Introduction
One of the vulnerable ethnic population in the United States in the realms of healthcare provision underscores the Somali immigrant women. The Somali refugees form the largest diaspora in the United States prevalently in Minnesota, most of whom have experienced healthcare disparities, especially on the health of women (Pavlish, Noor,&Brandt, 2010). The Somali women healthcare beliefs are in close relation with situational factors that are in sharp contrast with the biomedical models of Western medicine, thereby leading to different expectations on medicine and healthcare. That is coupled with their difficulties if navigating the complex systems, settlement challenges like food, shelter and employment. Somali refugee s ibn the US, therefore, have poor access to healthcare system following the difficulties of reduced cultural interrelated barriers, barriers of social assimilation and resettlements.
In the realms of community and market-oriented approaches to healthcare in chapter 10 indicates that a person's wellbeing is affected by friends, family and other social factors on the community approach. They are aimed at improving the healthcare system at the community level by making changes through consultation of the vulnerable groups on their needs (Burkholder, & Nash, 2013). The market-oriented approach, on the other hand, is based on competition between healthcare providers in meeting quality healthcare needs of consumers, together with controlling costs. The reforms in the US healthcare system in the quest of achieving the universal coverage for its citizens and safety through management of costs has ensured the Somali refugees access the best treatments through various measures at a cost-effective process.
Conclusion
A program in a broader community that serves immigrants and refugees in this context underly the Emergency Department Somali Refugees in Minnesota where the refugees can easily access medical services with specific diagnosis devoid of ethnical disparities and ease of navigating the complex systems. One of the best approaches that would help ease the post and improve accessibility to health quality and care for the refugees and immigrants would be the market-oriented approach. That is since it is based on competition between healthcare providers on quality treatment at a cost-friendly price together with diverse universal coverage.
