Our world has become increasing smaller with the increase in air travel and communication. At one time a trip overseas would take weeks‚ now that travel is possible in just a few hours. News that once took days or weeks to arrive‚ is now immediately available. This shift to a more global society changes the dynamics of culture and the provision of health care. Health care organizations need to be aware of global heath issues and the impacts for the community from a public health perspective (Mauer
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Pediatric Healthy People 2020 The organization Healthy People 2020 establishes benchmarks while monitoring the progress over time (healthypeople.gov). They empower individuals to make healthier decisions while trying to prevent infection/illness‚ and they collaborate with different groups and organizations for the best outcome by using evidence base practice (healthypeople.gov). One of the most common vaccinations is the measles‚ mumps‚ and rubella also known as the M.M.R. A child receives this
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Complete the Healthy People 2020 Scavenger Hunt by accessing the Healthy People website located at www.healthypeople.gov. 1. What is the mission of Health People 2020? What is the mission of Health People 2020? The mission of Healthy People 2020 is to identify nationwide health improvement priorities‚ increase public awareness‚ provide measurable goals and objectives‚ strengthen policies‚ improve practices‚ and identify critical research‚ evaluation‚ and data collection needs. 2. List five
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Healthy People 2020: Childhood Immunizations Every year‚ the number of preventable diseases fluctuates. In 2008 the number of measles cases worldwide was 147‚181‚ and in 2011 the number of cases was 356‚632. However‚ in 2014‚ the number was back down to 138‚386 (Council on Foreign Relations‚ n.d.). The suffering related to childhood preventable diseases like: polio‚ measles‚ mumps‚ chicken pox‚ and whooping cough‚ is a tragedy that not only affects the infected individual‚ but also the family‚ community
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Healthy People 2020: Genetic Testing The objective that I chose from the Healthy People 2020 Objectives was to increase the proportion of genetic testing. This is a new objective‚ having not been included in Healthy People 2010. The genomics discipline is a budding field and it concerns the study of an individual’s genome. Genomics uses knowledge of the molecular source of a disease in order to help predict‚ treat and quantify the likelihood of disease reoccurrence. For years‚ Katie Couric and
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The results of focus this community to promote healthy nutrition and maintenance of healthy body weight to prevent diseases‚ resident disability‚ death and decreased illness inherited new generation. The Nutrition and Weight Status objectives for Healthy People 2020 display great supporting in healthy body weight preservation and balance nutrition for all ages residents. Additionally‚ population behaviors‚ skills and education point up in this objective as well policies and City of Hialeah organizations
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Healthy People 2020: Physical Activity an Effort to Decrease Childhood Obesity Florida International University Care of Communities: Community Health Nursing NUR4636 Professor Maria De Los Santos April 16‚ 2014 Healthy People provide a 10-year national objective for improving the health of Americans. It has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to encourage collaborations across the country‚ empowering individuals toward making knowledgeable
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Predicated by outcome-based predictors‚ the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPTF) and Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) are combined efforts that have set forth the goals for national standards of evidence-based recommendations of clinical preventive services such as screenings‚ counseling services and preventive medications. The core domains of both these national endeavors are grounded in principals of health promotion and disease prevention with goals‚ initiatives and recommendations
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improving the health of all groups of people. Healthy People 2020 defines health equity as the “attainment of the highest level of health for all people (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion‚ 2016). Achieving health equity requires valuing everyone equally with focused and ongoing societal efforts to address avoidable inequalities‚ historical and contemporary injustices‚ and the elimination of health and health care disparities. Healthy People 2020 defines a health disparity as “a particular
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Healthy People 2020 is a program launched in 2010 that provides a science-based 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. This program established benchmarks and monitored progress in the healthcare system over time with the aim of encouraging collaborations across the communities and sectors‚ empowering individuals towards making informed health decisions as well as measure the impact of prevention activities in the country (CDC‚ 2008). Healthy people 2020 indicate that
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