My Healthy People 2020 objective is to increase the proportion of children and adolescents aged 2 years to 12th grade who use a computer or play computer games outside of school (for non-school work) for no more than 2 hours a day. This is a very broad objective and I haven’t completed my needs assessment at this time but I think I will probably focus on younger children not adolescents. 1. “Selling” this program to meet this Healthy People objective would not be the target for this objective but would be parents, teachers, daycare caretakers or individual who run afterschool programs.…
Social Determinants of Health Healthy People 2020 aim to increase the quality and life span of all Americans. By setting specific goals in several areas of health, it draws attention to the areas in need of improvement. They reevaluate the progress made every tens years in order to make these changes happen. The overall goal is to achieve a society in which all people live long, healthy lives.…
Health People 2020 The purpose of this paper is to identify the leading health indicator for Healthy People 2020, for the community of the Garden City. Some data in regards Garden City were collected during the windshield survey conducted prior writing this paper. Besides the data collected from the direct observation of the community, this paper used statistical information to support the selection of the indicator.…
Assess to Human Services objective can be used as a guide because the goal is to improve the access to comprehensive, quality health care services (Healthy People 2020,…
Improvement Healthy People 2020 have over 22 evidenced-based resources and interventions available on their website to address their leading health indicator on adult obesity. For example, Identify obesity in adults: screening and management, is an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality funded project that was completed in June 2012. The intervention focuses on screening adults for a body mass index greater than 30kg per m2 then referring them for intense multicomponent behavioral intervention (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2011). The program uses the 5 A’s Behavioral Counseling Framework. The study found behavioral interventions led to an average 4% weight loss form baseline (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2011).…
Healthy People 2020 is an initiative in which the United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) established goals in 42 areas of health to improve American lives. The goals are to foster health promotion behaviors and assist in community programs. The ultimate objective is to prevent disease to increase quality of life and decrease incongruences in health. Healthy People 2020 was started by the USDHHS to diminish mortality among people across the age span from infants to adults and proliferate independence among the elderly (Nies & McEwen, 2015). One specific health objective in Healthy People 2020 includes heart disease.…
Healthy People 2020 objectives that would be effective in establishing this family intervention plan include reducing the proportion of persons who are unable to obtain or delay in obtaining necessary medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines and to increase the proportion of persons with health insurance (Healthy People 2020,…
The intent of the project is to improve the health of American citizens. The program has been present for three decades and has continued to set benchmarks for healthcare. The aim of the project is to empower individuals into making the appropriate health decisions, encourage the collaboration between sectors and communities and measure the impact of preventing diseases. Hence, the communities may incorporate the goals of Healthy People 2020 by educating and promoting healthy lifestyle during the gatherings. This will enable individuals to make the appropriate decisions in terms of their healthcare as they are aware of the resources they can use and the appropriate approaches in reducing different pathologies.…
The current goal of 2020 is to have equity of health, eliminate disparities, and achieve health improvement for all groups ("Disparities," Oct, 2016). Do you think these are realistic goals? The Healthy People program is a great program that is making improvements in the disparity levels within our country. I think having equity…
Healthy People 2020’s goal is “Promote health and reduce chronic disease risk through the consumption of healthful…
At the same time, the shift in the care for the older adult has also been defined in the goals and objectives of Healthy People 2020. With the changing demographics of the older population, comes the need for health promotion that would address the promotion of health and disease prevention. However, “If health promotion is to be effectively integrated in an organization, it has to be congruent with the underlying economic, socio-cultural and philosophical value system” (Kelly & Abraham, 2004, p. 571).…
Medical researchers have made significant advancement over the past century. These advances in medical research and technology have resulted in better outcomes for life expectancy and reduced the burden of disease. One thing medical researchers fail to foresee is improving high school dropout rates is a public health concern, especially the populations most at risk. Yet, health professionals decline to take the opportunity to look at their approach to systematically improving health and reducing health disparities (Freudenberg & Ruglis, 2007). Public health professionals should make reducing high school dropout rates a public health priority.…
It is no secret that America is in an obesity epidemic. The majority of public schools are only making this problem worse. The school lunches that are provided to students are unhealthy, lacking in taste and quality, and are extremely underwhelming. This isn’t only a problem with lunches, the food in the vending machines is also very unhealthy. The lunches also do not cater in the slightest to children with food allergies or restrictions such as vegetarian or vegan.…
According to the TriHealth website (2016), our mission is to improve the health…
Nola Pender was born August 16, 1941. She was a nursing theorist and author. Nola Pender is the creator of the Health Promotion Model. She was a Professor at University of Michigan School of Nursing where she taught baccalaureate, masters, and PhD students (Miller, nd.). Her model is used internationally for research, education, and practice.…