The Healthy People 2020 program is a strategy that involves recognizing nationwide health concerns and increasing public awareness and understanding of the determinants of health, disease, and disability and the opportunities for progress. This program involves local communities and makes connections with national organizations in order to sum up efforts in a bid to come up with prevention measures against chronic diseases. Cardiovascular health form part of the items of interest which the health communities lay a great deal of emphasis on. This program is stretching out its efforts in order to change institutions which affect human lives on a direct basis through schools, health care institutions among other organizations in an effort to combat
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314). Presently, nurses have been educated and trained to take on the great task of promoting health in the public domain. This has for a long time involved preventing the cases of heart disease and stroke while varying the behavior of people depending on their health status. The subject of heart disease and stroke has received a deal great of attention presently since these two diseases are the leading killers in America. Heart disease and stroke have also led to a reduced quality of lives for many and is an economic sabotage since billions of dollars are spent in health care expenditures and related expenses. Health promotion has a played a significant role in ensuring clients lead responsible lives by encouraging them to healthy lifestyle changes in an effort to control the effects of heart disease and stroke. This has had a great impact to different communities since it has led to better lives, reduced death rates, improved economic levels and has encouraged responsible living (Pender et al, …show more content…
The implementation methodology is the goal to realize the achievement of the strategy since all possible barriers to its success are managed. In this process, the agencies involved include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and collaborating agencies. The National Institutes of Health is the co-lead agency with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the heart disease and stroke area of Healthy People 2020. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services is an agency also
314). Presently, nurses have been educated and trained to take on the great task of promoting health in the public domain. This has for a long time involved preventing the cases of heart disease and stroke while varying the behavior of people depending on their health status. The subject of heart disease and stroke has received a deal great of attention presently since these two diseases are the leading killers in America. Heart disease and stroke have also led to a reduced quality of lives for many and is an economic sabotage since billions of dollars are spent in health care expenditures and related expenses. Health promotion has a played a significant role in ensuring clients lead responsible lives by encouraging them to healthy lifestyle changes in an effort to control the effects of heart disease and stroke. This has had a great impact to different communities since it has led to better lives, reduced death rates, improved economic levels and has encouraged responsible living (Pender et al, …show more content…
The implementation methodology is the goal to realize the achievement of the strategy since all possible barriers to its success are managed. In this process, the agencies involved include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and collaborating agencies. The National Institutes of Health is the co-lead agency with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the heart disease and stroke area of Healthy People 2020. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services is an agency also