Healthy People 2030 ObjectivesHealthy People 2030 is a national health improvement plan that will stimulate advancements in health for all people and communities. It has been created through collaboration and consultation with representatives from many sectors, including advocates for vulnerable populations, industry leaders, academia, physicians, and other care providers (Healthy People 2030, 2020). The Healthy People 2020 objectives are updated to reflect the new focus on preventing chronic diseases. The overarching goal of Healthy People 2030 is to improve the health of all individuals so they can live lives free of preventable illness or disability.Objective.Lesseningthe pressure of diabetes and improving the standard of living for everyone who has diabetes or is in danger of developing it is the objective of Healthy People 2030. Diabetes affects many persons in the U.S and is the sixth-largest risk factor for mortality. Healthy People 2030 is to decrease the incidence of diabetic cases, problems,…...
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Healthy People 2030. (2020). Diabetes - Healthy People 2030 | health.gov. Health.gov. https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/diabetes
ODPHP. (2021, March 30). Addressing Healthy People 2030 Diabetes Objectives During the COVID Pandemic Webinar - News & Events | health.gov. Health.gov. https://health.gov/news/202103/addressing-healthy-people-2030-diabetes-objectives-during-covid-pandemic-webinar
Rowley, W. R., Bezold, C., Arikan, Y., Byrne, E., & Krohe, S. (2017). Diabetes 2030: Insights from Yesterday, Today, and Future Trends. Population Health Management, 20(1), 6–12. https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2015.0181
Healthy People 2020
eview 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 SAS epidemic and the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak are recent examples. Furthermore, improving the health of the global population promotes political stability, diplomacy, and economic growth worldwide.
The world and its economies are increasingly interdependent and international travel and commerce is becoming more prevalent. Expanding international trade introduces new health risks. A complex international distribution chain has resulted in potential international outbreaks due to food borne infections, poor quality pharmaceuticals, and contaminated consumer goods. Since the 1970s one or more new diseases have been identified annually. apid identification and control of emerging infectious diseases as well as…...
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"Early and middle childhood." (2012, January 10). Healthy people 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2012, from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=10
"Global health." (2012, January 10). Healthy people 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2012, from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=16
"Immunization and infectiuos diseases." (2012, January 10). Healthy people 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2012, from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicId=23
The city has provided designated bright red bicycles for public use in the city in order to promote public transportation instead of driving. The rules are that they are not to go outside of certain street limits but can be picked up at any time, anywhere (means that if you leave it outside the barbershop, it may be gone when you return!). This direct support by government is not only a message but an action that can provide true results for the Healthy People 2010 goals.
Other local, public expectations of the program would be with a plethora of printed, visual, and audio messages. People need to be constantly reminded about something in order for it to be meaningful, especially if it requires such a drastic change of lifestyle. However, this also requires a serious effort at public and private industry to reach out to patients to show their dedication…...
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Bill Cosby Public Service Announcements. 2010 Healthy People Website. United States Department of Health and Human Services. Accessed from the World Wide Web at On December 12, 2006.http://www.healthypeople.gov/Implementation/billcosby.htm .
Healthy People 2010 and Steps to a Healthier U.S.: Leading Prevention. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. United States Department of Health and Human Services Website. Accessed from the World Wide Web at On December 12, 2006.http://www.healthypeople.gov/Implementation/slides/HP_Steps_03262004_files/frame.htm .
Healthy People 2010 Homepage. United States Department of Health and Human Services Website. Accessed from the World Wide Web at On December 12, 2006.http://www.healthypeople.gov/default.htm .
Taylor, Henry G. "Message from the Commissioner of the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health," West Virginia Healthy People 2010 Objectives, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services Website. Accessed from the World Wide Web at On December 12, 2006.http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/hp2010/objective/i.htm .
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 major issue in the use is an increasingly level of obesity; with problems leading this is a failure including the consumption of excessive calories, high intakes of saturated and trans fats as well as high intakes of other unhealthy inputs such as sugar, cholesterol, salt and alcohol (Healthy People, 2012). This is further aggravated by lower levels of physical activity to burn off the calories consumed, which leads to the body storing the energy and weight gain taking place.
The current…...
