Community Health Priorities In Anoka County

The priority health needs are obesity, stroke, pulmonary disease/smoking, and access to care with 40% of the population residing in rural areas of the county. Also, important to note, is that 25% of the residents are greater than 65 years of age with an incline in elderly residents noted during the 2016 assessment.

The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids’ campaign for The Meth Project- Meth: Not Even Once “was founded in 2005 by the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, in response to the growing Meth epidemic in the U.S. Today, the Meth Project is a program of the national nonprofit organization The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. The Meth Project is a large-scale prevention program aimed at reducing Meth use through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach. Central to the program is a research-based marketing campaign, community action programs, and an in-school lesson all designed to communicate the risks of Meth use” (http://www.methproject.org/about).

Obesity in America is real and profoundly alarming when you look at the major impact it has on our communities. Major health concerns like diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure cases are at an all time high. Specifically, the disparity between low-income urban inner cities in regards to obesity as compared to more upper class wealthier communities makes you take pause. This relates to my professional goals of going back into my community as an activist and organizer of issues related to my environment, like health and education.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force encourages rigorous behavioral dietary counseling interventions for adults with hyperlipidemia and other known cardiovascular and diet-related chronic disease such as diabetes (Healthy People.gov, 2011). Creating nutritional and physical activity worksite programs assist in the Healthy People 2020 objective to reduce the incidence of obesity. Another strategy to decrease the occurrence of obesity is to educate families on the importance of reducing the amount of time spent watching TV, movies, playing video games, or searching the Internet. To support families, alternative physical activities should be recommended and available for families. In an effort to fight obesity, Kent county needs increased public awareness of healthier food choices, availability of local fresh fruit and vegetables, and engaging in regular cardiovascular or strengthening exercise. This can be accomplished by a health fair sponsored by Bayhealth Medical Center, partnering with local farms, such as Fifer Farms, local fitness centers, and the YMCA.

A comprehensive and well-designed community focus group provides a better understanding of local attitudes regarding public health issues and challenges (Clark et al., 2003). I would implement my focus group

Summit County has several factors leading to poor access to comprehensive, quality health care. The poverty rate is 16%, the unemployment rate is 7.2%, and the uninsured rate is 14.1% (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). There is also a high obesity rate of 28.4% . (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). According to Milio's framework for prevention (2014) the people that make up these statistics show that lower income, uninsured individuals have a poor health status compared to employed, insured individuals. Therefore, they are at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease. It is also interesting to mention that in Nancy Milio's research she found that most people, whether low, middle, or upper class, will choose the easiest option available the majority of the time (Nies & McEwen, 2015). People making unhealthy choices such as smoking, abuse of alcohol and/or drugs, eating poorly, and remaining physically inactive, pose the greatest risk to heart disease. These lifestyle choices lead to obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol which are the main causes of cardiovascular

Of the many Healthy People 2020 topics and objectives, there are several that line up with the major health problems of Trigg County. Cancer is a Healthy People 2020 topic, with the goals of reducing the number of new cancer cases and reducing illness, disability, and death related to cancer (Health People, 2010). Tobacco use is also a topic area. Substance abuse is another Healthy People topic. The goal is to reduce substance abuse and protect health, safety, and quality of life (Healthy People, 2010). Substance use and tobacco use are also among the leading health

Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease (CVD), is the leading cause of death in the world (World Health Organization [WHO], 2016). A depressing number of Americans are diagnosed with heart disease every year at 11.5% (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] 2016a). With 1 in every 4 deaths being from heart disease, the national age adjusted death rate of 167 and over half of the deaths are from men, we can see that heart disease is a serious problem (CDC, 2016b; CDC, 2016c). Oklahoma is no exception, with a CVD related death rate of 228.1 (CDC, 2016d). Community and individuals are dependent upon the demographics and qualities of that community to determine their health. Currently, Oklahoma faces a number of issues that affect overall health, including cardiovascular health of the entire state and the included communities. Therefore, this paper will analyze CVD statistics in Oklahoma, compare data and demographic features to Minnesota, and discuss lifestyle risks related to Healthy People 2020.

