Heart Disease and Stroke issues

The hazard factors can cause-effect in the blood and heart vessels which, may result in heart attack, stroke and heart failure. The addressing of the risk factors is essential to prevent the severe complications of chronical cardiovascular diseases. The health sectors in America should implement strategies including the improvement in physical activity and dieting, smoking cessation, cholesterol, and high blood pressure control and proper use of aspirin. The cardiovascular disease burden is distributed disproportionally across the America population. The disparities are based on age, race, gender, socioeconomic status and geographical location. The new foundation section in Health People 2020 addresses the healthy related well-being and the quality of life, disparities, general health status, and health determinants. Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention Goals The goals of Healthy People initiative are the improvement of health issues related to cardiovascular condition and life aspects by discovery, treatment, also the prevention of health hazards associated with cardiovascular diseases in addition to stroke.

To identify as well as treat heart attacks and stroke at an early stage. To prevent the reoccurrence of the cardiovascular events and to reduce death rates that are as a result of cardiovascular disease (Healthy People 2020, 2014). The main focus of primary prevention goal is to avert injury or disorders before it transpires. The primary cause of death in North Carolina are heart diseases and stroke which, individual behavior contributes to 50% of the occurrence of heart diseases and stroke (HNC2020, 2011). The excessive alcohol consumption, unhealthy eating, smoking and physically inactive are the dominant individual behaviors that contribute to heart diseases and stroke. The plan made by the North Carolina Health department includes, reducing the mortality rate of cardiovascular disease by improving healthcare services, reduction of the percentage of diabetic adults by promoting healthy eating and lifestyle, and lastly is to reduce the mortality rate of colorectal cancer.

The health department of North Carolina is collaborating with various health agent to achieve the Health People 2020 goals. How are the plans implemented? The North Carolina Health department have initiated essential strategies to prevent and reduce heart diseases and stroke to achieve the Healthy People 2020 goals. The Healthy People 2020 goals were established immediately after the end of the Healthy People 2010 goal. The period of achieving these goals is ten years whereby the end of the year 2020 all the health goals in healthy 2020 are attained. The North Carolina health department reviews the Healthy People goals every year to assess the progress on how far the goals have been achieved and the areas that require adjustment. The interfering factors to attain the goals The American health sector is facing various challenges in accomplishing of Healthy People 2020 objectives.