Healthy People 2020 Impact Paper
Population: Oral Health: Indigenous Population
State: Massachussets.
- https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/oral-health (Links to an external site.)
- https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/law-and-health-policy/topic/disability-and-health/improving-health-outcomes-for-american-indian-and-alaska-native-people-with-disabilities (Links to an external site.)
- https://www.ihs.gov/newsroom/factsheets/disparities/ (Links to an external site.)
- https://www.nicoa.org/elder-resources/health-disparities/ (Links to an external site.)
- https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=3&lvlid=62
- 1-Identify your target population (for instance, age or other demographic, aggregate population); this must be in your city or state.
- 2-Discuss population-based health education interventions for your target population that is aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality for the problem. Be sure to review the research literature and HP2020 for interventions.
- 3- Identify how and what data for interventions is being tracked.
- 4-In a four (4) page paper, address the following. Refer to rubric for expanded details related to grading expectations.
- *Identify the problem in the introduction section.
- *Provide an overview of the problem in your state/national.
- *Review of descriptive epidemiological and demographic data on mortality/morbidity and risk.
- *HP2020: Present the goal, overview and objectives of Healthy People 2020 for the paper topic.
- *Population level prevention and health promotion review. Describe population and/or primary health care focused interventions. Use of scholarly literature and HP2020 is required. There should be direct correlation to evidence for all strategies
- A minimum of three (3) scholarly literature references must be used( no later than 5 years). Not all references should be from scholarly web sites.