Healthy People 2030 Overview

Healthy People 2030

• Aims to improve the health of the nation by eliminating health disparities, addressing health risks, and improving health outcomes.
• Provides 10-year objectives for health improvement.

Leading Health Indicators

• Focuses on key health areas like suicide, obesity, smoking, infant death, household food insecurity and hunger, and blood pressure.

LHI: Drug Overdose Deaths

• Presents a significant health concern.
• Recognizing signs of substance abuse is crucial for intervention and prevention: agitation, problems thinking, remembering, or paying attention, poor coordination, seizures or respiratory depression, self-inflicted trauma, and suicidal ideation.

Substance Use Disorders Screening

• Tools like TAPS and CAGE can help screen for substance use disorders.
• TAPS Tool: Measures tobacco, alcohol, prescription medication, and other drug use in the past 12 months.
• CAGE Tool: Measures four key characteristics associated with alcohol use disorders: Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-opener.

LHI: Tobacco Use in Adolescents

• Focusing on reducing tobacco use in adolescents is critical.
• Factors that contribute to adolescent smoking include maternal smoking during pregnancy, parental smoking, peer pressure, depression, dieting, and stressful home environments.

LHI: Household Food Insecurity & Hunger

• A major health concern related to access and affordance of food.
• Food Insecurity: Lack of consistent access to enough food or financial resources to obtain it.
• Food Deserts: Limited access to affordable and nutritious foods.

Food Assistance Programs

• Programs like Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) help address food insecurity.
• WIC: Provides nutritional assistance to low-income women, infants, and children up to 5 years old.
• SNAP: The largest federal nutrition assistance program, providing supplemental food assistance to low-income families.

Cost of Healthcare Delivery

• Healthcare costs in the US are increasing due to:
  • Advanced technology
  • Prescription drug development
  • Innovations in healthcare
  • Emergency room care
  • Longer hospital stays
• Lack of health insurance is a concern for many, affecting access to healthcare.

The Affordable Care Act

• Aimed to reform the private insurance market, expand Medicaid, and change medical decision-making processes to lower costs.

Healthcare Delivery Locations

• Healthcare is delivered in various settings, each suited to specific needs:
  • Long-term care center: Provides 24-hour nursing care.
  • Adult day care center: Offers respite care for caregivers during business hours.
  • Rehabilitation: Focuses on regaining maximum functioning after an illness or injury.
  • Hospice: Provides end-of-life comfort care.

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

• Complementary Therapies: Used in conjunction with traditional medical approaches.
• Alternative Therapies: Used instead of traditional medical approaches.
• Integrative Healthcare: Combines conventional and complementary approaches for a coordinated care experience.

Holistic Nursing

• Considers all aspects of a person's life, including environment, social interactions, and emotional responses to health and wellness.
• Emphasizes a holistic approach to healing, considering the whole person, their environment, and the connection between their spirit, thoughts, and body.

Therapies Requiring Specialized Training

• Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): Includes acupuncture and other techniques based on ancient Chinese principles.
• Acupuncture: Involves inserting thin needles into specific points on the body to stimulate energy flow.
• Touch Therapies: Like massage, involve using physical touch to address pain, stress, and well-being.
• Spinal Manipulation: Involves adjustments to the spine to correct misalignments and improve overall health.
• Biofeedback: Helps individuals learn to control physiological responses like heart rate, muscle tension, and temperature using technology.

Therapies Not Requiring Specialized Training

• Relaxation Therapy: Includes techniques like progressive muscle relaxation to reduce stress and promote relaxation.
• Meditation and Breathwork: Focuses on calming the mind and body through mindfulness and controlled breathing practices.
• Imagery: Uses guided visualizations to promote relaxation, reduce pain, and improve well-being.

Herbal Therapies and Natural Products

• Herbal Therapies: Utilize plants and their extracts for medicinal purposes.
• Natural Products: Include dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals, essential oils, probiotics, and aromatherapy.

Self-Care Practices

• Essential for overall health and well-being.
• Key areas to prioritize: environment, sleep, exercise, communication, nutrition, herbs, aromatherapy, and fostering love and healing.