Healthy People 2030 is a government initiative to “identify health improvement p

Healthy People 2030 is a government initiative to “identify health improvement priorities. Increase public awareness and understanding of the determinants of health, disease, and disability and the opportunities for progress. Provide measurable objectives and goals that are applicable at the national, State, and local levels.” It is the roadmap of our national public health system.
Go the the Healthy People 2030 (Links to an external site.) site and read the home page.
1. Click on the “browse objectives by topic” to get a page of interest . Choose one OBJECTIVE CATEGORY (arrow 1) that interests you,.
2.Then look at the areas below each category (set 2 in the screenshot above) and pick an area of interest. Above I show the ones in the “Health Conditions” category. The whole list is much longer so make sure to scroll the link.
WE WILL USE HP 2030 EACH WEEK SO LOOK THROUGH THEM CAREFULLY. THERE ARE MANY INTERESTING TOPICS.
3. Tells us in your post about your objective CATEGORY AND AREA of interest of Healthy People 2030 interest and WHY.
For example you may pick
” Health Conditions > Addiction. I chose this since I am worried about the increase in fentanyl in young people.”
OR
“Populations>People with Disabilities. I chose this because I work with children with physical and cognitive delays”
GRADING
Here is the generic grading rubric that is true for all discussions Grading Rubric for Discussions.docx
More importantly, here is a specific rubric. Follow these each week to make sure you are doing what you need to do gain credit.
Assignment Specific RubricTo doBecome familiar with Healthy People Objectives. Pick an area of interest.
Be sure to:Pick an area of interest AND a subcategory.
POINTS 10 total
3Objective CATEGORY of interest at Healthy People
3Subset AREA of interest at Healthy People
4Why you chose this area