NURS-4210M Week 1: Discussion Community Health Issues

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NURS-4210M Role of the Nurse Leader-Spring

Prepare for this Discussion

By Day 3 – Post your response to the following:

  1. Pick a top health issue in your community and describe some ways in which a nurse might improve this issue at the population level.

  2. Are the problems that your colleagues are sharing the same as you are seeing in your communities, or are they different?

  3. Consider different aspects of intervention(s) at the system and community levels of care to address health problems in their own communities. Consider Dr. Attia’s profound message as you respond to your peers and think outside the box.

 

Sample Solution

A top health issue in my community is hypertension. So many people in my community suffer from hypertension due to social determinants of health. Many of the people in my community do not have the money to buy healthier food and we all know that fast food and unhealthy foods are cheap. The people in my community also lack the education behind preventing hypertension and nutrition education…..Click below to access the full sample solution (PDF)