Chpt 1-Healthy People 2030 Review

Flashcards for Healthy People 2030 lecture notes.

What is Healthy People 2030?

An evidence-based 10-year report card published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, outlining health-care accomplishments and prescriptions for improvements.

What is the primary focus of Healthy People 2030?

Achieving health equity where every member of the population has an equal opportunity to be healthy.

What are determinants of health?

Range of social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status.

Name factors by which health status can be measured.

Birth and death rates, life expectancy, morbidity from specific diseases, access to health care, and health insurance coverage.

What is one example of the goals of Healthy People 2030?

To increase quality and years of human life.

What is the core of the health status of the next generation?

Maternal and infant health.

Name leading areas of progress in prenatal and infant health.

Reducing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and promoting the use of folic acid supplements early in pregnancy.

What are some overall goals for childhood health according to Healthy People 2030?

Increase positive communication with parents, increase health literacy, and ensure sufficient sleep.

What is the goal for adolescent and young-adult health in Healthy People 2030?

To reduce the death rate by increasing access to preventative health-care visits.

What are the objectives for older adults in Healthy People 2030?

Improving health, function, and quality of life; increasing physical activity and overall health; reducing inappropriate medication use; and reducing hospital admissions.

What are the goals for geriatric adult health?

Reducing illnesses and deaths related to vaccine-preventable diseases, reducing hip fractures, increasing identification and treatment of chronic kidney disease, and increasing the availability of diagnostic tools for dementia.

How do health-care workers play a role in achieving Healthy People 2030 goals?

By increasing the use of prenatal services, promoting breastfeeding, educating school-age children about health, promoting health through employer programs, providing health education services, identifying health risks, and encouraging older adults to participate in health promotion activities.

What are the objectives of the World Health Organization (WHO)?

Improving the environment, eliminating poverty, and providing reproductive health services, adolescent health, women's empowerment, human rights, and tobacco control.