Healthy People 2020
Day Two
PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT
Today’s Objectives:
 Content Objectives:
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TSWBAT establish different types of health disparities.
TSWBAT assess reasons why HP20120 failed and how HP2020 can
meet realistic expectations for our country.
TSWBAT brainstorm ideas to create a PSA around an objective from
the HP2020 statement.
 Language Objectives:
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TSWBAT establish different types of health disparities by comparing
& contrasting what makes every person in the USA different.
TSWBAT assess reasons why HP2020 failed from recalling causes of
death & life expectancy numbers from the previous class and start to
develop ways how HP2020 can meet realistic expectations for our
country.
TSWBAT brainstorm ideas to create a PSA around a chosen objective
from the HP2020 statement by reading the HP2020 brochure and
looking at previous years examples for PSA projects.
Health Disparities
 What makes us different from each other?
 Sex / Gender
 Race / Ethnicity
 Income / Education
 Socioeconomic Status
 Disabilities
 Sexual Orientation
 Do you think your life expectancy could change
depending on which health disparity you are?
HP 2020 Pamphlet & Website
 A statement of national health objectives designed to
identify the most significant preventable threats to
health and to establish national goals to reduce these
threats
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What do you think should be major issues to address in 2020?
What are health issues important to you?
http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/
HP 2020 PSA Project
 Secretary Burwell has hired you to help promote
& advertise HP2020. CONGRATS!!!
 You now are a public health educator:
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Choose one of the 42 objectives (see handout)
Decide why this objective is a serious public health issue to
you. What health disparities would you gear this towards?
Establish a campaign around this objective that can hopefully
change the US life expectancy number in 2020
PSA Campaign Ideas
 Poster
 Flyer (Microsoft Publisher or done by hand)
 Pamphlet (Microsoft publisher or done by hand)
 Photography presentation or story board
 If you would like to try one of the following options, they MUST be
approved prior by Mrs. P:
 Rap song / rock song lyrics (must perform it in class)
 Video – commercial, PSA, role playing, music video, etc. (posted to
youtube)
 Cartoon Strip
 ‘other’
NO:
POWERPOINTS; PAPERS; NOTHING ON “LINED PAPER”;
NOTHING COMPLETED IN PENCIL
HP 2020 PSA
 You will have two health classes to work on your project
 All projects will be done individually or with one partner
 you may use your classmates & teacher for support
 If your partner is absent BOTH days in the IMC – the partner will now work by
themselves…
 You do not have to be artistic – just CREATIVE!
 Handouts –
 HP2020 pamphlet, project directions & grading rubric
 You do NOT have to present the completed project in front of the
class
…THE NEXT TWO CLASSES…
 We will meet the next two classes in the IMC
 First class will be research / information online
 Second class for putting the project together
 Extra time needed will be homework or 9th period
 The rest of class today is for you to brainstorm:
 A topic for your PSA campaign
 How you will present your PSA campaign