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CDC, (2012), U.S. Obesity Trends, retrieved 5th April 2-12 from http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html
Faith MS, Kral TVE. (2006), "Social Environmental and Genetic Influences on Obesity and Obesity-Promoting Behaviors: Fostering Research Integration" In Hernandez LM, Blazer DG, (eds.), (2006), Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment: Moving Beyond the Nature/Nurture Debate. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (U.S.).
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Healthy People program is an interesting system of discussing national goals and objectives on the physical health of our society. Although sponsored, by the Federal Government, there is a lot of informative data that this organization uses. The purpose of this essay is to examine the objective of physical activity as described by the Healthy People 2020 agenda. The essay will specifically view this objective through the demographic of those who are economically disadvantage, or poor.
According to the Healthy People website, " more than 80% of adults do not meet the guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities. Similarly, more than 80% of adolescents do not do enough aerobic physical activity to meet the guidelines for youth. orking together to meet Healthy People 2020 targets via a multidisciplinary approach is critical to increasing the levels of physical activity and improving health in the United States." In other words, Americans' tendency…...
mlaWorks Cited
HealthyPeople.gov. 2020 Objectives Physical Activity. Viewed on 12 Mar 2013. Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=33
The National Physical Activity Plan. Viewed on 12 Mar 2013. Retrieved from http://www.physicalactivityplan.org/theplan.php
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" (DHHS, 2012).
Over the last forty years there ahs been a wealth of research examining the health impacts associated with the use of tobacco, with tobacco use being cited as being the single most preventable cause of death in the United States (DHHS, 2012). Tobacco has a negative impact on those who smoke as well as those who do not smoke but are exposed to the second hand smoke. The health problems associated with tobacco use in cancer, heart disease, lung…...
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC), (2005), Annual smoking-attributable mortality, years of potential life lost, and economic costs -- United States, 1995 -- 1999, MMWR, 51(14), 300-3
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC), (2012), United States Cancer Statistics (USCS), retrieved 17th March 2012 from http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/uscs/
Frieden, Joyce, (2004, June 15), Peer pressure likely to prompt tobacco use: behavior predictors studied, Family Practice News, p66
Guilfoyle, Jessica, (2011), Toll of Tobacco in the United States of America, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, retrieved 17th March 2012 from http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0072.pdf
Healthy People as a Roadmap to Nation's Health
The objective of this work is to select a health event and discuss the implications for nursing practice if you held each of Smith's concepts. This work will determine the media exposure of individual and community risk reduction activities and specify which determinants are the focuses of risk reduction measures. These measures will be analyzed for the potential for risk reduction in individuals, families, and communities. This work will further locate two relevant websites for each lifespan group and discuss the relevance of each website as well as examining the significance of Healthy People as a roadmap for the nation's health.
One of the goals of Healthy People is to "promote health and reduce chronic disease through the consumption of healthful diets and achievement and maintenance of healthy body weights." (Healthy People, 2011) This means that individuals will: (1) Consume a variety of nutrient-dense…...
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Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects both children and adolescents. This condition occurs when a child is above the normal weight for their age. The number of overweight children has dramatically increased over the recent years.it is approximated that ten percent of children who are aged between four and five years are over weight twice that twenty years ago. Obesity is more prevalent in girls as compared to boys and in preschoolers who are older ages 4-5 as compared to younger ages 2-3 years. Obesity increases more as the children grow older. For children aged between six and eleven years it is estimated that one in every five children is obese. Over the last two decades this number has doubled as the number has increased more that 50% (Department of Health, 2012). Childhood obesity is quite disturbing since the extra pounds are a beginning of…...
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American Heart Association, Inc., (2014). Preventing Childhood Obesity: Tips for Parents and Caretakers. Retrieved January 26, 2013 from http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/HealthierKids/ChildhoodObesity/Preventing-Childhood-Obesity-Tips-for-Parents-and-Caretakers_aUCM_456118_Article.jsp
Department of Health, (2012). Preventing Childhood Obesity: Tips for Parents. Retrieved January 26, 2013 from https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/resources/obparnts.htm
Health Disparities in Healthy People 2020
For the last two decades now, one of the central goals of Healthy People has been on alleviating disparities. Healthy people 2000 focused on reducing health related disparities in the American population. The Healthy people 2020 mission defines health disparity as a health difference that has close links with socio-economic and environmental disadvantages. Such heath disparities negatively affect groups that face systematic obstacles because of their race, socio-economic stature, religion gender, age cognitive abilities, physical disability, geographic location, exclusive considerations, sexual orientation, or ethnic group (Anon., n.d.).
