Nurs 8100 For this Discussion, consider the role of the political determinants of health on underserved, vulnerable, or marginalized populations and communities. How might advocates address the health disparities to promote equity and access to high quality healthcare?

 The Allegory of Orchard
Discuss How the Political Determinants of Health Negatively Impact the Health Outcomes
of a Group of Patients for Whom You Care
The parable concerning the orchard allegory indicates how the political health
determinants detrimentally affect the health results of a group of patients. It emphasizes how
individuals cannot frequently control the political factors that adversely affect their health
(Sharma et al., 2018). The multiple economic, political, and social circumstances which hinder
some individuals from getting medical treatment are represented by the fence as a metaphor.
Poverty, deficient infrastructure, and lack of insurance may constitute these elements. This
parable also emphasizes how already disadvantaged people experience health political
determinant effects vividly. The trees in the orchard do not compete with trees in the forest for
sunshine, nutrients, and water. As a result, they are more likely to be invaded by sickness and
produce low-quality fruits.
The trees in the orchard as a metaphor represent the patients who are touched by political
health determinants. The metaphor of elements such as poverty, deficient infrastructure, and lack
of insurance focuses on the reality that political health determinants are frequently beyond
control for some patients, especially the effects that are felt most by those who are
underprivileged. Another symbolized element by the orchard is the system of healthcare. For the
promotion of everyone's health, the orchard allegory serves as an important potent reminder of
addressing the political health determinants (Hill-Briggs et al., 2021). It is an example of how the
political health determinants adversely affect the health results for a given patient group.