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Part 1
If a health outcome is perceived to higher or lower magnitude between populations, there exists a disparity. Imperatively, aspects such as age, race or ethnicity, disability, sexual identity, socioeconomic status, geographic location and sex are all contributing factors to a person’s ability to attain good health. In this case, the disparity selected is the obesity status of children. Notably, obesity is increasing at a significant rate across the globe and is in the present day approximated to be prevalent in more than 300 million people across the globe. In children today, obesity is the most prevalent metabolic and nutritional illness, whereas three decades ago this was barely seen. There are different ways in which members of this group may be disadvantaged with regard to health status. In accordance to Ahmad et al. (2010), childhood obesity can give rise to diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, liver disease, heart disease, sleep issues, and eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia. There is also the likelihood of asthma and respiratory illnesses. Statistics indicate that children who are suffering from obesity have approximately, 2.4 to 4.5 times greater risk for developing hypertension together with 2.4 to 8.0 fold...
Furthermore, members of this group are disadvantaged in the sense that the frequency of type-2 diabetes is prevalent and more likely to take place in overweight and obese adolescents. What is more, children suffering from obesity have their carotid arteries precipitately aged by as much as 30 years in addition to abnormal levels of cholesterol. It has been established that obesity during adolescence leads to mortality rates in the course of adulthood (Lakshman, 2012).
Part 2
A superfund site is deemed to be any land within the United States that has experienced contamination by hazardous waste and pinpointed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a contender for being cleaned up owing to the great risk it poses to human health and also the environment. One superfund site that is found where I live in Bayville, New Jersey, is Denzer and Schafer X Ray Co. This superfund site is situated at Hickory Lane. Imperatively, the EPA pinpointed this particular superfund site because they pose or at one particular time posed a potential risk to human health as well as…
Healthy People 2020 Review of Three Articles from Healthy People 2020 Global Health The goal of improved global health is to strengthen U.S. national security through global disease detection, response, prevention, and control strategies. Threats to health in one part of the world may have far reaching consequences that impact public health across the globe. The 2003 SARS epidemic and the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak are recent examples. Furthermore, improving the health of
Healthy People 2020; Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity The Healthy People 2020 initiative looks at a n umber of different health issues which face the American population and sets out some goals for improving the current health status of the nation. One of the topics is nutrition, physical activity and obesity. The consumption of a healthy diet and a sufficient level of activity are for the maintenance of a healthy weight. A
Healthy People 2020 and Tobacco Use The Healthy People 2020 initiative provides a set of goals to improve the health of American citizens. The science-based goals set out ten-year targets to be achieved by 2020 across a wide range of health issues. One health issue included in the initiative is tobacco use with a target to reduced tobacco use to a "point that it is no longer a public health problem"
Healthcare Discussion What do you think will be the most important new or expanded role for public health or health education in 2030 and beyond? Explain why. The big thing, in my opinion, will be preventative care and lifestyle changes with a major focus needing to be on the poor. For example, the fight against obesity has largely been successful but it has been lagging, as I understand it, with the poor
The Healthy People 2020 physical activity goals are evidence-based, grounded in science that shows that exercise benefits physical and mental health. Unfortunately, the vast majority (80%) of adults in the United States does not receive enough aerobic or muscle-strengthening exercise opportunities (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2018). As a public health initiative, the Healthy People 2020 addresses the structural, sociological, and political factors that impact physical activity. I
CDC's Healthy Community Program Success Story Worksheet (modified version) Thank you for choosing to share your story! This worksheet will help you gather and organize information. As you read each question, imagine you are telling a friend about your program or strategy. What is the first thing you would tell them that answers the question? Consider this a summary of your policy, system, or environmental change strategy that you'll reference later. Keep