Defining the Health Issue: Arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Chronic Back Conditions
You will begin your strategic plan by defining a specific health issue. Imagine that you are a director or manager
for a public health organization, and you will:
Identify a health issue aligned with Health People 2020.
Discover a specific health issue’s objective per the Healthy People 2020 planning site.
(Please note: You may use the objective that you had evaluated in Unit 3 or select a different objective.)
To demonstrate your ability to define a relevant public health issue, you will perform three skills:
1. Summarize the health topic/issue by magnitude, extent and at-risk populations/communities.
2. Review at least five authoritative sources relevant to the current health issue within a brief literature review.
3. Outline the fundamental importance of addressing the public health issue.