Module Components

• Overview
• Assignments

Topics

• Assessing Health Status
• Addressing the Challenge
• Modifiable Lifestyle Risk Factors
  • Smoking
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Elevated Serum Cholesterol
  • Diet, Overweight, Obesity and Physical Inactivity
  • Impact of Multiple Risk Factors

NRSG 780 - Health Promotion and Population Health

Module 2: Determinants of Health

Overview

The purpose of this module is to examine the determinants of health using epidemiological, social and environmental data. The data are used to assess trends and establish priorities for the purpose of improving the health status of populations.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this module, the learner will be able to:

• Identify the determinants of health
• Discuss the overall health status of the U.S.
• Interpret national health survey data: NHANES, BRFSS
• Assess modifiable lifestyle risk factors for heart disease, cancer and stroke focusing on smoking, high blood pressure, elevated blood cholesterol, diet, overweight, obesity and physical inactivity

Required Readings

*The first two readings are seminal articles in public health and should be familiar to all in the field. You can skim them to become familiar with the foundational content.

• National Research Council. (2003). Assuring America's health. In The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century (pp. 19-45). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved from http://www.nap.edu/openbook/‌030908704X/‌html/19.html#pagetop
• National Research Council. (2003). Understanding population health and its determinants. In The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century (pp. 46-95). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved from http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10548&page=46
• Puska, P. (2009) Fat and heart disease: Yes we can make a change—the case of North Karelia (Finland).Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, 54 (suppl1), 33-38. Retrieved from https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/220825

Directions

View the module and suggested readings within the module. Then participate in the discussion board question for the module.