The primary prevention topic of this community healthy and population field experience is related to the Healthy People 2020 goal to “reduce substance abuse to protect the health, safety, and quality of life for all, especially children.” (Healthy People 2020, 2018). This topic correlates with the Roanoke Valley’s increase in fatal drug overdoses and the public health emergency that was declared by the Virginia state health commissioner in 2016, related to the opioid addiction crisis (Virginia Department of Health, 2016). While all members of the community are affected by this health concern, the primary focus of this assessment will be on the effects of and prevention of substance abuse within the areas youth.

The Florida State Surgeon General established the Health Equity Coalition to assist the Florida Department of Health in the development of a strategic plan to improve the health of the population, with a specific focus on health equity and minority health. The Coalition is responsible for the external analysis and approached the planning process by conducting a State wide health needs assessment. After a systematic prioritization process our team identified three recommendations on priority areas for action, out of the three factors we have selected one to be the key priority. The Health Equity Coalition recommended priorities include:

Out of the total 115 counties, Jackson County ranks at 69 in health factors. The first category, health behaviors, relates to behaviors people within the population participate in. These health behaviors include activities like tobacco use, alcohol and drug use, diet, exercise, and sexual activity. The overall ranking for Jackson County is 56 out of 115 counties. The next category, clinical care, relates to the accessibility to quality health care. Accessibility can be determined by examining the amount of providers in the county in comparison to the population. Quality care is measured based on quality outcomes and level of preventive health care. Jackson County ranks high in critical care at 18 of 115 counties. The next category, social and

This paper will enumerate the vision of the Hudson County health officials for the residents of the county. The paper will further elaborate on the enactment of the county’s community health needs assessment. To this end, the paper will further discuss the strategic planning process proposed by the county for improving the health of their community. The strategy for Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership (MAPP) will be featured in this paper. The Strategic plan of the Hudson Health Care Officials as depicted by this paper included data collection and analysis; the Identification and prioritization of critical public health issues within the Hudson County; Identification of resources to improve issues; and the enactment of plans to improve the health issues identified within the county. The paper will also elaborate on the ability of the county to fulfill the task of improving the critical health issues identified through the MAPP processes. Finally, an inferred conclusion will be made based on my research into the proposed 2007 Hudson County’s community health improvement plan.

There were many interesting findings throughout the community but the one obvious acknowledgement from residents was the affluence of the county as one survey participant noted, "If you have means in this county, it is a tremendous place to live but if you don't, it's not such a great place." Many public health issues arose from the CHNA: chronic diseases and related risk factors, behavioral health, immunization and infectious disease, maternal and child health, environmental health, oral health, elder health and care giver needs, and health care access. Additionally, the CHIP or Community Health Improvement Plan was created in response to the CHNA with specific goals and action steps to improve the priorities that were chosen by the CHNA. Overall, the CHNA and CHIP were very comprehensive with uses of both qualitative and quantitative data and also took into consideration the opinions of vulnerable populations. However, the goals and action steps could have been more specific in their program and policy initiatives in targeting vulnerable populations and being more inclusive to those populations as a whole.

The percentage of overweight and obese Americans has reached epidemic proportions. In 1959, 13% of Americans were either overweight or obese; and by 2010, that rate had increased to 69.9% (Fortuna, 2012). A community health nurse’s primary concern is improving the health the community. Combining the information gathered during a windshield survey with demographic and epidemiological data for the targeted community and surrounding areas enables the community health nurse to identify a priority health problem in the community (Nies & McEwen, 2011). The purpose of this paper is to use apply the nursing process to the community health setting in order to isolate a major health

I examined the state of Nebraska. They were ranked number 24 overall. Some similar factors that were examined was the individual lifestyle being that obesity increased 19% in the past three years. Another factor was differential access to health care services. They experienced a low percentage of healthcare-associated infection reporting policies, high prevalence of obesity, and had a high geriatrician shortfall.