Community Health & Population-Focused Nursing Practicum WGU

Community Health & Population-Focused Nursing Practicum Problem Description The health concern that I focused on with my fieldwork was obesity. The related Healthy People 2020 indicator I focused on was NWS-9 Reduce the proportion of adults who are obese. ("Nutrition," 2014, table NWS-9) This indicator is an LHI (leading health indicator), which means it is documented as a high importance health issue. Conferring to Healthy People 2020, 1 in 3 adults (35%) and 1 in 6 children (16%) are obese and over 80% of both groups do not get sufficient physical activity It also specified that obesity is a key causative factor in multiple disease processes. Since this, obesity has driven up health...