Million Heart Initiative Case Study

Million Hearts Campaign The goals of health promotion and disease prevention are central to the nursing practice. These goals are helping people to be and stay healthy, managing health of those suffering from chronic diseases and disability, and creating environments that promote health (Pender, Murdaugh, & Parsons, 2015). The federal government has also supported these goals by implementing initiatives that cover the wide range of topics from chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, dementia, mental disorders, heart diseases, and respiratory diseases to tobacco use, substance abuse, physical activity, and food safety (“Explore Federal,” 2017). The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of a federal initiative “Million Hearts” including its mission and population of interest. The paper will also provide a background and a clinical significance of the topic of the initiative as well as specific goals and interventions of the initiative. Furthermore, this paper will also provide evidence-based literature to support the interventions in “Million Hearts” initiative along with an assessment of these
However, as per the American Heart Association (AHA) (2015), the risk of heart disease increases with increase in the age (both men and women) with most them being 60 years and older. The age, along with some other risk factors (both modifiable and non-modifiable) can contribute to the heart diseases in any individual (“Cardiovascular Disease,” 2011). The modifiable risk factors are hypertension, obesity, cholesterol levels, smoking habit, diet, diabetes, and physical activity (“Cardiovascular Disease,” 2011). Non-modifiable risk factors include age, family history, and gender (“Cardiovascular Disease,” 2011). Therefore, the population of interest in this initiative is the adults and older adults with both modifiable and non-modifiable risk