Healthy People2020
Based on the health indicators of Healthy People 2020, how do you evaluate the outcomes of community health promotion interventions?
The Healthy People 2020 initiative provides “science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to encourage collaborations across communities, empower individuals toward making informed health decisions, and measure the impact of prevention activities” (“Healthy People 2020”, 2012).
The measures that the Healthy People initiative is using are listed below:
General Health Status
Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being
Determinants of Health
Disparities Within each of these measures there are quantifiable goals and measurable outcomes. The 2010 data has already been crunched and this data will serve as the baseline data that benchmarks will be applied to. To evaluate the outcomes of the community health promotion interventions, current statistics can be compared to the 2010 statistics. If the statistics have improved, then the measure is having a positive community impact and vise versa. At any time, before the year 2020, the initiatives can be compared and if needed, adjusted. More information is available on the Healthy People website at www.healthypeople.gov
Based on the health indicators of Healthy People 2020, how do you evaluate the outcomes of community health promotion interventions?
In 1979 the Department of Health and Human Services used a universal method to monitor health outcomes over a ten-year period. Initially they established a baseline of the health issues targeted for health improvement and monitored these targets for 10 years by: Setting goals, Monitoring the process and outcomes, and Evaluated the data improving the health of people nation-wide (Koh, 2010).
The process they used to evaluate the outcomes is similar
The Healthy People 2020 initiative provides “science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to encourage collaborations across communities, empower individuals toward making informed health decisions, and measure the impact of prevention activities” (“Healthy People 2020”, 2012).
The measures that the Healthy People initiative is using are listed below:
General Health Status
Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being
Determinants of Health
Disparities Within each of these measures there are quantifiable goals and measurable outcomes. The 2010 data has already been crunched and this data will serve as the baseline data that benchmarks will be applied to. To evaluate the outcomes of the community health promotion interventions, current statistics can be compared to the 2010 statistics. If the statistics have improved, then the measure is having a positive community impact and vise versa. At any time, before the year 2020, the initiatives can be compared and if needed, adjusted. More information is available on the Healthy People website at www.healthypeople.gov
Based on the health indicators of Healthy People 2020, how do you evaluate the outcomes of community health promotion interventions?
In 1979 the Department of Health and Human Services used a universal method to monitor health outcomes over a ten-year period. Initially they established a baseline of the health issues targeted for health improvement and monitored these targets for 10 years by: Setting goals, Monitoring the process and outcomes, and Evaluated the data improving the health of people nation-wide (Koh, 2010).
The process they used to evaluate the outcomes is similar
References: Koh, H. K. (2010, May 6). A 2010 vision for healthy people. New England Journal of Medicine, 1653 - 1656. Targeted health improvement includes universal methods as well as monitoring. Some of the tools that we use at my hospital are based on the "always" model. Our always model consists of the healthcare team promise to the patient for safe patient care, promise of loyalty and dignity to all patients that come to our hospital. Our goals consist of assessing the patient, planning, interventions, follow ups, and outcomes. Our plans are measurable and the healthcare team is involved with other departments such as social services and case management. It is important to follow these models in our profession to provide safe care. This is my input on our week;s assignment- if you need me to add more I will be happy to, also if you need a reference let me know as I have no used any references for my answer. Thanks! Parveen Sandhu, RN.