Maternal, Infant and Child Health
As in the case with adults, social and demographic forces, including the income that the family gets affects infant health, too. Physical and mental health dynamics of the caregiver and parent are also causal to the effects. acial-based disparities have been observed in both mortality and morbidity for children and mothers. This situation is particularly…...
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Anon., n.d. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. [Online]
Available at: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Disparities
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Anon., n.d. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. [Online]
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 your answers short, no more than a sentence if you can.
Do you have a name for the policy, system, or environmental change strategy you're trying to implement?
What risk factors does it address?
It addresses misinformation among school children regarding tabacco use and its popularity by raising children's self-esteem to a high enough level that they overcome unhealthy peer pressure to smoke.
What kind of change are you trying to implement?
The goal is to reduce the amount of young people smoking by 60%…...
mla1. Which of the 7 Areas of Responsibility were demonstrated in the project? Give examples. The areas are listed at http://www.nchec.org/credentialing/responsibilities/
This model primarily addresses the first area of responsibility. There was a defecit in education regarding tabacco awareness. Once addressed, the numbers of teen smokers began dropping.
Healthy People 2020
As a result, it is not stable to say that the balance of benefits and harms of routine use of supplements of vitamins a, C or E; multivitamins with folic acid; or antioxidant combinations for the prevention of cancer or cardiovascular disease (U.S. Preventive Services ask Force (USPSF).
From other evidence, it does not seem that the experiments of this article were not conducted long enough to prove its thesis because supplements do not help with cancer. If they were trying to prove supplements did not help, their testing would be valid. As it can be seen from other evidence, the objective can be proven false because other research prove tat their thesis cannot be accurate.
he Canadian ask Force on Preventive Health Care (CFPHC) concludes that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against the use of routine vitamin E supplementation for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD)…...
mlaThe Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) concludes that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against the use of routine vitamin E supplementation for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in the general population and in male smokers (Grade I recommendation) ("MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study," 2002 [I, good]; de Gaetano, 2001 [I, fair]; Virtamo et al., 1998 [I, fair]) (the role of vitamin E supplements in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer).
The most important outcome of the report will be greater recognition that it is time to concentrate on teaching nutrition, promoting regular physical activity, and strongly encouraging smoking cessation and particularly increasing outreach to women of racial and ethnic minorities. From there, although vitamin E is not a successful primary prevention strategy for women, one should not make the mistake of concluding that it will not turn out to be beneficial for men. There is the importance of recognizing biological differences between the sexes in cardiovascular research by providing valuable sex-specific data on primary prevention (Vitamin E May Not Prevent Heart Disease or Cancer in Healthy Women)
Despite the fact the objective was proven false, the article did make good points about women's health. "A total of 999 cardiovascular events were reported during the trial. For the composite outcome, vitamin E was associated with a nonsignificant 7% reduction in events. Vitamin E also had no significant effect on total rates of MI or stroke when each of these outcomes was examined individually. However, study subjects receiving vitamin E were 24% less likely to die from CVD, a significant difference attributable in large part to a reduction in sudden deaths and other CVD deaths besides MI and stroke.Vitamin E appeared to have a stronger effect in reducing the risk of cardiovascular death as the study progressed from years 6 to 10. Noncompliance did not appear to alter the study's main findings, nor did randomization to receive aspirin or placebo (Vitamin E May Not Prevent Heart Disease or Cancer in Healthy). Even though the article proves that vitamin E does not help to some degree, it can be concluded that further evidence needs to be provided in order to prove further prevention.
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 and the poor are often in a minority status such as black and Hispanic. That is one thing that ObamaCare did very well in that it helped with cancer screenings, physicals and so forth. There has also been a focus on pre-existing conditions…that is also good. However, it has to be recognized and realized that a lot of the conditions that cripple and kill so many Americans are entire preventable. Examples include many cancers, heart disease, diabetes and so forth.…...
mlaResources and/or sources found through your own research.
