Healthy People 2020 Discussion Question

It is important to promote the professional role of the nurse to provide health promotion and disease preventive care. Collaborating with other health care professionals and consumer groups in the community in redesigning health care can help meet the goals for Healthy People 2020. Refer to http://www.healthypeople.gov/ to open the Healthy People 2020 home page. 1.Select the “Topics & Objectives” tab to access the 2020 Topics & Objectives – Objectives A-Z page. 2.Select one of the Healthy People “Topic Areas” for improving health.

Develop a PowerPoint presentation (15-20 slides) with accompanying speaker’s notes and citations. In the presentation, address the following:

1.State the objective of the presentation.

2.State the Healthy People 2020 focus area your group has selected and the rationale for selection of the specific focus area.

3.Explain how the focus area relates to the individual, the family, and the community, as well as to all age groups throughout the life span.

4.Identify ways to enhance or optimize health in the selected focus area using evidence-based research. A minimum of three peer-reviewed articles must be utilized.

5.Address the health disparity among different segments of the population for the selected focus area.

6.Provide a brief description of at least two community resources and at least two website resources for professionals and clients.

7.Provide a brief profile of at least one health-related organization for the selected focus area. APA style is required for essays only. Solid academic writing is always expected. For all assignment delivery options, documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. This assignment uses a rubric.

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Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.