Assignment:
The SLP assignment for this course will entail becoming familiar with Healthy People initiative. To this end, you will be asked to research key components of Healthy People 2030, illustrating how the initiative is being implemented, noting data sources available to monitor progress toward achievement of Healthy People goals objectives, and recommending strategies for incorporating Healthy People into the work we do as health educators.
After reviewing the background readings, answer the following questions:
1. What is the Secretary's Advisory Committee? When does the committee meet?
2. Where can one go to find a complete overview of each Healthy People 2030 objective?
3. Review the Secretary's Advisory Committee for 2030: Committee Reports and Meetings, identify and explain at least 2 recommendations that have been made by committee. Explain their importance in relation to health educators.
4. What type of information is provided for Healthy People 2030 by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)? Explain the role of NCHS in Healthy People 2030.
You have just been hired by your State's health department to help develop a health promotion program. Your first assignment is to use the CDC database, WISQARS Leading Causes of Death Reports, to find out what the leading causes of death in your State are, and how different groups within your State compare to those of the State as a whole. You will use that information to decide which determinants of health your program should focus on.
Case Assignment
1. Go to https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/leading_causes_death.html, and select "Leading Causes of Death 1999 to 2018 (ICD-10), National, Regional and State (Restricted)."
2. For Report Options, select your State.
3. Scroll down to "Advanced Options" and select "Top 5" as the number of causes.
4. Look at the column on the right, labeled All Deaths, to find the top 5 causes of death.
5. Repeat those steps, but select Race, Sex, and specific Age groups on the Report Options to see how/if the leading causes of death vary among differing demographic groups.
6. In an essay, please answer the following:
What state did you select?
a. What are the 5 leading causes of death for your State. How do they compare with the 5 leading causes of death for the US?
b. Describe how/if the leading causes of death vary based on different demographic variables such as race, sex, and age. Be specific about which variables you looked at.
c. Based on the findings for your state, what 3 determinants of health would you choose as priorities for health promotion programs? Would you focus your efforts on any specific one?
d. Please explain how those 3 determinants of health affect people's behaviors in ways that promote well-being. How do they affect people's behaviors in ways that hinder well-being? Give examples and support your statements with references.
Assignment Expectations
Length: 2 pages