Nursing Healthcare Wk5/Dis/REP
Assignment
Nursing Healthcare Wk5/Dis/REP Assignment
Suppose a community team identifies lack of access to exercise
modalities as a public health issue. If the team were to determine
that pedestrian walkways need to be constructed, discuss at least
two factors that would facilitate the development of the walkways
and two that would hinder the development. For the hindrances,
discuss ways that the team might work to overcome those
hindrances.
Identifying public health issues is an important task that requires
attention in order to implement change. Often times, change is
opposed and not welcomed. With reference to the situation
presented, there are benefits and hindrances that could arise. The
need for access to pedestrian walkways would be presented
based on the safety that these walkways would offer as well as
the health benefit that these walkways would offer. With the
walkways, there would be no reason for people to be walking in
the roadway or close to the road, risking being injured by a
motorist. There is less risk of injury since the walkways would
provide safe and level paved ground to walk on. The health
benefit would come from the walkways giving persons wanting to
walk, a safe spot to walk or run and not be in the way of cars
traveling the roadways. Walking has many health benefits that
include:

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