Discuss how two of the HP 2020 leading health indicators are addressed in the videos and at which level of prevention.

Discuss how two of the HP 2020 leading health indicators are addressed in the videos and at which level of prevention.

In Discussion Forum 1, please identify the forum in the subject line of your posting (e.g., “Discussion Forum 1/[Your Name]”). Post your response to the discussion topic(s) by the date indicated in the Course Calendar, and comment on at least two classmates’ responses.

Read Textbook Chapters 1 & 2 and the Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators (https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/leading-health-indicators/2020-LHI-Topics)

Review the following videos:

This is Public Health, Nursing

Nursing: A Day in the Life, Ed

Nursing: A Day in the Life, Mary

Nursing: A Day in the Life, Sheila

Discuss how two of the HP 2020 leading health indicators are addressed in the videos and at which level of prevention (primary, secondary or tertiary) they are presented.

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Introduction

Healthy People 2020 provides a comprehensive set of 10-year, national goals and objectives for improving the health of all Americans. Healthy People 2020 contains 42 topic areas with more than 1,200 objectives. A smaller set of Healthy People 2020 objectives, called Leading Health Indicators (LHIs), have been selected to communicate high-priority health issues and actions that can be taken to address them. Great strides have been made during the past decade: life expectancy at birth increased; rates of death from coronary heart disease and stroke decreased. Nonetheless, public health challenges remain, and significant health disparities persist.The Healthy People 2020 LHIs place renewed emphasis on overcoming these challenges as we track progress over the course of the decade. The indicators will be used to assess the health of the Nation, facilitate collaboration across sectors, and motivate action at the national, state, and community levels to improve the health of the U.S. population……….