Healthy People 2030 Objectives and Leading Health Indicators

Healthy people 2030 also promotes childhood immunization programs so that a healthy growing community of children can be raised and less hospital visits and economic imbalance take place. we considers vaccination in early life pivotal to prevent diseases like hepatitis and pertussis. We raised awareness in our educational sessions keeping these objectives of Healthy People 2030 regarding childhood immunization. In an evidence-based resource of Healthy People 2030, a study is mentioned regarding declining the proportion of children who do not get recommended vaccines by age 2 years and showed that the target was met for this study objective.

According to Healthy People 2030, Leading health indicators of childhood immunization are the objectives including increasing the 4 doses DTaP vaccine coverage in children by age 2, maintaining the vaccination coverage level of 1 MMR vaccine dose in children by age 2 years, and also maintaining the vaccination coverage level of 2 MMR vaccine doses in children by 2 years. In our educational session, we followed these objectives and highlighted the needs to accomplish them for advancing the early health of children. We talked about the significance of these vaccines and how they can prevent diseases such as Diphtheria, Measles, Mumps. Rubella and Chickenpox and this led to mothers’ enhanced knowledge and influenced her to continue the vaccination plan and complete it.

Tips and Tricks for Reducing Childhood Health Issues

Whenever children are gathered in one place, it is probable that infections may spread. This is possibly true in the case of infants and toddlers who probably make use of their hands to wipe their noses and rub their eyes and then handle toys or touch other children. Then these children also touch their noses and eyes so the virus or bacteria go from the nose or eyes of one child by using hands or toys to the next child who then rubs his own eyes or nose and leads to children getting sick. In the first few years, children suffer through sickness quite a lot as their bodies are developing their immunity to fight the infections.

In many healthcare setups, the staff are unable to care for an ill child because of staff limitation or space constraints and in some healthcare setups, the child can be made comfortable and make room for him to be well rested or sleep in a place that has been contaminated with the previous sick child. When a sick child gets excluded from the healthcare area, it is important that the child does not make contact with the other children who have not been infected with the same infection. Keeping the child in the same place in times of infection to prevent infection from spreading to other kids is necessary and advised. To prevent such scenarios, it is important that a child has completed his immunization plan and maintains a healthy diet and be away from foods with added sugar and sleep well.

NURS FPX 4060 Assessment 4 Health Promotion Plan Presentation

Following are some of the tips to reduce the health issues in children and promote health:

  • Educating expecting parents about what to do after their child is born and how to keep him healthy and disease free.
  • Spreading knowledge about EPI program for prevention of diseases in early childhood
  • Running awareness campaigns regarding childhood health and how to prevent diseases when the children are developing their immune systems
  • Use of media to spread the knowledge about the childhood immunizations (Puri et al., 2020)
  • Making a vaccination staff (Home Visit Programs) assigned only for the vaccination in infants and young children at homes (Cataldi et al., 2020)
  • Directing the schools to only admit the students who have acquired their vaccination (Healthy People 2030, 2019)
  • Keeping the healthy diet and avoiding unhealthy things in early childhood such as items with too much added sugar, soda etc (Koletzlko et al., 2019)
  • Inculcating the habit of washing hands many times a day for example, after toilet times, before having a meal, after outdoor play etc.
  • Attaining the healthy lifestyle in family so children can attain healthy lifestyles as well

Outcomes of the Session to Achieve the Healthy People 2030 Goals

We decided some practical solutions in our session to achieve the Healthy People 2030 goals. Amongst these strategies, the most important plan is to spread awareness about childhood immunizations and its benefits especially targeting the parents of the newborns and future parents as the parents’ attitude towards childhood vaccination plays a major role in initiating, continuing and completing the childhood immunization. We need to assess the public knowledge and t


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