Healthy People Discussion

NSG 4410

Population Health Nursing

Guidelines for the Healthy People

The subject of this is the AGGREGATE (vulnerable population) and the community that the aggregate lives in. For example, the aggregate could be children living in poverty, maybe in the rural community of Hurtsboro, AL. The students will be working with the aggregate population they chose during the preceptorship experience from NSG 4411. Some of the information from the NSG 4411 Community Assessment Project may be useful in writing this , however, do not cut and paste directly from the previous assignment. (See below)

The discussion has seven parts to it:

1. a. Describe the aggregate’s location using demographic data: You may pull in any

demographics you used from your Community Assessment, such as population, averages,

most common occupations, race, and education and income levels. Remember to

paraphrase the information you have previously written. You should also briefly

describe the aggregate. The idea is to give a snapshot of this aggregate and where this

aggregate lives.

A very helpful website to access is http://factfinder.census.gov/ go to fast access, enter

your community (city, state) then click on “fact sheet” and “people” for details about your

community. You will need to cite this information and list in your references.

b. The environmental and economic conditions really do affect the aggregates’ health care

needs. What are some of the social, economic, and environmental factors that determines

the health status of your aggregate population?

2. Describe the leading causes of death, extent of disability, and morbidity-(illness) for this

aggregate-might not find death for children but could be adults such as heart disease for

obese children. This may be based on census data that you find on the web for this

aggregate, or your own observations of people in that community.

3. Describe the health risk factors or stressors facing this aggregate: This is based on your

own observations and research findings (such as incidence or prevalence of poverty of

children in rural areas and any health risk conditions such as lack of immunizations or

dental care).

4. Discuss three Healthy People 2020 objectives (not topics) which apply to your aggregate:

Go to the https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives website and you will see

a list of topics from A-Z. Each topic area will direct you to a list of objectives. List three

objectives that you identify as health risks facing your aggregate and discuss how they

apply to your aggregate. For example, if one of the topics you identify is “Access to Health

Services”, then search under the topic the objective that applies to your aggregate.

Objective AHS-3, “Increase the proportion of persons with a usual primary care provider”

because the aggregate population lives in a rural community and there are limited

healthcare providers, the nearest facility is….

5. According to the Healthy People Midcourse Reviews 2010 and Healthy People 2020 ,

what, if any, progress has been made toward achievement of each Healthy People

2020 objective? Go to https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/data-search/midcourse-review

to find this information by clicking on All Topic Areas and find your topic. You can then

click on the + sign to the right and expand the area to see more about the Midcourse

Review progress data specific to the objectives that you choose. (This information can also

Be accessed this from the Healthy People 2020 website by clicking on Data Search tab.

6. Identify the one Healthy People 2020 objective (from the 3 you chose) you feel to be

the most pertinent to your aggregate, identify, and discuss a strategy to promote health for

this aggregate through inter- and intra-professional communication. You would select the

objective that most closely applies to your aggregate and discuss a plan of action to be

optimized through communication practices that would benefit your aggregate population.

7. Using three research-based articles from peer-reviewed Journals published within the last

five (5) years (see examples of research under APA information). Cite three (3)

interventions for improving the health status of the residents of your assigned aggregate

based on the Healthy People 2020 objective you chose as the most pertinent.

Example: Objective AHS-3 was the most pertinent, what interventions are being done to

improve access or reduce costs? The Healthy People 2020 website (#4) also provides some

of this information under the Interventions & Resources tab.