Question

Briefly describe a topic for a health program and several data sources that you have used or could use to inform the program planning process.

Answer 1

PROGRAM TOPIC - Food and Nutrition.

PROGRAM THEME - To provide Healthy food and to create awareness about nutrition among people.

REASON BEHIND THE TOPIC - Food is a basic need of human health but still there are so many people who are starving to death.Due to lack of food many people including children faces many health issues through out their lifetime and even ends in death.If one part is projected like this, the other part people who is in middle or high class category doesn't consume healthy foods and has no idea about nutrition which leads to severe health issues which prolongs till death or even leads to death.The ignorance amoung people about the need of food and nutrition should be solved.

DATA SOURCES -

According to GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX (GHI) nearly 690 million people are undernourished;144 million children suffer from stuning ,a sign of chronic undernutrition;47 million children suffer from wasting,a sign of acute undernutrition;and in 2018,5.3 million children are died within 5 years old and the reason behind it is undernutrition.

  

Nutrition plays an vital role in health care without having an proper idea about the nutrtion people suffers from diabetics,blood pressure,nutritional deficiency,obesityetc... these are not simple obstacle in a persons health conditon it affects the entir human race diractly are indirectly.Average one in five members around the world suffers from diabetics.The followin table shows the severity

About 422 million people worldwide have diabetes ,the majority living in liw and in middle income countries,and 1.6 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes each year.Both the number cases and the prevalence od diabetes have been steadily increasing over past few decades.The major reason behind due to the ignorance among the people about nutrition.

Next to Diabetes, Obesity is spread amoung the people which leads to severe chronic diseases.From children to the elderly person obesity occurs.The issue has grown to epidemic proportions,with over 4 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese in 2017 according to the golbal burden of disease.In 2020,83% of men and 72% of women will be overweight or obese(people who are overweight having a BMI of 25 and above). 70 % of obesity is caused due to ignorance in nutrition.

IDEAS TO REDUCE THESE PROBLEMS

-Every government in every countries should take part in providing a good food to their citizens.

-Health acre organizations should arrange a particular amount to provide food to the needy people.

-Awareness about nutrition and its importance should be thought to the people.

-If they are already in some health issues perfect nutrition guidence should be given.

-Knowledge about nutrition should be provided to children too.