User:Hannayama/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Health equity

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I selected this article because I have an interested in political involvement within the discussion of Black Maternal Healthcare. I have found that using Wikipedia has been the most beneficial when I start with a foundational topic. I further my research based on the subtopics. Health equity is the overarching topic that involves racial, sex/gender, socioeconomic disparities.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section: The introductory sentence is concise and the intention of the article is clear. I am impressed by the way it thoroughly explains the importance of health equity. The article's major sections are briefly introduced and explained; there are direct links to definitions and content that may be otherwise confusing for readers.

Content: All of the article content is relevant to the topic. There are mentions of COVID19 and the resulting health disparities that have been further exposed. There are definitely components that are missing, in terms of branches in the subject. However, I believe the basics are covered. This article addresses various groups of historically underrepresented populations.

Tone and Balance: I believe anything that is a written piece cannot come from a neutral perspective. Solely because the research that is done is intentionally selected. However, I can see that the content is backed by many factual pieces of evidence collected through quantitative analysis. Some people do not believe in the existence of health inequalities in America and those perspectives are not presented. The existence of inequalities are a politically charged subject and can be difficult to navigate from a neutral standing positions. All things considered, I believe the tone and balance of the text is well thought out.

Sources and References: There are many references that I believe well-support the content of the article. There are over 180 linked sources and (of the sources I randomly picked out) they are reliable pieces. Although the article does not thoroughly reflect each piece of literature, it is included when needed. The links that I have looked through work!

Organization and writing quality: I believe the article is well-written and I do not see any immediate spelling or grammatical errors. However, I would have liked to seen a break down of topics based on geographical location as well. The country's history, homogenous status, etc., must be dissected to understand inequity or inequality. Most of the content is relevant in the American context and very difficult to understand from an international perspective.

Images and Media: There are very limited images to enhance understanding of the topic. Of the few images, most are graphs that help visualize statistics. The graphics are limited in their captions but adhere to copyright regulations. The images do not particularly stand out as visually appealing, but they are rudimentary.

Talk page discussion: Most of the conversations involve updating information. The article is rated B and is a park of three major WikiProjects: WikiProject Medicine, WikiProject Health and fitness, and WikiProject Sociology. With there being many elements to this topic, I believe the content-creation process is much more difficult than talked about in class.

Overall impression: This article has been thoroughly researched and critiqued. I believe it holds onto various lenses of inequality but it can definitely be more detailed. The text must analyze the history of inequality for the audience to understand how it has come to fruition. I believe the article is on its way to being complete. This is a very in-depth conversation that must continue to be written to include all vulnerable populations.