Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Community1
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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Community
University of Phoenix NSG/482CA
Sylvia Jones
29 January 2024
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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Community
The family I am working with for my Windshield assessment consists of a 50-year-old mother and father, a 12-year-old girl, and a 13-year-old girl. In spite of the mother and father being both 50 years of age, they are both type 2 diabetics. They were given an overview of the three public health concerns they currently face, taking into account their community, family history, and services accessible. Heart disease, renal disease, and diabetes are the three public health concerns. Due to a significant family history of type 2 diabetes, the family decided to concentrate on the condition and indicated a desire to learn more about it as well as strategies for preventing or delaying its advancement. One of the modern health issues that is on the rise is diabetes, along with the issues it brings about that are specifically linked to nutrition and food (Seongkum Heo, et al., 2023). Foods to restrict or avoid, such as white rice, bread, pasta, and sweets, were the first topics covered in the lesson plan. Additionally discussed were their effects on blood sugar. Following that, we talked about adding more fruits, veggies, and whole grains to their diet and the impact these foods have on blood sugar. Exercise was the next topic of discussion, along with how it affects diabetes and how it might assist manage weight. I sent the family a booklet detailing the many free community amenities available at the large sports complex close to their house. Information about the nearby food bank was given to the family. They were informed about the nearby farmer's market that accepts Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and reminded that their health plan reimburses them for the
amount they spend there, thus allowing them to purchase twice as much nutritious food.
As a preventative measure, I told the family about the weekly diabetic cooking lessons that are provided at one of the neighborhood's locally owned grocery stores. Cooking workshops educate people how to make foods that are suitable for diabetics and how to replace unhealthy
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ingredients with healthier ones. I was able to book the family into the upcoming cooking class because they showed a great deal of interest in it.
I asked the family to list the foods they should eat more of and avoid after the evaluation. They responded appropriately, stating that they want to use the farmers market advantage that comes with their health plan by going there. I next questioned them about how they could fit fitness into their daily routines. The family stated that the girls would ride their bikes and they would walk the broad paved outdoor walking route at the sports complex. They said that they were excited to take the cooking lesson because they thought it would help improve their diet.
Working with this family to assess their health requirements, inform them of their top health priority, and point them toward community services they can access helped to achieve the clinical objectives. Risk factors for environmental hazards that affect community members' health were highlighted during the windshield survey discussion.
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References
Seongkum Heo, JungHee Kang, Umeakunne, E., Sohye Lee, Bertulfo, T. F., Barbé, T., JinShil Kim, Black, V., Minjeong An, & Randolph, J. (2023). Effects of Meditation Intervention on Self-management in Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis.
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
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(6), 581–592. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0000000000000973