I | Community Milieu | Introduce Section | 5 | | | | | Explore and provide qualitative description of the selected census tract | 35 | | | | | Include history of the county and windshield/sneaker survey | 40 | | | | | Draw conclusions from the data | 5 | | | | | Summarize the findings | 5 | | | | | APA | 10 | | | | | | 100 | | | | | | | | | II | County Description | Introduce Section | 5 | | | | | Describe the following topics for the county
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Week 1 Assignment SCI/163 March 31, 2010 Healthy People 2020 Scavenger Hunt 1. What is the mission of Healthy People 2020? The mission is to educate people about diseases, health issues and how to be healthier. 2. List five new topic areas for Healthy People 2020? Global Health Blood Disorders and Blood Safety Sleep Health Adolescent Health Early and Middle Childhood 3. Select one topic area from Healthy People 2020. What is the goal of the topic? What is one
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nutrition standards for food and beverages for children in pre-school. The goal by 2020 is to have 34 states with nutrition standards for foods and beverages. I believe it is important for states to have standards for nutrition and beverage when it comes to children eating in school settings. With America’s soaring rates of obesity, I think it’s important to teach children good eating habits at a young age. Healthy people 2020 talks about pre-schools maintaining consistent programs that follow the laws
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Today article, the topic of obesity, and how it is related to Healthy People 2020. While I agree with the Medical News Article that a lack of exercise is a cause of obesity, I disagree that it is the sole cause. Increasing obesity in the U.S. is not in agreement with the objectives of the nationwide program ‘Healthy People 2020.’ This health prevention program was implemented by the federal government in 2010. The goals of Healthy People 2020 are: 1) Attain high-quality, longer lives
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Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION Health Promotion: Educating The Nurse and The Public Kurt Luedtke Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Vicki Denson Health Promotion The Healthy People 2010 report designates nursing as one of the prime proponents of health promotion. Nurses are the largest single group of health care providers in the United States with an estimated 2.6 million registered nurses practicing (ANA) throughout the country. As
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Hepler & Kim, 2012). While many people face challenges in access to healthcare, members of minority populations face even greater barriers. In an effort to combat some of these difficulties, the Department of Health & Human Services established the Healthy People 2020 initiative. Healthy People 2020 is an evidence based plan designed to improve the health of our country’s people by reducing preventable health diseases (“About Healthy People”, 2010). The people native to the Hawaiian Islands face
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Running head: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND POPULATION TASK 1 Community Health and Population Task 1 Jasha Beavers Western Governors University Community Health and Population Task 1 A Green County is 678 square miles of land located in the southwestern region of Missouri. This county has many recreational opportunities and serves the community well by offering a zoo, many parks and museums, and large natural bodies of water (The Park, n.d.). Greene County has several educational opportunities with
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According to the office of Management and Budget’s “American Indian or Alaskan Native” refers to one who has origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America, including Central America, and maintains ties and connections to a tribe or tribal community (United States Census Bureau, 2010). Results of the 2010 census revealed there were 5.2 million people or 1.7 percent of the population who were Native American/ Alaskan Native. Chronic diseases and risk factors among AI/AN groups
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C228-Community Health Nursing-Task 1 Misty Sherman Western Governors University Identification of Community Brazoria County, Tx is located just south of Harris county, extending from Houston to the Gulf of Mexico. It includes the cities of Pearland, Manvel, Alvin, Angleton, Sweeny, Lake Jackson, and Freeport. Of these, Angleton is the county seat, but Pearland has the greatest population (City-data.com, 2015). As of 2012, Brazoria County contained a population of 77% urban and 23% rural (City-data
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Community Health Nursing Reflection NUR/405 Cynthia Januale Community Health Nursing Reflection This assignment was very interesting and unique compared to other assignments that I have had in the past. Visiting and studying the community that I chose gave me quite the insight on various issues that, had it not been for this assignment, I may not have picked up on before. “In any setting, the role of public health nurses focuses on the prevention of illness, injury or disability, the
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