Essay On Healthy People 2020

Healthy people 2020 objectives related to adolescent is to reduce use of cigarettes use by adolescents by 3.5 percent and the initiation of cigarette use by 2 percent. Another goal would be to reduce the number of adolescents that are exposed to cigarette smoke by 4.5 percent. Statistics from Healthy People 2020 show that in 2008 and 2009 19.5 percent of adolescents were current smokers, 6.3 percent had just begun smoking in the past 12 months, and 45.5 percent of adolescents who do not smoke were exposed to secondhand smoke (Healthy people 2020, 2017). We believe the overall goal for this population is to increase their knowledge of tobacco’s negative effects on their health. The purpose of education on this topic would be to reduce the number of people who use these products, which would increase the population's overall health by helping reduce secondhand smoke exposure.
The nursing diagnosis that suited our population and the goals stated by Healthy People 2020 is readiness for enhanced knowledge based on the general population’s shown interest in the effects of smoking on their health. The population has shown interest in further education by attending support groups, trying
Asthma, a disease known to be caused by first and second hand smoke, isn't curable but can be managed before it leads to COPD or death (World Health Organization, 2017). According to the World Health Organization, some of the secondary and tertiary interventions would include things such as avoiding certain allergens and any non-specifics triggers and medical treatments such as anti-inflammatory medications (Institute of medicine, 2011). Managing COPD is best done by first having the patient quit smoking. Quitting will also help with the reduction of mortality for patients, improving lung function, and improve any symptoms associated with COPD (Institute of Medicine,