The Health People 2020 objectives and the Millennium goals are two ambitious approaches to addressing the disparities found in vulnerable populations. In this Application Assignment, you will determine how the objectives and goals plan to reduce or eliminate health disparities.
What Are Its Goals?
Review pages 24-41 about the objectives that relate to health care in general and, more specifically, health disparities.
To complete this Application Assignment, write a 3- to 4-page paper that addresses the following questions.
How do the objectives for Healthy People 2020 provide a framework for addressing health disparities? Provide an example based on the Healthy People assigned focus areaassigned to you.
What other objectives address the health topic?
How do the health-related Millennium Development Goals address health disparities?
Support your answers with statistical information about your Healthy People assigned focus area. The following are a few websites that provide a wealth of data regarding specific populations and Healthy People assigned focus area
. You'll find others on the Internet as well.