To keep with the theme of the prior posts from the current group of responses and the Healthy People 2020 offerings, a few come to mind:
How to eat properly
How to eat properly if diabetic (either type)
How to prevent heart disease
Healthypeople
The goal of Healthy People is to provide evidence-based health objectives and strategies to help empower Americans to make informed decisions. Healthy People is a program that emphasizes prevention, including lifestyle choices. The program also endeavors to eliminate disparities in health behavior and health outcomes, because risk factors are linked to issues like socio-economic class ("About Healthy People," 2012). Objectives are linked to public policy, too, as many of the health objectives pertain to improving community resources related to health such as improving public parks, boosting physical education in schools, and adding bicycle lanes in cities. Included in the Healthy People program are specific ten-year objectives to improve public and personal health in America.
The "Data" section of Healthy People 2020 is called Data2020. Data 2020 is an interactive tool designed to help people and health care professionals. The "Leading" section is for community leaders who wish to use the Healthy…...
mlaReferences
"About Healthy People," (2012). Healthy People.gov. Retrieved online: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/default.aspx
"Nutrition and Weight Status," (2012). HealthyPeople.gov. Retrieved online: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=29
"Physical Activity," (2012). Healthy People.gov. Retrieved online: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=33
ural Healthy People 2010 is a new initiative whose objectives include surveying local and state health leaders in rural areas. The intent of the survey is to identify "rural health priorities, synthesize available research and publications on these priorities, identify and describe models for practice and disseminate information to rural communities" (Gamm & Hutchinson, 2004). The rural healthy people project is focusing on developing practice models that rural health care communities can use to address problems and rural health priorities.
The project notes that many health challenges and public concerns exist within rural areas of the nations populations where more than 20% of the population resides (School ural Nursing, 2005). Further the project notes that many of the cultural, economic and social challenges facing the nation exist exclusively in rural settings. The project aims to recognize the unique needs of rural America and provide "illustrative solutions" for the conditions affecting each…...
mlaReferences:
Gamm, L. & Hutchison, L. (2004, Oct). "Rural healthy people 2010 - Evolving interactive practice." American Journal of Public Health, 94(10): 1711-1712. Available: http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/94/10/1711
School of Rural Public Health. "Rural Healthy People 2010." Texas A& M. University
System Health Science Center, Available: http://www.srph.tamhsc.edu/centers/rhp2010/default.htm
Conceptualizing CommunityIntroductionAccording to Healthy People 2030, there is an exhaustive list of indicators, a subset of high-priority people that need special health and wellbeing initiatives. For this paper, two indicators are selected: adolescents with major depressive episodes (MDEs) receiving treatment and obese children or adolescents1. Relevant to these indicators, factors like safety, exercise, diet, and healthcare access would be discussed with evidence from the literature.Adolescents with Major Depressive Episodes (MDEs) Receiving TreatmentFor keeping the neighborhood environment healthy, the health of adolescents needs to be on high priority since they are the future generation of our country. Research has supported that exercise would benefit adolescents who undergo major depressive disorders despite receiving treatment2. Reduction of depressive symptoms has been observed through exercise as physical activity generates heart rate with positive physical and psychological influences. It is interesting to note that evidence noted a link between high socioeconomic status and an increased…...
mla6. Smith JD, Fu E, Kobayashi MA. Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity and Its Psychological and Health Comorbidities. Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2020;16:351-378. doi:10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-100219-0602017. Smith JD, Fu E, Kobayashi MA. Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity and Its Psychological and Health Comorbidities. Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2020;16:351-378. doi:10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-100219-0602018. Sanyaolu A, Okorie C, Qi X, Locke J, Rehman S. Childhood and adolescent obesity in the United States: A public health concern. Glob Pediatr Health. 2019;6. doi:10.1177/2333794X198913059. An R, Yang Y, Hoschke A, Xue H, Wang Y. Influence of Neighborhood Safety on Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies. Obes Rev. 2017;18(11):1289-1309. doi:10.1111/obr.12585
It can be a little difficult to find accurate research on a specific incident like the 1993 Jack In the Box E. coli outbreak. Escherichia coli, commonly known as E. coli is a type of bacterium that is often located in the lower intestine of warm-blooded animals. E. coli lives in healthy people and animals, but some strains of E. coli can be very dangerous, causing significant gastrointestinal symptoms in impacted people. If you are infected with a dangerous strain, the symptoms can include severe cramping, bloody diarrhea, and even vomiting. People....
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