to the minds of the residents, many people will believe in this goal, and the membership will continue to grow every year as more people notice its importance. Children born healthy should be able to maintain the health for the rest of their lives, which only possible by encouraging healthy weight and families to have their children participating in a program of regular exercise. I am a social connection, and health promotion steward who thinks proper training, social relationships, and eating right is good for people of LA.

Decisions

All life aspects are affected by cultural and emotional differences ranging from food, marriage, and social interactions. It turns out that cultural differences and emotions play a critical purpose in how individuals and families make their decisions concerning healthcare. Sen (2019) observes that culture plays a crucial role in medical interactions by affecting how people might view treatments and illnesses and in turn, affects how the physician addresses the matter. Many cultures have developed false systems of beliefs that explain the cause of diseases and how an illness can be treated or cured as well as individuals who should be involved in the process of healthcare. It is a significant challenge because it influences the effectiveness of healthcare delivery enormously. On the other hand, emotions affect how a patient seeks care and the nature of the provider they choose. In most cases, health decisions made on cultural beliefs and emotions end up getting the patients in trouble because they play a crucial role in the patient’s compliance.

As such, there is a need to address the matter by holding awareness campaigns for advising individuals to avoid cultural and emotional influence when making health-related decisions. For instance, it is essential to seek a healthcare provider based on merit and competency and not who speaks the same language as the patient. Hospitals, on the other hand, should have interpreters for different styles to help patients who do not speak the same language as the doctor proper healthcare services. Individuals who have significant cultural differences should find a comfortable living place that will not affect their health decisions.

College

I have noticed it is challenging to increase diversity and inclusion at Cal State because of the challenges faced by underrepresented race/class/gender and groups. I have realized that the minority groups face exclusion and discrimination that has them struggling to access their rights in the college. In some cases, students from foreign country routes have themselves, or their parents stripped off their citizenships and forced to abandon the country. Exclusion and discrimination determine the kind of friends’ individuals have in college, and some of the students have no friends while others have few unreliable friends who cannot even help in school work. Most of the students deprived of citizenships face inevitable denial of their fundamental rights and are not offered the right to protection. Other students are refugees with precarious legal situations, which makes them feel stateless.

As a steward of enhancing diversity and inclusion, I understand that equality and inclusion plays a key role in promoting academic success among students. Murphy & Destin (2016) assert that exclusion and discrimination is one of the biggest challenges facing schools in the 21st century. In essence, I propose the inclusion of laws and policies relevant to equality and inclusion that will lead to the creation of effective social cohesion strategies within the school and outside communities. There is a need to grab as good understanding in regards to the prevalence of discrimination among the minority groups and come up with policies and measures that help in addressing the situation.

References

Murphy, M., & Destin, M. (2016). Promoting inclusion and identity safety to support college success.

Ridgeway, C. L. (2014). Why status matters for inequality. American Sociological Review, 79(1), 1-16.

Sen, R. (2019). Where are we going with that? Use transformational goals to measure racial equity work.