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Health risks & behavioral changes
teaching-learning process
Global Health
US health & social service programs
Social Security
Medicare
Medicaid
LTC
USDA Food programs
TANF
What is the leading cause of death for 1-44 years old?
unintentional injury
What is the leading cause of death for 45-64 years old?
malignant neoplasms (cancer)
What is the leading cause of death for 65 years old and older?
heart disease
What are examples of congenital anomalies and unintentional injury?
birth defects- heart defect, cleft lip, down syndrome
accidents- car accidents, falls, poisoning
Healthy People 2020
topics, goals, objectives, interventions geared toward HP 2020
Behavioral Risk Surveys
BRFSS, YRBSS, NSCH
What is BRFSS?
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
:provides detailed reports on lifestyle behaviors of adult Americans at the national, state,
and local levels
How does BRFSS gather their data?
data is gathered through telephone interviews
How many adults aged +65 who have had a flu shot within the past year?
57% have gotten a flu shot (2015 data)
What is YRBSS?
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System:
:monitors health-risk behaviors among youth
How does YRBSS gather their data?
uses a national school based survey (typically every 2 years)
What is NSCH?
, National Survey of Children's Health
assess children's health lifestyle factors, access to health care, family and social context
How does NSCH gather their data?
survey conducted through telephone interview with parents
Heart Truth Campaign
The federal government's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has a number of
public health campaigns including the Heart Truth (Red Dress) campaign for women.
The goal of the campaign is to increase women's risk perception for heart disease.
#1 cause of death
Cure Violence
Cure Violence is an outreach program targeting communities with high prevalence rates
for violence. It is a federally funded program administered in Chicago by UIC's School of
Public Health. The program focuses on female gang members as well as men.
Teaching-Learning project
You will assess the health related learning needs of a group and present one or more
educational sessions to that group at a community site.
AMA Health Literacy Video
US average literacy level of 8th grader, 1 in 5 Americans
Ask Me 3
"Ask Me 3" is a patient education campaign of the National Patient Safety Foundation to
promote patient-provider communication. Information on "Ask Me 3" and a 4 minute
video of a patient-provider interaction are available at the following link. "Ask Me 3"
brochures for patients are available in English and Spanish.
Ask Me 3 questions
1. What is my main problem?
2. What do I need to do?
3. Why is it important for me to do this?
SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals
In September of 2015, 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established for
the year 2030. The following website includes an overview of the SDGs.
MDGS
The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were adopted in
September, 2000 and include eight goals to be achieved by 2015.
WHO Health Statistics
is the source for international health statistics
UNICEF location
The WHO and the United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF), agencies of the United
Nations, are located in Geneva, Switzerland.
UNICEF purpose
UNICEF publishes an annual report, The State of the World's Children.
-look at children health statistics, rights, and development
Grand Challenges in Global Health