Healthy People Group Activity

25% of people in the US are affected by this condition

Disability

Individuals with disabilities are less likely to

receive support and utilize healthcare services

Challenges faced by individuals with disabilities

Employment, transportation

Roughly 50% of adults experience limitations due to this condition

Arthritis

Increased fall rates are seen in…

Older adults who do not engage in daily physical activity

Benefits of increasing the number of adolescents who receive preventative health care

monitor physical/mental development, identify potential health concerns early, encourage healthy habits

How PTs can improve the proportion of adolescents receiving preventative healthcare

education, free screening resources for lower income areas

High-quality communication between healthcare providers and patients

Facilitates better treatment and adherence outcomes

Downsides of poor provider to patient communication

lack of adherence, decreased attendance, failure to sustain long-term rehab post PT

Solution to poor provider to patient connection

Education on BCTs related to social aspect of patient care, community involvement

Heart disease and stroke

Top 5 causes of death in the US

Heart disease and stroke prevention

Controlling cholesterol and high blood pressure

Better cardiovascular health leads to…

Less likely to die of heart disease, stroke

High blood pressure increases the risk of…

coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure, kidney failure

Interventions to help reduce high BP

Healthy eating, weight loss, physical activity

Health and well-being of the US workforce

Essential for the strength of the economy

Ways PTs can contribute to an increased health and well-being of the US workforce

Offer rehab post injury, educate on overall health, differ patients to nutritionists

Essential factors for health in children

Regular health screenings, proper medical care, healthy eating, adequate sleep

Nutritional status in children

Getting worse, only 25.8% of children meet the current aerobic activity guidelines

Children need at least this amount of exercise a day

60 minutes

Number of days per week for important health benefits related to strengthening exercises

2 days a week

Physical activity can…

help delay, prevent, or manage many chronic diseases

Objectives related to health care access and quality

Increase the proportion of adolescents who had a preventative health care visit in the past year, decrease the proportion of adults who report poor communication with their healthcare provider

Objectives related to heart disease and stroke

Improve cardiovascular health in adults, reduce the proportion of adults with high blood pressure

Objectives related to workforce

Increase the proportion of worksites that offer an employee physical activity program, increase the proportion of worksites that offer an employee nutrition program

Objectives related to children

Increase the amount of children that meet the guideline for aerobic physical activity

Objectives related to physical activity

Increase the proportion of adults who do enough muscle-strengthening activity, reduce proportion of adults who do no physical activity in their free time