Discussion: Public and Global Health Trends

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The expression “Think Globally, Act Locally” guides your Discussion this week. By accessing information from this week’s Learning Resources, you will have the opportunity to learn how healthy your community is. You will identify the key health issues and vulnerable populations in your location of choice. Understanding the factors that influence the health status of residents in your location will provide you with a local perspective to compare to global health challenges you will examine in weeks to come.

Post a comprehensive response that addresses all the following prompts:

  1. Which county, state, or country did you research?
  2. How healthy is your county, state, or country? What evidence did you use to come to your conclusion?
  3. What vulnerable populations are identified in your county, state, or country? Are there groups of individuals who have health disparities or certain health challenges? Are there issues related to availability of care within your county, state, our country? If so, what are they?
  4. What risk factors for premature death and environmental health concerns exist in your area?
  5. Where does your chosen area excel or fall behind in preventive health? Provide examples.

http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/

https://www.rwjf.org/

http://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets

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Running Head: HEALTH ISSUES IN AMERICA

Health Issues In America
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HEALTH ISSUES IN AMERICA

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Health Issues In America
America is the country I have researched on and in this country, excess body weight is
the major issue that is affecting many Americans. This problem is being propagated by
modernism whereby many people are eating more unhealthy foods. Modern life has also changed
the lifestyle of people, for instance, instead of people working for short distances, they prefer to
use their vehicles (Akinbami...


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