Improve health, fitness, and quality of life through daily physical activity

Improve health, fitness, and quality of life through daily physical activity
Part 1:
• Choose a topic from one of the following sites
–>Physical Activity
o Healthy People 2020 (Links to an external site.)
o National Center for Health Promotion and Disease (Links to an external site.)
• Introduce your health topic:–>Improve health, fitness, and quality of life through daily physical activity.

• Provide a brief overview of the health problem
• Define the community or population being targeted.
Part 2: Provide the background and clinical significance of the problem
• Describe the effect of the issue/topic for the patient and community.
• Describe the effect of the issue/topic on the healthcare system.
Part 3: Look at what is being done at the federal and Arizona state level for your topic.
• What organizations are involved in promoting change in this area?
• What are the national goals for improvement in this area?
• How is Arizona doing in meeting this goal?
Part 4: Evidence-based literature to support the intervention/program
• Find literature to support the need for the program, especially from nurse practice.
• A minimum of 3 peer-reviewed sources.
• Not more than 5 years old, except for a landmark study. You must use scholarly sources that are directed for providers. Nurse practitioner journals are excellent sources because you will see what your peers are doing in this area.
Part 5: Assessment of resources
• What resources are currently available in your area that would help your patients with this problem?
• Are there adequate resources in your area?
Part 6: Barriers to change/implementation
• Are there any barriers such as access to care, resistance to change that is causing an issue with implementing change on your topic?
Part 7: Summary
• How will this information help you in advance practice help your patients?

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