Assignment Question
Last semester, I found a great example from our campus of a free yoga class public health event! I used the yoga class flyer to tie the activity back to HP 2030. Here is the flyer for the meditation class Actions and the whole analysis. Look at the flyer and see my analysis below. Each week we will fill in the analysis in a step by step fashion. This example shows it done like yours will look at the end of the course. What: Ad for free meditation/yoga on the college campus. HP Objective: Reduce the proportion of adults with high blood pressure. (HBP) — HDS‑04 Why important: High blood pressure can lead to stroke (1) Distribution: 1 in 5 young adults has HPB (2) In black males, the rate is higher at 1 in 3.(3). In a study by the American Heart Association, 46% of college students, almost 1 in 2 had high blood pressure (4) Links to an external siteDeterminants: HBP can be due Behavior (lifestyle). SDoH (community and home: school stress) (2) Intervention: Free yoga class on campus to decrease stress. feasible: Basic meditation free classes! Not too expensive. creative: Its fun! Mind-fullness is so in style! : ) It’s incentive as it is FREE. targeted: students 1. www.stroke.org 2.https://shcc.ufl.edu/2017/02/01/high-blood-pressur… 3. High blood pressure common among black young adults | American Heart AssociationLinks to an external site. 4.Hypertension in Healthy College Students: The Hypertension i… : Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (lww.com)Links to an external site. Today, and in the coming modules, you will find an example of your own and analyze it. These are practice steps for your FULL project. We will work on it week by week. ASSIGNMENT 1. Find a billboard, flyer, CURRENT newspaper ad, posted class or CURRENT TV commercial or CURRENT social media ad that is for public health campaign. You will use this for the WHOLE session so find one that is interesting to you. This is EASY and fun! You will be surprised, once you start looking, that ads and events are everywhere!! Look up what the ad or intervention is. Do some research on what it is about. 2. Fill out the first three active categories. What: describe what campaign you picked and what you found out. You must have a photo of the billboard or flyer or screenshot of anything else included in your post. Tell us why it interested you or caught your attention. Make sure it is a health campaign and not a commercial advertisement for a product, treatment center or other commercial item. Objective: find an HP 2030Links to an external site. objective that fits this intervention. This is easy! You’ll need to do the Discussion One before you tackle this. It tells you how to use Healthy People 2030 (HP 2030). Just return to HP2030Links to an external site. and look at the categories and areas like we practiced earlier. This time, you again pick a topic and subset, then click on YOUR CHOSEN SUBSET to find its numbered objective. Find an objective that matches your interest! Want more directions? Here are photo instructions on finding HP Objectives (aka goals). Actions Why important: find a statistic that shows the problem this campaign addresses. How many suffer from this problem? How much does it cost the system? Find a meaningful statistic to hook your reader. Distribution: X this is in a later module Determinants: X this is in a later module Intervention: X this is in a later module feasible: X this is in a later module creative: X this is in a later module targeted: X this is in a later module Fill out the above and share your inspiration photo or link, EXAMPLE POST What: Billboard with a big condom on it. It leads to a site about HIV prevention. I found it on the way to LA. I was curious if it was for pregnancy, STDs or if it was a right to life ad since it said “Plan A” as a reference to the “Plan B” pill. Objective: Reduce the number of new HIV infections — HIV‑01 Links to an external site. Why important: More than 700,000 American lives have been lost to HIV since 1981 (1) It is also a communicable disease so there is additional public health risk. Why a favorite: Vote for a class favorite and tell us why. Name the person in your post so we know who it is. 1. www.hiv.govLinks to an external site. Links to an external site.2. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/poverty-i…
Assignment Answer
Introduction
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is often considered a condition that primarily affects older individuals. However, recent research indicates that it’s a growing concern among young adults (American Heart Association, 2011). This article delves into the alarming statistics, risk factors, and potential consequences of high blood pressure in the younger population. It also explores the role of public health campaigns in raising awareness and promoting preventive measures.
Understanding High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is a chronic condition characterized by elevated blood pressure levels, and it’s often referred to as the “silent killer” because it can go unnoticed for years without any symptoms (Heinicka, 2017). The risk of high blood pressure increases with age, genetics, and race, but there are also several factors within one’s control that can contribute to hypertension, such as obesity, stress, tobacco use, and drug consumption. It’s essential to recognize the significance of this condition as it can lead to severe health issues, including heart attacks, strokes, and kidney failure.
Public Health Awareness Campaigns
One of the critical aspects of addressing high blood pressure in young adults is raising awareness through public health campaigns. Such campaigns aim to educate individuals about the risks, prevention, and management of hypertension. These initiatives can play a pivotal role in reducing the prevalence of high blood pressure in this demographic.
