and has grown in epidemic proportions. Defining obesity as the weight of the body which is excessive to healthy people and is the greatest public health challenge currently in the United States. The World Health Organization has stated that 2.8 million adults will die due to obesity in the world (World Health Organization, 2012). This paper will discuss the resourcefulness of Healthy People 2020 to fight obesity, discuss federal, state, and local agencies assigned with managing this problem, will
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United States approximately 23.6 million people are affected by diabetes making diabetes the 7th leading cause of death (Healthy People 2020, 2012). Diabetes is a disease that results in the body either not producing or not using insulin properly. Complications from uncontrolled diabetes can result in devastating effects on almost every system in the body. Diabetes is so prevalent that the disease has become a national health objective in the Healthy People 2020 agenda. In 2010 North Carolina had approximately
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from the list regarding health disparities. After viewing the list on Healthy People 2020, the focus of my research turned to Dementias including Alzheimer’s disease this is indicated as “new” to the list. According to the Healthy People 2020, one goal is to “Reduce the morbidity and costs associated with, and maintain or enhance the quality of life for persons with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease” (Healthy People 2020, 2015). The dementias are a growing concern in our country with the
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of Healthy People 2020 as it applies to mental illness. Third, this paper will review my work place assessment for barriers for the care and treatment of mentally ill patients. Finally, this paper will review a short presentation I gave to co-workers in an effort to aid in better treatment for the mentally ill. Recent figures suggest that in 2004, approximately 1 in 4 adults in the United States had had a mental health disorder in the past year, most commonly anxiety or depression ("Healthy People
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Thinking Assignment 1 Healthy People 2020 Healthy People was established in 1979 by the Department of Health and Human Services with a mission to improve health and well-being across the entire nation (Nutrition, Health and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness.). Healthy People tracks information about disease, health equity, disparities, overall wellness, and hundreds of other important categories (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). The Healthy People initiative tracks and
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personal health behaviors (U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, 2011). This paper will examine the Healthy People 2020 objective HDS-3, Reducing Stroke Deaths (U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2011), and how the promotion of this objective has progressed since it’s Healthy People 2010, 12-7, predecessor. History The Healthy People initiative was introduced in 1979, by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), in an
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organizations and societies. HLT 314V WEEK 4 DISCUSSION 2 Access the Healthy People in Action section of the Healthy People 2020 website: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/Healthy-People-in-Action Select State Plans from the drop-down menu of the “Healthy People in Action” tab above the main page content. Pick a state (or territory) which has not already been selected by a classmate, and access that state’s 2020 Healthy People Plans. Select and summarize one area in the plan you selected that pertains
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Health People 2020 Objectives Health People 2020 Objectives In today’s society it has never been more pressing for society to take serious its health and health practices and make changes to better themselves. Using Health People 2020 as a foundation this paper will serve to identify objectives and identify how biological risk (including age-related risk), environmental risk (including economic risk), and behavioral risk contribute to family health risks for those objectives noted by Health
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obesity that is identified in the selected community setting from the Neighborhood, the team will introduce an innovative program that will target this major health issue and improve the health of this population. In this presentation, the Healthy People 2020 indicator will be referred as it relates to childhood obesity and contributes to the nursing role. The statistics information and the risk factors associated with childhood obesity will be presented. The team will also provide information that
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settings, including community health clinics, churches, homeless shelters, and schools,” (p. 19). Community health nurses aim to improve health outcomes and improve the infrastructure used to monitor and manage disease within the community. Healthy People 2020 has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time to improve health outcomes. Each community has unique needs and the role of the community health nurse is to work with and provide comprehensive care to patients within the community
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