Public Health Program Planning

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Review the Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators. — https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/Leading-Health-Indicators

Select ONE leading health indicator, and research a NJ state-level health prevention program aimed at achieving it — https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/healthy-people-in-action/State-and-Territorial-Healthy-People-Plans

Locate your (New Jersey) state’s vital statistics and/or census data to compare the outcomes of the selected leading health indicator — https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/index.shtml

Evaluate the NJ state-level program’s effectiveness in meeting the Healthy People 2020 goals based on your statistical and census data findings.

Determine if there is evidence in your community of alignment to the Healthy People 2020 goals through local programs and funding.

Explain the evidence by providing links, a description, and summary of the program(s).

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Some articles that might be utilize
Briggs, A. D. M., Wolstenholme, J., Blakely, T., & Scarborough, P. (2016). Choosing an epidemiological model structure for the economic evaluation of non-communicable disease.. Population Health Metrics, 14.
Brittin, J., Elijah-Barnwell, S., Nam, Y., et al. (2015). Community-engaged public health research to inform hospital campus planning in a low socioeconomic status urban neighborhood. HERD : Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 8(4), 12
Veerman, J. L., Barendregt, J. J., Mackenbach, J. P., & Brug, J. (2006). Using epidemiological models to estimate the health effects of diet behaviour change: The example of tailored..Public Health Nutrition, 9(4), 415-20.
Our book (Chapter 16 and 19) Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2018). Community/Public health nursing (7th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences.

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