Question

Hello,

Please assist with the following:

Identify 2 indicators from the Healthy People 2020 Goals. Are these measures improving or getting worse, and why?  

Answer 1

The Healthy People 2020 goals is a 10 year national program launched in the year 2010 by the US govt aiming to imrove the health of all People in the US.

The following indicators are explained;

• Improve health,quality of life through daily physical  activities

The above indicator is very important in preventing chronic diseases,decreasing body fat and preventing early death. Most of the people avoid the physical activity due to so many factors like sedatory worker, stressful life situation, busy lifestyle etc. People do not get enough time to do physical activities can  lead to develop chronic disases or shoter life span. Most of the people do not meet the guidelines of the above indicator.

• Reduce the consumption of calories.

The diet which includes excess sugars, calories and fats can lead to excess weight gain leading to ih chances of increased blood pressure , diabetis, cardiovascular diseases and some types of cancer. This should be practiced from a smaller age of 2 years to bring up healthy children leading to a healthy population. The lifestyles in todays world of having the fast foods in younger genertion can lead to the above mentioned obese children leading to unhealthy population.