The Role of Healthy People 2030
Healthy People 2030 is a framework for national health objectives in the United States. It provides a set of specific, measurable health objectives, including those related to high blood pressure. Finding a relevant objective in Healthy People 2030 is essential for guiding public health campaigns. In this case, the objective “Reduce the proportion of adults with high blood pressure (HDS-04)” is a fitting target.
High Blood Pressure Statistics
High blood pressure is more common among young adults than one might think. According to a 2011 study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one in five young adults, or 19 percent, has high blood pressure. This study examined more than 14,000 men and women aged 24 to 32. It’s alarming that this condition affects such a significant portion of the young population (American Heart Association, 2011).
The Importance of Public Health Campaigns
Public health campaigns play a crucial role in addressing the issue of high blood pressure in young adults. These campaigns aim to reach individuals with key information about the condition, its risks, and preventive measures. They can also motivate young adults to take action, such as getting regular check-ups and making lifestyle changes.
Risk Factors Beyond Age
While age is a risk factor for high blood pressure, several other factors come into play, including genetics and race. African Americans are at a higher risk of developing hypertension, often at an earlier age, and they are also more prone to complications such as heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease. It’s crucial to address these disparities in public health campaigns and ensure that interventions are tailored to different demographic groups.
Lifestyle and Behavioral Factors
Public health campaigns need to emphasize the role of lifestyle and behavioral factors in the development of high blood pressure. Obesity, which is linked to stress hormones, can elevate blood pressure. Stress itself can lead to sudden spikes in blood pressure. Tobacco use is another significant contributor, as smoking and chewing tobacco raise blood pressure and harm the arteries. Additionally, certain drugs, like cocaine, as well as legal medications such as steroids and some cold-relief medicines, can cause hypertension (Heinicka, 2017).
Preventive Measures
Public health campaigns should promote preventive measures that young adults can adopt to reduce their risk of high blood pressure. These measures include maintaining a healthy weight through a balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables, limiting sodium intake, moderating alcohol and caffeine consumption, and avoiding tobacco use. Encouraging regular exercise is also essential, as it can help control blood pressure. Cooking meals from scratch and choosing low-sodium packaged foods are small steps that can make a big difference (Heinicka, 2017).
The Role of Meditation and Yoga
One effective and relatively low-cost intervention that public health campaigns can promote is the practice of meditation and yoga. Stress is a significant factor in high blood pressure, and these mindfulness techniques are known to reduce stress levels. Free meditation and yoga classes on college campuses, for instance, can provide students with a means to manage stress and potentially lower their blood pressure.
Barriers and Challenges
Public health campaigns should also address the barriers and challenges young adults face in managing their blood pressure. These can include financial constraints, lack of access to healthcare, and limited awareness of the risks. Campaigns should emphasize the affordability and accessibility of interventions like meditation and yoga (Heinicka, 2017).
Reducing the LGBT wage gap
It is well documented that women in the United States still earn only 78 cents on the dollar compared to men, but the 2007 report “Bias in the Workplace: Consistent Evidence of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination” also finds that gay men earn 10 to 32 percent less than similarly qualified heterosexual men. Equal pay for equal work for all would help decrease poverty in LGBT communities across the United States.
Improving government research
Poverty among LGBT Americans is not being adequately tracked and documented. The U.S. Census will newly begin to count same-sex married couples—reversing a previous decision by the George W. Bush administration—but the U.S. Census Bureau and other government agencies should continue to review their methods of data collection to ensure the best possible poverty data for the LGBT community.
High poverty rates in the transgender community
The National Health and Social Life Survey, the General Social Survey, and the U.S. Census Bureau do not ask questions about gender identity, so national data on the current state of poverty among transgender Americans is extremely limited. However, a 2007 Williams Institute report titled “Bias in the Workplace: Consistent Evidence of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination” finds that transgender people report high unemployment rates and low earnings: In sample surveys, 22 to 64 percent of transgender people reported earning less than $25,000 per year.
“State of Transgender California,” a 2009 Transgender Law Center report also found that transgender Californians are twice as likely to be below the federal poverty line than the general population. What’s more, one-in-five survey respondents reported being homeless since first identifying as transgender.
Reducing poverty in the LGBT community through the expansion of equal rights
The future implementation of progressive equal rights initiatives could have a sweeping effect on the reduction of poverty in the LGBT community. The Williams Institute notes that limits on marriage and the lack of federal protection from employment discrimination hinders LGB couples’ ability to achieve economic equality. Its report also suggests that structural discrimination based on race, gender, and ethnicity boosts LGB poverty rates since women and people of color earn lower average incomes than couples of white men. Lesbian couples are more likely to be poor than their white male counterparts, but lesbian couples of color are at an even higher risk of poverty. Education level, geographic location, and employment status also affect poverty trends.
