BACKGROUND : Heart Disease in the United States Heart disease is the leading cau
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BACKGROUND: Heart Disease in the United States
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that’s 1 in every 4 deaths. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of heart disease, killing over 370,000 people annually. Every year about 735,000 Americans have a heart attack. Of these, 525,000 are a first heart attack and 210,000 happen in people who have already had a heart attack.
“The National Prevention Strategy is a comprehensive plan that will help increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life. Created by the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council in consultation with the public and an Advisory Group of outside experts, the Strategy recognizes that good health comes not just from receiving quality medical care but from stopping disease before it starts (CDC, 2014).”
In order to achieve the goals of the National Prevention Strategy, evidence-based recommendations have been provided to public health professionals to facilitate active engagement in four broad strategic directions. These directives are 1) Building healthy and safe community environments; 2) Expanding quality preventive services in both clinical and community settings; 3) Empowering people to make healthy choices; and, 4) Eliminating health disparities (CDC, 2014).
As a public health professional in charge of outreach programs at your state health department, you have been tasked with briefing your director on a novel program that you can implement which will exemplify your state’s efforts towards meeting the goals of the National Prevention Strategy. You choose to develop a program that targets the Cardiovascular system, and link that program to the potential contribution it can have in 1 of the 4 directives of the National Prevention Strategy.
Summary of Learning Objectives:
Use library discovery tools to identify credible or professional journal articles.
Determine appropriate use of data, statistical methods, and laboratory procedures for problem
identification and resolution, and program planning, implementation and evaluation.
Summarize information from popular and professional articles.
Apply evidence-based biological principles to development and implementation of disease
prevention, control, or management of programs.
PROCEDURE A. General Instructions • Write a 2-3 page paper on a prevention or intervention strategy for a cardiovascular disease that will meet the goals of the National Prevention Strategy. B. Content • Choosing “healthy eating or active living” as our priority area, discuss a prevention strategy for the cardiovascular disease you worked on for Assignment 1 (Mind Map). Discuss: a. Definition of the disease, classification/types, cause, signs and symptoms, prognosis, and diagnosis b. The public health burden of the disease (incidence and prevalence, morbidity and mortality, economic burden) c. What are the risk and protective factors for this disease? d. Why is it important from a public health perspective? e. What is the impact of preventable deaths and major illness? Prevention/Intervention Strategies a. Develop a prevention program or intervention strategy to combat the disease. Make sure you explain how this strategy will address the disease; does it target a particular risk factor or facilitate behavior change? Be specific. b. Discuss- target population for your program (age, race, socioeconomic status, etc.); which of the National Prevention Strategy strategic directions does your program/intervention target? Explain why and how it meets that target, and lastly, discuss the strengths and limitations of your prevention/intervention strategy. • C. Submission 1. Paper format must be in APA manuscript style- that is, a title page and appropriate header on subsequent pages including page numbers. 2. 2-3 pages (2 spacing, 12 pt. times new roman, 1 inch margins). Page number requirement does not include title page or references pages 3. 5-10 references with in-text citations and reference section in APA style 4. Good grammar and correct spelling are expected so please proofread before submitting. 5. Save the document using the file name: Lastname_Firstname_reflectionpaper1 (where “Lastname” and “Firstname” refer to your last and first names) 6. Submit your paper as a Microsoft Word document to the link provided on Blackboard. (Non- Word documents or assignments submitted via email will not be graded)
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Heart disease
Definition:- It is a disease which affects the heart.
types of heart diseases are
signs and symptoms of heart disease are
chest pain, High blood pressure, stroke.
As we know heart disease is a major burden to the public in america and even all around the world. It is worth to implemtent preventive measures in schools for children and to all age group.
Statistics of heart disease:-
2008-25% of deaths
35% of women die of CVD compared to men.
In 2014 it was increased to 47%
preventive measures may include
As a public health prespective it is important to implement health programs because cardio vascular disease or heart disease hampers the work performance in adult age group and school performance in children which is a hindrance to society.
Public health programs should be implemented to reach all age group. It may include
Thses health programs are targeted mainly to children group. Because this group is the future citizens. Early CVD may hamper their studies and work performance. if these programs can be reached to children age group heart disease can be prevented in future.
Strength if this is prevention is better than cure. so early diagnosis, lifestyle changes and diet will improve the health in future.
limitations might be due to inappropriate information provided by chidren can give wrong interpretation.And the study done in chidren should include large population to give a better result.
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