HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 IMPACT PAPER (A paper for A+ Student)

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Improving the health of all Americans is the science-based objective of Healthy People.Gov (Healthy People 2020, 2018). The Healthy People 2020 initiative covers 42 different topics and objectives; ... this paper is going to focus on just one, sexually transmitted diseases. Sexually transmitted diseases are often referred to as STDs and STIs for sexually transmitted infections. Sexually transmitted diseases or infections are also known as venereal diseases; these are bacterial, viral, or parasitic diseases or infections transmitted primarily through unprotected sexual contact with an infected person (Taylor, Middlebrooks, & Marco, 2017). Healthy People 2020 identifies STDs as a significant public health problem in the United States (Healthy People 2020, 2018). This health problem is so important to recognize because sexually transmitted diseases are very preventable, and this area of health concern receives little recognition. The costs absorbed by the United States healthcare system are estimated at as much as $16 billion per year (Healthy People 2020, 2018). Overview of Problem According to Tanksley and Cifu (2016), the incidence of sexually transmitted infections is increasing, with 1.4 million new cases of chlamydia and 350,000 cases of gonorrhea in 2014. This causes not only unnecessary economic hardship, but also despair, permanent damage, and even death when left undiagnosed and untreated. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that there are an estimated 20 million new cases of STDs diagnosed each year with mo [Show More]

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