Week 3 Social 300 words

Discussion Question

Problems that impact populations are vast and now more than ever social media is getting involved.

Choose one of the following population health problems to focus on:
Substance use and/or abuse
Environmental health (air, water, ground, energy, climate, etc.)
https://enviro.epa.gov/myenvironment/ (Links to an external site.) has a wealth of information

Violence
Abuse

Research and share an overview of the current data on this population health problem specific to your community. You must use one (or more) of the resources from the Direct Care Project Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis assignment. You may choose to find additional outside source(s).
Then take a moment to review the Twitter feed for compelling Tweets that may have an impact on or discuss the population’s health problem.
Give an overview of any agency, organization, person, or affiliation that is addressing the population health problem.
How could a community health nurse collaborate with the agency, organization, person, or affiliation to address the population’s health problem?
Compose a 280-character or fewer Tweet that describes what you have shared with the class. Remember Twitter only allows 280 characters (this includes spaces, etc.) so you will need to be concise. It should include a hashtag. Include the URL to the reference or Tweet if applicable. Share this Tweet in the discussion.

Note:

A Twitter account is not required nor is posting your Tweet on social media.
Your discussion post should look like this:

Paragraph one:

Overview of the current data on this population health problem specific to your community

Paragraph two:

Overview of any agency, organization, person, or affiliation that is addressing the population health problem

Paragraph three:

How could a community health nurse collaborate with the agency, organization, person, or affiliation to address the population’s health problem?

Tweet:

280-character or fewer Tweet with hashtag and reference if applicable.

Resources:

Where did you find your data?

Example Tweet:

Your zip code can have more of an impact on your health than your genetic code. Know your stats. #socialdeterminantsofhealth #SDoH #knowyourstats https://enviro.epa.gov/myenvironment/

Overview of the current data

Substance use is the misuse of prescribed medicines, alcohol, and other illegal drugs. The most common effects of substance abuse include social, mental, physical, and public health problems. It has been observed recently in America that 31.9 million population of teenage age kid in the age of 12 were involved in drug abuse. Overall, 11.7% of Americans in the range from 12 to above are addicted to illegal drugs. The population of 19.4% or 53 million people are involved in the misuse of prescribed drugs within the last year. Including tobacco and alcohol 60.2% or the 165million people of the Americans are currently abusing these drugs. Drug overdose caused death in many individuals. the addiction is making people frustrated, aggressive, and hyper in any situation their health is getting affected.

Drug abuse has short-term or long-term effects on the health of the American population and the most common health problem is the mental health issue. The variety of American population have different health problems caused by substance abuse and these health problems are damage to organs such as the heart, brain, and liver, Heart diseases, HIV, Mental illness development, and permanent changes to the nervous system or the hormones (D’Angelo & Her, 2019).

Agency addressing a health problem

Substance abuse is the main cause of mental health problems and other health issues in the United States. The substance abuse and Mental health service administration (SAMHSA) is the agency in the united that is leading to put efforts to improve the health of people in America. The purpose of this agency is to reduce the adverse effects of substance abuse and mental health issues in the American community. The organization that is addressing the issue of substance abuse in America is the NAADAC which is the largest association that is providing professional counseling to people for avoiding substance abuse (McCance-Katz, 2020).

Community nurses collaborate with organizations or people

The collaboration between the nurses and agencies is an effective way the determination the basic needs that the agency needs to have. The assessment of the work and programs offered by the agency for the practice of best methods and the improvement of the system positively affect the population that is served by the nurses and the agencies. The nurses are the valuable assets that recognize and address the substance abuse issue. The nurses collaborate with the agencies, organizations, and people through cellphone applications or messages for monitoring health problems and for sharing various solutions of it. Nurses are considered the social determinants of public health issues in the American community (Baker, et al., 2020).

Tweet

Substance abuse is the leading factor in mental health problems. Stats for an increased number of users in America is clear evidence for this argument.  The close collaboration of nurses and agencies is required to resolve the issue of mental health.

#Substance abuse #Socialhealthproblem #Mentalhealthproblem #overdosage

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