Question

For this week’s Discussion, review the priority areas established by these two organizations from your Learning Resources:

1. Healthy People 2020 framework (USDHHS, 2010)
2. United Nations (UN, n.d.)

Then select one priority area from each of these two organizations that you believe might advance quality in addressing Heart Disease and Stroke.

Post an explanation of the role that U.S. national (Healthy People 2020) and international (UN Sustainable Developmental Goals) goals and objectives would play in advancing quality in public health. Then, list the priority area and organization you selected for your final project and explain how this priority area might advance quality in the Final Project health issue you have chosen. Be specific and provide examples in your response

Priority area: The Healthy Minnesota 2020 framework 1.1 – to reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke risk by decreasing tobacco use among all residents.

Answer 1

Healthy people 2020

A prevention agenda for building a healthier nation was launched by the Federal government in 2010, December called ' Healthy people 2020'. This is proposed by the Department of Health and human services( DHSS). This programme has four planned goals. They are: ' Attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable diseases , injury and premature death, Archieve health equity and eliminate disparities, Create social and physical environment that promote good health for all, Promote quality of life, health development and healthy behaviours across all life stages.' ( Healthy people 2020)

There are many areas covered by this prevention agenda among them one of the important contemporary issues are Heart Disease and stroke.

Priority area: The healthy Minnesota 2020 ; Reduce Cardiovascular disease and stroke by reducing the tobacco use among residents.

Leading causes of death in US are mainly Cardiovascular disease and stroke. Most of the risk factors of Cardiovascular diseases and stroke are preventable. So the improvement in cardiovascular health can be achieved through prevention, detection, quality life and the treatment of heart attacks and stroke.  

The major risk factors are:

hyperlipidemia

High Blood pressure

Diabetes

Obesity

Smoking( Tobacco)

Physical inactivity.

The state used to spend more amount for Cardiovascular problems than spending for other health problems.

Tobacco use and Cardiovascular disease and Stroke

In the US , death caused by heart disease due to smoking is more than the death caused by lung cancer due to smoking. Tobacco smoking is the single largest preventable cause of heart disease.

Nicotine in Tobacco causes increase in BP, leads to damage in blood vessels resulting in stroke, blood clots and haemorrhages. Carbon monoxide, that affects the oxygen carrying capacity of blood, is present in considerable amount in Tobacco smoke. So in long run vital organs will be deprived of oxygen.

Suggestion to be implemented are:

' Encouraging the Minnesota department of health to adopt the smoking prevention and cessation approach developed by the Centers for Disease control and prevention( CDC) on community preventive services as the standard practice, Seek state funds for tobacco cessation programme, Create an incentive and payment system for providing smoking cessation and prevention to Minnesota Health care programme( MHCP), incorporate new smoking cessation certification requirements in to Health care Home Training.'( Minnesota Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Plan.)