Ending employment discrimination
Equal rights and protections under federal law would provide LGBT Americans with increased employment security and help protect them from falling below the federal poverty level. According to the Williams Institute, separate surveys have revealed that 16 to 68 percent of LGB people report experiencing employment discrimination. And the Transgender Law Center found that 70 percent of transgender people surveyed in California experienced workplace harassment related to their gender identity. Approximately half of survey respondents also reported experiencing some loss of employment either as a direct or possible result of their gender identity. Nevertheless, no federal laws currently exist protecting all LGBT workers from employment discrimination.
Equal access to the institution of marriage
Marriage provides legal and economic security for many heterosexual couples. These benefits include access to partner health insurance, tax subsidies, Social Security benefits, and other economic safety nets. A 2009 Williams Institute report, “Tax Implications for Same-Sex Couples,” finds that same-sex couples often pay more in taxes than heterosexual couples because the federal government does not recognize same-sex marriage. The report shows that the economic impact of marriage discrimination is significant: Same-sex couples are not able to file federal joint tax returns, cannot transfer property tax to their partners freely, and are not eligible for Social Security survival benefits. Ending marriage discrimination by expanding equal access to the legal status of marriage would increase LGBT families’ economic stability and help reduce poverty in the LGBT community.
Conclusion
Violence, discrimination, and prejudice affect the lives, economic status, and poverty rates of LGBT individuals. Securing equal rights for all would ensure that bigotry and ignorance do not perpetuate poverty in the LGBT community.
Last semester, I found a great example from our campus of a free yoga class public health event! I used the yoga class flyer to tie the activity back to HP 2030. Here is the flyer for the meditation class Actions and the whole analysis. Look at the flyer and see my analysis below. Each week we will fill in the analysis in a step by step fashion. This example shows it done like yours will look at the end of the course.
What: Ad for free meditation/yoga on the college campus. HP Objective: Reduce the proportion of adults with high blood pressure. (HBP) — HDS‑04 Why important: High blood pressure can lead to stroke (1) Distribution: 1 in 5 young adults has HPB (2) In black males, the rate is higher at 1 in 3.(3). In a study by the American Heart Association, 46% of college students, almost 1 in 2 had high blood pressure (4)
Determinants: HBP can be due Behavior (lifestyle). SDoH (community and home: school stress) (2) Intervention: Free yoga class on campus to decrease stress. feasible: Basic meditation free classes! Not too expensive. creative: Its fun! Mind-fullness is so in style! : ) It’s incentive as it is FREE. targeted: students
- www.stroke.org 2.https://shcc.ufl.edu/2017/02/01/high-blood-pressur…
- High blood pressure common among black young adults | American Heart AssociationLinks to an external site. 4.Hypertension in Healthy College Students: The Hypertension i… : Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (lww.com)Links to an external site.
Today, and in the coming modules, you will find an example of your own and analyze it. These are practice steps for your FULL project. We will work on it week by week.
ASSIGNMENT
Find a billboard, flyer, CURRENT newspaper ad, posted class or CURRENT TV commercial or CURRENT social media ad that is for public health campaign. You will use this for the WHOLE session so find one that is interesting to you. This is EASY and fun! You will be surprised, once you start looking, that ads and events are everywhere!! Look up what the ad or intervention is about. Do some research on what it is about.
Fill out the first three active categories.
What: describe what campaign you picked and what you found out. You must have a photo of the billboard or flyer or screenshot of anything else included in your post. Tell us why it interested you or caught your attention. Make sure it is a health campaign and not a commercial advertisement for a product, treatment center or other commercial item.
Objective: find an HP 2030 objective that fits this intervention. This is easy! You’ll need to do the Discussion One before you tackle this. It tells you how to use Healthy People 2030 (HP 2030). Just return to HP2030Links to an external site. and look at the categories and areas like we practiced earlier. This time, you again pick a topic and subset, then click on YOUR CHOSEN SUBSET to find its numbered objective. Find an objective that matches your interest! Want more directions? Here are photo instructions on finding HP Objectives (aka goals).
Actions Why important: find a statistic that shows the problem this campaign addresses. How many suffer from this problem? How much does it cost the system? Find a meaningful statistic to hook your reader.
Distribution: X this is in a later module Determinants: X this is in a later module Intervention: X this is in a later module feasible: X this is in a later module creative: X this is in a later module targeted: X this is in a later module
Fill out the above and share your inspiration photo or link.
EXAMPLE POST
What: Billboard with a big condom on it. It leads to a site about HIV prevention. I found it on the way to LA. I was curious if it was for pregnancy, STDs or if it was a right to life ad since it said “Plan A” as a reference to the “Plan B” pill. Objective: Reduce the number of new HIV infections — HIV‑01 Links to an external site. Why important: More than 700,000 American lives have been lost to HIV since 1981 (1) It is also a communicable disease so there is additional public health risk. Why a favorite: Vote for a class favorite and tell us why. Name the person in your post so we know who it is.
Links to an external site.2. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/poverty-i…