NR586NP Week 3: Discussion Health Outcomes Data

Preparing the Discussion

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

General Instructions

Access the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps websiteLinks to an external site. and search for health outcomes data for your state. Use the Rankings feature on the Data by County page to determine the county with the best and worst health outcomes rankings. Identify the ranking of your home county or the county where you practice.

Next, use the Search by County feature to find your home county. Review the available data.

Finally, use the Compare Counties feature to compare your home county to those identified with the best and worst health outcomes ranking in your state. Reflect on findings.

Include the following sections:

1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.

• • Provide an overview of the health outcomes and factors in your country. Which health factors are strengths in your county? Which are areas for improvement?
  • Consider the communities within your county. What influencing factors might be at the root of health factors needing improvement?
  • How does your home county or county of practice compare to the counties with the highest and lowest health outcomes rankings?
  • How will the information you found impact your role as an advanced practice nurse?

2. Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectationsLinks to an external site.:

• • Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
  • Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
  • Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
  • Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
  • Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.

Solution: NR586NP Week 3: Discussion Health Outcomes Data

The County in New York (NY) State with the best health outcomes is Putnam County with a national Z-Score of -1.39. The County with the worst health outcomes is Bronx County with a national Z-Score of 0.05. My home county is Kings County which has a national Z-score of -0.74 for health outcomes and -0.11 for health factors, ranking at 23 out of the 62 counties in NY. This indicates average health outcomes for my state. For instance, the years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population in Kings County is 6,200 compared to Putnam (4,300) and Bronx (8,800). In Kings County, 17% of adults report poor or fair quality of life compared to 23% in Bronx and 11% in Putnam. More so, an average of 3.4 and 5.0 adults in Kings County report respectively poor/ fair physical and mental health outcomes, compared to Putnam (2.9 and 4.4) and Bronx (4.0 and 4.7).

The health factors that are strengths in Kings County include lower rates of adult smoking (17%), lower adult obesity (27%), 100% access to opportunities for physical health, and lower….Click the paypal icon to purchase full solution for $5

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