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community.
3. Office of Aging: Changing with the public health demands for Baby Boomers generation.
4. Public Health Nuisance: An initiative for managing environmental havoc and hazards.
curtailing the effects of cigarette smoking on both passive and active smokers (Carver
In the past two decades, there has been a dramatic increase in population in the United
States due to the Baby Boomers generation. Carver County has not been left behind in the series
of registering a high population of older adults (Birkeland et al., 2022). The elderly population is
predisposed to numerous health complications caused by body frailty and weakened immune
systems. A high incidence of chronic illnesses including diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and
Office of Aging has initiated a program dubbed ACT on Alzheimer's disease; the
between non-profit, private entities, and governmental institutions to control the impacts of the
disease. About 99,000 individuals aged 65 years and above in Minnesota have Alzheimer's
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disease (Birkeland et al., 2022). Therefore, there is a need to adopt a community health program
to address the concern. ACT on Alzheimer's is aligned with the public health service of
combined efforts that would strengthen the capacity of interventions (Carver County, MN, n.d.).
disease is an effort to address the prevalence of the condition in community settings. The
initiative can be evaluated by determining the level of community vitality regarding the disease;
the people should know about Alzheimer's disease and the disease prevention strategies
(Birkeland et al., 2022). The public health department can also evaluate the program by
identifying the level of community support from nonprofit and private entities; the commitment
An HP 2030 Objective Not Addressed by Carver County Public Health: “Increase the
proportion of people with substance use and mental health disorders who get treatment for both”.
Minimum efforts have been directed toward addressing mental health issues in Carver
County. Many adolescents and young adults are getting into substance use and alcohol use; these
addictions increase their susceptibility to psychological complications (Pronk et al., 2021). Little
has been done to promote access to treatment for individuals with substance use and mental
health disorders.
One of the ways the Healthy People 2030 objective on mental health and substance use
healthcare organizations, and schools. Early screening is identified as a public health prevention
strategy falling under the categories of primary and secondary levels (Galea et al., 2020). The
initiative would assist in the early identification of the disorders and thus would assist the victims
screening program for substance use and mental disorders. There is the possibility of cultural or
social limitations that may discourage individuals from turning up for the health promotion
program (Galea et al., 2020). Many individuals from the ethnic minority populations have beliefs
and values that may trigger denial of the existence of a mental health problem and therefore, they
in the implementation process of the screening program. The entities would be responsible for
creating awareness about the initiative and encouraging the followers to participate. They would
create a link between societal values and the importance of early screening for mental disorders
(Oman, 2018). Moreover, the partners would offer value-based guidance on the need to avoid
References
Birkeland, R. W., McCarron, H. R., Nkimberg, M., & Gaugler, J. E. (2022). Exploring Memory
https://www.carvercountymn.gov/departments/health-human-services/public-health/
programs/office-of-aging
https://www.carvercountymn.gov/departments/health-human-services/public-health/
programs
Galea, S., Merchant, R. M., & Lurie, N. (2020). The mental health consequences of COVID-19
and physical distancing: the need for prevention and early intervention. JAMA Internal
Oman, D. (Ed.). (2018). Why religion and spirituality matter for public health: Evidence,
Pronk, N., Kleinman, D. V., Goekler, S. F., Ochiai, E., Blakey, C., & Brewer, K. H. (2021).
Practice full report: Promoting health and well-being in healthy people 2030. Journal of