Project: Final Project Component 2: Health Indicators What are health indicators and how do they relate to global health issues? How might health indicators vary on a global scale and what challenges...

Project: Final Project Component 2: Health Indicators What are health indicators and how do they relate to global health issues? How might health indicators vary on a global scale and what challenges might public health professionals need to address in order to promote positive health indicators? Health indicators represent characteristics of individuals, populations, or environments that are either measured directly or indirectly. Health indicators may relate directly to health phenomena, such as disease incidence, mortality rates, or number of health services utilized in a community. As direct measures, these health indicators can help inform public health professionals to employ strategies for the promotion of health and well-being. Health indicators may also relate indirectly to health. That is certain factors, such as access to education, poverty rates, or government infrastructure, may influence health outcomes. As indirect measures, these health indicators may provide public health professionals with substantial data to target macro-level changes for public health practice. Health indicators are useful in describing the health of individuals or populations for various countries. In addition, they are used to define public health problems at a particular point in time. For this Final Project Assignment, reflect on the global health issue and country you selected for your Final Project. Also, consider the health system of this country. Research the health indicators that make up the profile for this country. The Assignment (4 pages): Present a profile of the country you selected. Be sure to include the health indicators, as well as the source of the statistical data you researched. Describe the relationship between the global health issue you selected and the health indicators observed. Describe the health system of this country. Explain how access, resources, and infrastructure of health systems for this country may contribute to the incidence of the health issue you selected, and why.