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The document discusses establishing goals and targets for improving health and eliminating disparities in the US by 2020 through the Healthy People initiative, including by setting 10-year targets, monitoring outcomes, and evaluating collective efforts. It presents preliminary analyses and argues that Healthy People can motivate Americans to find better ways to advance longevity, environments, equity, and prevention.
The document discusses establishing goals and targets for improving health and eliminating disparities in the US by 2020 through the Healthy People initiative, including by setting 10-year targets, monitoring outcomes, and evaluating collective efforts. It presents preliminary analyses and argues that Healthy People can motivate Americans to find better ways to advance longevity, environments, equity, and prevention.
The document discusses establishing goals and targets for improving health and eliminating disparities in the US by 2020 through the Healthy People initiative, including by setting 10-year targets, monitoring outcomes, and evaluating collective efforts. It presents preliminary analyses and argues that Healthy People can motivate Americans to find better ways to advance longevity, environments, equity, and prevention.
NIM : 0602005146 A Community Approach to Dog Bite Prevention The Problem • Dog bites serious public health problem that inflict considerable physical dan emotional damage immeasureable hidden cost
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USA Hospital expenses for dog bite emergency visit $102.4 Million. Purpose • Reducing incidence and prevent of dog bites accident in community Methode • Multidisciplinary and Multiprofessional Groups • Infrastructure • Bite data Reporting • Education • Media Multidisciplinary and Multiprofessional Groups • Indentify dog bites issues in the community • Indentify potential partners, allies, support, and funding sources • Develop an advisory council Infrastructure • Program coordinator • Animal control agencies • Preventive measures • After a bite occurs Bite data reporting • What should be reported? • Who should report? • Who shoud receive reports? • Data management, analysis, interpretation , and dissemination education • Public officials and community leaders • Professionals • public media • Know the media • A spokesperson • Have information readily available • Ways to effectively convey information Effect of Rotavirus Vaccination on Death From Childhood Diarrhea In Mexico Background • Diarrhea remains the second leading infectious cause of childhood death worldwide approximately 1.8 million annual deaths in children under 5 years of age. Purpose • Assessed the Effect of Vaccination on deaths from diarrhea in Mexican children in 2008 and 2009 Methods • Population children under 5 years of age • Vaccine coverage data • Diarrhea-related Deaths • Effect of Rotavirus Vaccine • Statistical Analysis result • In 2008, there were 1118 diarrhea-related deaths among children younger than 5 years of age, a reduction of 675 from the annual median of 1793 deaths during the 2003–2006 period. • Diarrhea-related mortality fell from an annual median of 18.1 deaths per 100,000 children at base-line to 11.8 per 100,000 children in 2008 (rate reduction, 35%; 95% conf idence inter-val [CI], 29 to 39; P<0.001). Result..cont.. • Among infants who were 11 months of age or younger, diarrhea-related mortality fell from 61.5 deaths per 100,000 children at baseline to 36.0 per 100,000 children in 2008 (rate reduction, 41%; 95% CI, 36 to 47; P<0.001). • Diarrhea-related mortality was 29% lower for children between the ages of 12 and 23 months, few of whom were age-eligible for vaccination. • Mortality among unvaccinated children between the ages of 24 and 59 months was not significantly reduced. The reduction in the number of diarrhea- related deaths persisted through two full rotavirus seasons (2008 and 2009) Conclusion • After the introduction of a rotavirus vaccine, a signif icant decline in diarrhea-related deaths among Mexican children was observed, suggesting a potential benef it from rotavirus vaccination. A 2020 Vision for Healthy People Background • Launched by the Department of Health and Human Services in 1979 as a systematic approach to health improvement, encompasses the mutually reinforcing tasks of set-ting goals, identifying baseline data and 10-year targets, monitoring outcomes, and evaluating the collective effects of health improvement activities nationwide. purpose • increasing the quality of life (including years of healthy life) for Americans and eliminating health disparities in 2020. Method • Preliminary analyses Result • Healthy People can prompt Americans to consider better ways of advancing the quantity and quality of life, healthy places and environments, health equity, and disease prevention. By nurturing a unity of purpose and a vision that can mobilize communities, Healthy People captures both our legacy and promise for a healthier nation