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Critical Health Issue in Community

   

Added on  2020-05-28

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Running head: CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUE IN COMMUNITYCritical health issue in communityName of the studentUniversity nameAuthor’s note

CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUE IN COMMUNITYTable of ContentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................2Critical health issue within the community................................................................................2Factors contributing to the health issue......................................................................................3Interventions in addressing the health concern..........................................................................4Role of public health nursing in interventions to reduce the health issue..................................4Recommending evidence in interventions to increase positive health outcomes......................5Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5References..................................................................................................................................6

CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUE IN COMMUNITYIntroductionCommunity health is one of the most important aspects of present-day healthcare. Thehealth behaviour and approaches of individuals further govern their fitness Patterns.Additionally, the environment and factors such as age, heritability also contributes towardsthe development of diseases within an individual and community. Some of the health habitssuch as unhealthy eating, sedentary lifestyle and smoking habits are major contributorstowards the development of cardiovascular diseases. The assignment discusses the role ofpublic health nursing care interventions in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease withinthe population. The intervention methods have been evaluated over here to find out the bestpossible alternative.Critical health issue within the community Cardiac health is one of the most important present-day health concerns. Due tounhealthy habits and sedentary lifestyle, a number of health complications develop such asobesity and diabetes. Some of these have been seen to contribute to the development ofcongestive heart disorders. It is a condition where the pumping capacity of the heart musclesget affected (Norhammar, Johansson, Thrainsdottir & Ryden, 2017). Under this condition,blood clots around the heart muscles and affects its pumping capacity. The inability to pumpblood sufficiently can be lethal and can lead to congestive heart failure (Scott & Winters,2015). The dominance of congestive heart disorders within the Australian population can besupported with the help of figures and statistics. Cardiovascular disease is one the majorcontributors to congestive heart failure along with diabetes and hypertension. The figures arealarming, where one Australian succumbs to congestive heart failure every 12 minutes

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