The course has provided valuable insights into DNP student practice readiness. The knowledge and skills gained are essential for addressing practice gaps and fostering professional development. The course objectives focus on advocating for population health, requiring me to examine health challenges within specific populations and develop culturagrams. These objectives were met through an exploration of hypertension-induced cardiac disease burden in Jackson, Mississippi, particularly affecting African Americans, impacting their quality of life adversely. Structural inequalities and lack of access to healthcare could worsen aging and health outcomes (Odden et al., 2023). To tackle the population health issue, as a DNP student, I delved deeper into epidemiological principles relevant to the selected population's health. This was accomplished by utilizing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance report to assess the burden of hypertension-induced heart disease in the country.......... Continue