Assignments: Week 1 Discussion Board I work as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: The specific vulnerable population that I have treat/manage in my workplace are patients with Mental Health and Unauthorized Substance Use Addiction. Discuss a specific vulnerable population that you work with in your practice as a nurse leader or advanced practice nurse, including how the population lacks adequate health care resources and how the population requires health promotion interventions and initiatives. Utilizing Healthy People 2020 (Links to an external site.), discuss how the disparity will be reduced given the plans and programs that currently exist and/or are being proposed. Additionally, how does the U.S. Preventative Task Force (Links to an external site.) influence your selected vulnerable population? How can a DNP-prepared nurse implement initiatives and Task Force recommendations? Resources: ·       Healthy People 2020 (Links to an external site.) ·       U.S. Preventative Task Force (Links to an external site.) ·       DNP Essentials (Links to an external site.) ·       AONL Competencies (Links to an external site.) Please refer to the Discussion Board rubric for posting guidelines. 7103: Week 1 Introduction Discussion boards and weekly assignments must be scholarly and include references that include recent (within the last 5 years) peer-reviewed journal articles and reputable websites (i.e. CDC, AHRQ). Course textbooks may be used as references but must be in conjunction with another peer-reviewed source. Objectives/Learning Outcomes: At the end of the week, students will know and be able to: ·       Investigate gaps in health prevention/promotion initiatives contributing to health disparities for vulnerable populations. ·       Synthesize available evidence to develop innovative clinical practice recommendations for vulnerable populations. Activities and Assignments: ·       Week 1 Introduction Discussion Board ·       Week 1 Discussion Board