Question

Community Health Newsletter Students will be responsible for developing a community health newsletter that will provide education on a chronic illness that is affecting clients/patients at their field internship site OR a topic you would like to address. Treat this assignment as if you were going to hand this to patients/clients at your field internship site. This needs to be ONE page and no longer. The following information should be included in your newsletter: 1. Title of your newsletter 2. National and Local statistics on your selected chronic condition. 2 should be local and 4 should be national (ie Diabetes rates in NYC and rates in United States) 3. 2 behavioral and 2 Non-behavioral factors that contribute to the health problem you have chosen (1. Behavioral: lack of exercise and consumption of sugary drinks AND Non- Behavioral: lack of knowledge and high-cost of healthy foods) 4. Discuss 2-3 preventive measures that help decrease this chronic condition is physical activity, consuming low-fat foods, etc.) 5. List 2 or more Healthy People 2020 goals/objectives that are in place to help reduce the rates of this chronic condition (ie these can be found on the HP2020 website) 6. Any relevant information that you would like to include TIPS -Use data from reputable sources (CDC, American Heart Association, etc) -Include catchy pictures and diagrams Answer all of the concepts 01-06 Look at examples below

Answer 1

​​ARTHRITIS : STOP REDUCING ACTIVITY'S

Statistcs: 27 million Americans were suffering with arthritis ,29.3% population of age group reported arthritis .

12000 new cases reported in UK

15% population ie 180 millions people in india reported arthrits

State wide Andhra Pradesh- 68.0%,Bangalore-17.0%,Jammu&Kashmir - 24.9%,Tamilnadu 18.6% Cases of arthrits reported.

Factors contribute Arthritis

Behavioral factors: Unhealthy food habits,smoking,Overweight

Non Behavioral factors :infections,joint injury.

Preventive measures:

Muscles strength exercises,weight management,supportive devices use like crtutches

Healthy people goal

Reduce bone diseases among females aged65 - AOCBC.

reduce smoking starting by adults..

Other information: Arthritis is inflammation of one are more joint's,causing pain and stiffness that can worsen with age .

Foods reduce arthritis : citrus fruits ,fish rich in omega three fatty acids,green tea,low fat dietary products ,nuts.