Community Role in Healthy People 2020

Quality information is required to make healthy choices in life and in leadership. Knowing where to find appropriate data is important for personal decisions and professional goals.

You will use data from Healthy People 2020 and an article of your choice to conduct research to compare state/local and national perspectives on a healthcare issue.

This assignment will be used to assess the written general education competency.

Create a 3-page paper (not including the title and reference pages) in a Word or text document for your response.
Use APA format for the paper, title page, references page, and in-text citations.
Create a title page and references page in APA format.
Develop an introduction and conclusion for your paper.
Part 1: Data Gathering

Healthy People 2020 is an initiative created by the U. S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. The tools and resources offer a range of topics.

Choose an issue from the Healthy People 2020 site. (https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives (Links to an external site.))
Research local and community information related to the same issue. NOTE: State and local agencies usually have websites, some more details than others.
Part 2: Contrast and Comparison

Healthy People 2020 provides a national snapshot of health issues.

In a paper, compare and contrast the national perspective and your local/state conditions regarding the issue investigated in Part 1.
Compare and contrast the national approach and how your local community is handling the issue investigated in Part 1.
Part 3: Research

Knowing what the experts in the field say about issues is critical to remaining current and influential.

Using the College Library database, locate one article related to the issue identified in Part 1.
Briefly summarize the findings in the article and tie it into your paper from part 2.
As a conclusion, reflect on how your community’s approach compares to the information presented in the article?

FYI… I live in California, so it would be based on our guidelines and County would be San Diego.