NR 443 - WEEK 1: COMMUNITY NURSING DISCUSSION WEEK 1 THREAD 1. Q & A.
WEEK 1
Healthy People 2020 (graded)
The federal government developed Healthy
... [Show More] People as a set of national health objectives that are
periodically evaluated to measure progress in the nation’s health goals and healthcare services. HP 2020
has a renewed focus on identifying, measuring, tracking, and reducing health disparities through a
determinants-of-health approach.
This week, please briefly discuss a Healthy People 2020 objective under the topic area of your choice. Go
to www.healthypeople.gov and select any one of the objectives under the topic area of your interest.
Using the local, national, or international news, describe actions you, as a community health nurse, could
take in formulating policy changes to help promote the objective you have selected. Cite references to
support your views.
Please note:
There is a helpful "Introduction to Healthy People 2020 website" document in Doc Sharing to aid you in
navigating the HP 2020 website.
Our textbook, Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (5th ed.) was
published prior to the final version of Healthy People 2020, resulting in some of the book content
differing from the Healthy People 2020 website.
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2/17/2015 8:26:56 PM
Hello Class,
In the United States we have many health issues to examine. Healthy People 2020 is designed to address
these issues and reduce the disparity in health care in our nation. This week go to the Healthy People
website and find a topic area that is your passion and explore this topic of interest. Think of your
personal experiences, community-local, national, and state and formulate ideas to how we can impact
this issue as a community health nurse. My guess is you will find not one but many that interest you. I
find when I look at the topics there is truly not just one topic of interest. As a part of my practice in
community health I saw the devastating effects of many of these factors every day.
How about you? How can you relate to the current concerns and how can we make a difference as
nurses?~Dr Hamilton
Class: You may begin posting in this TD on Sunday, March 1, 2015 for credit.
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