Read one of these New York Times articles about breast cancer rates (10/6/17) or drug overdose deaths (1/19/16) and discuss how a health disparities framework helps us understand the historical, racial and/or regional differences of who is more likely to be at risk for these diseases.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/07/us/drug-overdose-deaths-in-the-us.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/health/breast-cancer-rates-united-states.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fhealth&action=click&contentCollection=health®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=81&pgtype=sectionfront