Community Health Case 2

Healthy People 2020: Understanding and Improving Health

Please answer the following 5 questions:

1. Discuss whether or not you believe that the mission and goals for Healthy People 2020 are reasonable given the major health concerns facing our communities. Of the 2020 topics, discuss Hearing and Other Sensory or Communication Disorders and its impact on public health. (Must use all following resources)

· Brush, C. A., Kelly, M. M., Greene, D., Gaffney, M., Kattwinkel, J., & French, M. (2005). Meeting the challenge: Using policy to improve children’s health. American Journal of Public Health, 95(11), 1904. Retrieved from ProQuest.

· Hearing and Other Sensory or Communication Disorders. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/hearing-and-other-sensory-or-communication-disorders

· Klein, K. E., Spratford, M., Redfern, A., & Walker, E. A. (2019). Effects of grade and school services on children's responsibility for hearing aid care. American Journal of Audiology (Online), 28(3), 673-685. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.trident.edu:2048/10.1044/2019_AJA-19-0005

2. Compare and contrast the “focus areas” for Healthy People 2010 vs. Healthy People 2020. (tip: 2010 had 28 focus areas, 2020 has 42 focus) Must use all resources provided.

· What are their similarities?

· Are there any differences?

· “In your opinion” and given the current health trends, why is “Access to Health Services” the single most important health topic for Healthy People 2020?

Resources:

Hardy, L. J., Bohan, K. D., & Trotter, R. T. (2013). Synthesizing evidence-based strategies and community-engaged research: a model to address social determinants of health. Public Health Reports, 128(6_suppl3), 68-76.

Healthy People - Healthy People Homepage. (2020, September 25). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/index.htm

Masic, I. (2018). Public health aspects of global population health and well-being in the 21st century regarding determinants of health. International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 9(1), 4.

3. Briefly discuss how “a commitment” by a state or local health department can meet the objectives of Healthy People 2020 and affect public policy. Must incorporate resource provided.

· Adeniyi, O. V., Longo-Mbenza, B., & Goon, D. (2015). Female sex, poverty and globalization as determinants of obesity among rural South African type 2 diabetics: a cross-sectional study. BMC public health, 15(1), 298

4. What is the role of “Healthier US” and what are the policy and environmental changes that are directed toward achieving a healthier lifestyle? Identify a policy of environmental change that you believe will result in actually achieving a healthier lifestyle. Justify your position. Use

· Woolf, S. H., Johnson, R. E., Phillips, R. L., & Philipsen, M. (2007). Giving everyone the health of the educated: An examination of whether social change would save more lives than medical advances. American Journal of Public Health, 97(4), 679-683. Retrieved from ProQuest.

5. Do you consider it to be appropriate for a state or county health department to set objectives which are not compatible with CDC's Healthy People 2020 topics and objectives? Please support your position. Use one of the assigned readings as a reference.

· Potvin, L., Gendron, S., Bilodeau, A., & Chabot, P. (2005) Integrating social theory into public health practice. American Journal of Public Health, 95(4), 591. Retrieved from ProQuest.

Length: 4-5 pages, APA format, scholarly sources required and provided.