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 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. Rapid identification and control of emerging infectious diseases as well as other threats to public health, promotes health abroad, prevents the international spread of disease, and protects the health of the U.S. population.
Global Health concerns encompass more than infectious diseases. Non-communicable diseases are among the leading causes of disability worldwide. These conditions include diabetes and obesity, mental illness, substance abuse disorders, and injuries. As social and economic conditions in developing countries change and their health systems and surveillance improve, more focus will be needed to address non-communicable diseases, mental health, substance abuse disorders, and, especially, injuries.
National objectives in global health include reducing the number of cases of malaria reported in the United States, decreasing the tuberculosis (TB) case rate for immigrants living in the United States, increasing the number of Global Disease Detection Regional...
Obesity Healthy People 2020 and Obesity among children in California The obesity epidemic has extensive implications for our public health, both as a state and as a nation. Unfortunately, this epidemic is not limited to adults. To the contrary, the number of children in California who are clinically obese has been on a steady rise as well. According to the U.S. Department of Human Health Services, between 1994 and 2010, "the obesity
Childhood Obesity Healthy People 2020 Objectives include the growing acknowledgment in the areas of research, clinical practice and policy that the early and middle years of childhood make provision of the "physical, cognitive, and social-emotional foundation for lifelong health, learning and well-being." (p.1) Healthy nutrition is among the goals of Healthy People 2020 and included in these nutrition goals are consumption of various foods that are nutrient-dense across all the groups
Hypertension is defined as systolic BP of at least 140 mm HG and diastolic BP of at least 90 mm Hg, self-reported use of antihypertensive medications, or both. (Ostchega, 2005-2006) Hypertension, according to the joint national committee 6 and 7, is classified into the following stages: Classification of Blood Pressure for Adults Aged ? 18 Years: JNC 7 versus JNC JNC 7 Blood Pressure Category JNC 6 Blood Pressure Category SBP (mm Hg) and/or DBP (mm Hg) Normal Optimal < 120 Pre-hypertension Or Normal < 130 High-normal Or Hypertension: Hypertension: Stage Stage Or Stage Or Stage Or Stage Or (Linda
Healty People 2020 -- Binge Drinking Healthy People 2020 Healthy People 2020 -- Binge Drinking This report covers the topic of Healthy People 2020 and their focus on reducing the amount of binge drinking in adults over the next 10 years. This paper will cover the current situation, the improvability of the metric, the inclusiveness of the metric, a review of the literature related to the topic, a statistical comparison between Michigan and
Healthy People 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
High Risk Family Type: Healthy People 2010 Homelessness: Health Risks and Prevention For the purpose of national census statistics and for clarification of this discussion, a homeless person is defined as one living on the street, in deserted apartment buildings or one who spends nights at a homeless shelter. Due to the difficulty of counting the homeless, statistics in recent years have been variable. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and
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