. Identify ways to enhance or optimize health in the selected focus area using evidence-based research. A minimum of three peer-reviewed articles must be utilized.

It is important to promote the professional role of the nurse to provide health promotion and disease preventive care. Collaborating with other health care professionals and consumer groups in the community in redesigning health care can help meet the goals for Healthy People 2020.

Refer to http://www.healthypeople.gov/ to open the Healthy People 2020 home page.

1. Select the”Topics & Objectives” tab to access the 2020 Topics & Objectives – Objectives A-Z page.
2. Select one of the Healthy People “Topic Areas” for improving health

Develop a PowerPoint presentation (15-20 slides) with accompanying speaker’s notes and citations.

Please keep in mind:

Use bullet points on actual slide, then discuss in speaker notes. Do not write paragraphs in slides.

Use in text citations in speaker notes, then full citation placed alphabetically in References slide.

1. Identify ways to enhance or optimize health in the selected focus area using evidence-based research. A minimum of three peer-reviewed articles must be utilized.

2. Discuss how topic are relate to the different age groups (infancy, childhood, Adolescence, early/ middle/late adulthood.

3. Provide a brief profile at least one-health-related organization for the selected focus area.

A brief profile of one health-related organization for the selected focus area is accurate and offered in detail. Selection of community resources and websites reflects thoughtful consideration to users of resources.

4.  Provide a brief description of at least two community resources and at least two website resources for professionals and clients.