Question

On the Healthy People 2020 website, discuss which of the four foundation healthcare measures is the most important to improving people’s health.

Answer 1

Healthy People 2020 was nation wide a program initiated by United States Department of Health and Human Services with goals set to achieve healthy people by 2000 . Later the goals were revised and extended to

HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000-HELATHY PEOPLE 2010- HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020

In HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020

• Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death;
• Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups;
• Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all; and
• Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.

With the basic goals

1)health promotion

2) prevention of disease

3) health education

Vision of healthy people 2020

A society in which all people live long, healthy lives.

Mission of healthy people 2020

·         Identify nationwide health improvement priorities.

·         Increase public awareness and understanding of the determinants of health, disease, and disability and the opportunities for progress.

·         Provide measurable objectives and goals that are applicable at the national, State, and local levels.

·         Engage multiple sectors to take actions to strengthen policies and improve practices that are driven by the best available evidence and knowledge.

·         Identify critical research, evaluation, and data collection needs.

Identify – prevent disease –promote health awareness /health education -

IDENTIFY : It is very much require to be aware of and identify the disease break down – to take necessary measures.

The chronic condition –heart diseases is leading cause of death , obesity is a threaten to modern world with increasing economy and poor health conscious among the youth and children . Cancer is being a constant threat to modern science , with increasing knowledge and research we are struggling with cancer medicines .AIDS , pregnancy among the youth are to name the few conditions where the health service department are constantly working .

The acute break down of disease condition during natural calamities

PREVENTION :Once when identify the condition – we try to prevent the break down or slow down the progress of the disease

HEALTH PROMOTION is enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior to social and environmental interventions.

HEALTH EDUCATION – it’s a major part of to bring awareness to the public to prevent and promote .

Over the course the goals were revised , the 4 Foundation Health Measures are used to monitor progress toward promoting health, preventing disease and disability, eliminating disparities, and improving quality of life.

1. General Health Status

• Life expectancy-age specific death
• Healthy life expectancy:- in good health – free of limitation of activity – free of chronic disease
• Years of potential life lost- the people live less that 75yrs of age
• Physically and mentally unhealthy days
• Self-assessed health status
• Limitation of activity
• Chronic disease prevalence

2. Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being

1.       Physical, mental, and social health–related quality of life

2.       Well-being/satisfaction

3.       Participation in common activities

3. Determinants of Health

A range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status are known as determinants of health. Determinants of health include such things as biology, genetics, individual behavior, access to health services, and the environment in which people are born, live, learn, play, work, and age.

4. Disparities

differences in health status based on:

·         Race/ethnicity

·         Gender

·         Physical and mental ability

·         Geography

It has been noted that all Americans healthy life includes the availability of and access to:

• High-quality education
• Nutritious food
• Decent and safe housing
• Affordable, reliable public transportation
• Culturally sensitive health care providers
• Health insurance
• Clean water and non-polluted air

This will overall provide a better human necessity to be a healthy person irrespective of the decade .The goal to achieve healthy people is a measure to bring a healthy individual –healthy community –healthy America .

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