Leadership and Strategy Plan to address Obesity Awareness in North East Washington DC (Term Paper Sample)

Leadership and Strategy Plan to address Obesity Awareness in North East Washington DC
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Executive Summary
Leadership and strategic plan in the North East Washington DC is informed by the worrying statistics on obese and overweight proportion within the area. With a large portion of the population at risk of contracting these chronic conditions, the prevention mechanism to control the numbers and contain the rates is inevitable. This strategic plan provides the mechanism for achieving just this. The project encompasses this objective through consideration of the review and evaluation of the statistics, strategic plan, program description, leadership challenges, ethical concerns as well as community engagement, budgeting, and finally performance management. These are in line with the;
Vision
Healthy population living in healthy environments
Mission
Health promotion and protection with disease prevention
These are supported by the guiding principles of the Department that observe practices based on evidence, community partnerships, and education and population empowerment.
Table of Contents
Executive summary……………………………………………………………………………2
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………4
Strategic Plan………………………………………………………………………………….6
Program Description………………………………………………………………………….9
Leadership Challenges……………………………………………………………………….11
Ethical Implications………………………………………………………………………….12
Engaging Communities and Building Constituencies………………………………………..13
Budgeting Financing and Human Resources…………………………………………………15
Performance Management and Health Informatics……………………………………………16
References……………………………………………………………………………………18
Appendices……………………………………………………………………………………23
Introduction
Physical activity informs one of the goals of Healthy People 2020 objectives, which notes that obesity, is both national and local disaster. The guidelines for physical activity within the objectives present strong state support from for regular exercise. Physical activities entail undertaking moderate and intense exercise among the population. In the United States, more than sixty percent of the adult population are overweight. Forty percent are obese, about 5 percent are extremely obese, and three out of four men in the US are obese. The cost of treating these conditions involves an expensive process thus, very costly to the nation. In 2010, the cost of treating heart disease and stroke accounted for was $190 billion nationally, and the amount keeps rising with the advent of every year (Dee et al., 2015).
Obesity and overweight cases are, however, easily preventable and with early detection, they can be effectively contained. The risk factors associated with these conditions again are controllable. The risk factors include; diabetes, poor diet and lack of active exercise, and overweight, cigarette smoking, high cholesterol and blood pressure (Tracey & Campbell, 2014). The prevalence of overweight and obesity within the North East Washington and the high mortality presented by the condition of the state and the country inform the rationale for the selection of this problem (Garber, 2012). The consequences of these conditions include; hypertension, mortality, dyslipidemia, heart disease, and stroke.
In Washington, more than four percent have coronary heart disease, and about two point 3 percent have experienced obesity (Duffy, McCoy & Riley, 2010). From the statistics, more than fifteen percent of the adult population in the state do not participate in physical activity, twenty-five percent of adults are obese, and thirty-four percent have high cholesterol levels in the blood. More than twenty-one percent of Minnesota adults have high blood pressure, and about 7 percent are diabetic. Despite these worrying statistical indications, many of the adult population are cigarette smokers, that is more than seventeen percent, and around more than eighty percent of adults do not consume the recommended five fruits and vegetables as the preventive mechanism for obesity (Fesinmeyer, 2013).
Among the smoking population, about twenty percent are 12th graders and around sixty percent of these young people do not exercise with more than eighty-four percent not undertaking the required fruits and vegetables daily (Hawkes, Ahern, & Jebb, 2014). The rates of overweight and obesity are increasingly prevalent among the American Indians, Asians and Hispanic children compared to black and white children.
The statistics present a situation that presumes more than public health crisis not only in Washington but also in the nation pressure (Garber, 2012). The prevention and detection mechanisms in Minnesota include both moderate and intense physical exercise, healthy diet, control of cigarette consumption, and awareness of the symptoms of obesity and overweight. However, more than half of the population in North East Washington cannot recognize the simple signs and symptoms of obesity. Obesity and overweight increase the mortality of the population and predicated as the primary cause of chronic conditions including stroke, heart disease, and hypertension (Hawkes, Ahern, & Jebb, 2014).
The Healthy People 2020 objective and North East Washington health priorities Framework identifies obesity as of serious concern and requires immediate attention. Under the Healthy Washington health objectives, a companion of the 2020 objectives identifies weight issues as of threat to the well-being and the health of an individual, it shortens the life of individuals, causes insurmountable stress and presents high medical costs and incurs losses in economic opportunities (Shi & Johnson, 2014). The plan asserts the need to concentrate on the prevention of disease rather than treatment (Ziegahn et al., 2013). The plan defines twelve preventive objectives, which include; increase in physical activity, lower smoking, efficient management of diabetics, increase in the amounts of fruits and vegetables consumed and finally the plan provides the objective for attaining these objectives and ensuring healthier North East Washington population (Shi & Johnson, 2014). 
These guidelines are in line with Healthy People 2020 objectives, which provide for an increase in the cardiovascular health among the population in the nation. The objectives provide for reduction of coronary heart disease and stroke deaths (Hawkes, Ahern, & Jebb, 2014). The strategy notes that the as a preventive mechanism of obesity facilitates low recovery and planning mechanisms. An increase in numbers of people with prehypertension and hypertension who meet the recommended standards, increase aspirin use among the population with zero history of cardiovascular disease and the growth in the population twenty years upfront who are aware of the symptoms of excessive weight promote prevention (Tracey & Campbell, 2014). This leadership and strategy plan is informed from this perspective and underscores the essence behind the worrying statistics and congruence in achieving the prevention mechanisms.
Strategic Plan
The statistical indications from the state and nationally indicate that obesity provides high medical constraints on the population. The high rates provide leading clinical direction of the strategic plan and enhance the guidance mechanism for prevention control (Zeargers, 2014). The high number of the population that do not participate in physical activity fail to achieve the fruit and vegetable diet for a healthy heart and are unaware of the symptoms excessive weight. However, they provide an opportunity to enhance the prevention control due to the exploitable capacity of the situation (Duffy, McCoy & Riley, 2010). The strategic plan also focuses on the funding mechanisms within the area to realize much of the potential for the attainment of th...