In local community. What health-related issue currently affects a large number of people within your community? How could research help address this issue? How would you go about obtaining more data on the health-related issue you identified?
Please respond in first person, share personal experiences, and ask questions to further develop your understanding of how evidence-based practice can affect health-related issues at the community level.
Ans) Health indicators can include measurements of illness or disease - such as birth and death measures like infant mortality and the national leading causes of death, as well as individual behaviors related to health, such as smoking, diet and nutrition and exercise. Indicators can change over time.
- Measures to be taken:
• GIVE TO A FOOD BANK. BUILD FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. ORGANIZE
A LOCAL RUN/WALK. SPEAK AT A HIGH SCHOOL. ...
RUN A HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE. GET INVOLVED WITH A LOCAL CHURCH. CREATE A
BONE MARROW REGISTRY. OFFER A COMMUNITY HEALTH SCREENING.
• BUILDBUILD AN URBAN GARDEN. ORGANIZE A COMMUNITY CLEAN UP. BUILD
A LOCAL PARK.
In local community. What health-related issue currently affects a large number of people within your community?...
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