As shown in the family table, not all of my aunts and uncles are accounted for. A huge part of my family is in Vietnam and I have yet to keep in contact with them since the age of 10. By looking at the health history of my relatives, I could see that many of these health issues could be preventable. The unhealthy habits that could be presented in their early life is something that could have a huge contribution to why they developed these health complications. Some of the personal risk that could affect me in the future is being inactive, eating unhealthy, being associated with alcohol or recreational drugs, or being in a stressful situation. Through limited information about the health history of my family members, the risk is not related …show more content…
My paternal grandmother was diagnosed with diabetes around the age of 50. The issue with diabetes is that it could be in the family history and this could increase your risk of having it. Some of the risk factors for diabetes include family history, lack of exercise, being overweight, high blood pressure, and having an unhealthy diet. My grandmother developed diabetes due to her unhealthy habits. Many include fatty and oil foods. Some techniques to take control and help prevent diabetes is to get more physical activity, in taking fiber into your meals, skipping on fatty foods, and losing the extra weight. Although it may be hard, being able to add some fruits and vegetables into your meal could help a lot for your body and overall health. Spending at least 30 minutes of light exercise could help prevent yourself from being overweight and have a higher risk of diabetes. Spending time to figure out what is a healthy lifestyle could save a lot of time and money in the future. The most common prevention method is eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly. The risk of having high cholesterol, diabetes, and lung cancer could be reduce if I can follow a healthy and active lifestyle. The preventable techniques for these complications is not difficult to do if I am worried about my future health. The risks in these can be avoided in the simplest ways. Overall, the chances for success is high because the illnesses that
You can seek the help of a nutrition expert and personal trainer to assist you in making the lifestyle changes to fight diabetes. Get tested and tell your loved ones to get tested as
To determine the families role, the Social workers should assess the various roles family members play in order to better understand family functioning. Understanding Families: Family Assessment (Page 339). Gathering information about family structure, function, and needs does not have to be restricted to structured interviews. Getting to know your clients family and the role they will play in each other 's lives will save a great deal of time in the long run.
If any of your family members have diabetes, your risk factor is slightly higher to get both types of diabetes. Genetics – certain gene is responsible for increased risk of diabetes. Geography – according to numerous research the risk factors increase as you travel away from equator. Age – at this case type one and type two diabetes quite differ from each other.
I am 17 years old currently at studding health and social care level 3. I am hard working, punctual, a good time keeper, honest, polite and good at listening. Another thing I exceed in is team work, I am good at contributing in groups, as I did extra curriculum activities such as netball which allowed me to work well as a team to achieve greater accomplishments. I am a very hands on person which will make me reliable person who will be always looking to pick up extra shifts, and making the company an even better success. I see myself as someone who doesn’t give up in difficult situations.
Unit 9: Women and Health impacted greatly on my own understanding of health and well-being in a positive way, opening my eyes to the wide scope of mind and body that health actually represents. For myself, a person with chronic illness I have always felt as if people considered my illness as an easy excuse or reason not to participate fully in society, and while my body doesn’t always cooperate my mind has always been functioning at capacity and as such I consider myself to be a strong and healthy contributor to my community.
Health Problem number one Increased risk of cardiovascular disease among the population in Cuyahoga Count related to hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, and unhealthy diet as evidenced by high mortality rate. Describe
Ryan Hogan OT-525 9-21-15 While taking the health risk assessment I knew right from the start that some of the information would be off. The assessment asked about things such as blood pressure and cholesterol, and I do not know these measures right of the top of my head. While looking at the results, it stated that I am at risk of dying within the next 10 years. When comparing my risk percentages to the average 27 year old male, I did very well and was average compared to the others. However one factor that I scored above average on was the chance of a heart attack.
My systolic blood pressure is in the “pre-high blood pressure” range, this puts me at high risk of developing high blood pressure. I am at currently at risk of heart disease, breast, and colon cancer due to eating foods high in fat, especially red meat. My total cholesterol is 173 pounds, and HDL is 64 (moderate risk) and LDL slightly high at 100. Due to close relatives with diagnose of diabetes the risk assessment reported that I have a greater chance of getting type 2 diabetes. I was diagnosed recently with type 2 diabetes mellitus, my HgbA1C was 8.6 and fasting glucose 146 on 9/11/2015.
The wellness of a human being has been broken down into five sections. These sections are: emotional wellness, intellectual wellness, physical wellness, social wellness and spiritual wellness. I think my strongest section for my personal wellness is my emotion, intellect and physical wellness. However, my weakest sections are social wellness and spiritual wellness. I believe that my emotional wellness is my strongest section.
My older sister, Maggie, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of eight, but I remained uneducated. I worried about Maggie, but I wasn’t sure why? Then, two years ago I when I was diagnosed, I got crash course! Up until freshman year, I still asked my mom which type of Diabetes Maggie had-- 1 or 2. There is nothing more frustrating then being asked that question when you’re a Type 1 Diabetic.
After completing a family analysis and assessment with various models, I would like to reflect on how I can better utilize these tools in my future and gain a better understanding of family centered care. I will be using the Rolfe, Freshwater, & Jasper (2001) model to complete my reflection and weigh the pros and cons of assessing the family with the Calgary Family Assessment Model, the genogram, and the ecomap. I started making the genogram first, this was probably the most laborious part of the assignment. Getting used to the computer programming took the majority of the time. After the initial struggle to gain momentum, the project became much easier and the ecomap was created more naturally than the genogram.
This essay discusses how the family is viewed by two different sociological perspectives- functionalism and conflict theory. Firstly, ‘family’ is defined. Secondly, the main ideas of functionalism will be discussed followed by how this theory perceives the family. The main ideas of Conflict Theory will then be examined and how conflict theorists perceive the family.
Family Health Assessment With Marjory Gordon’s functional health patterns, we can develop a treatment plan for our patients based on 11 categories of health perception. According to PubMed “A family health assessment tool that focused on the family as the unit of care was developed. The tool adapted Gordon's 11 functional health pattern typology and categorized data using interview, observation, and measurement methods.” (Donelly, 1993). A family of 5 was interviewed using the functional health assessment categories, and then an analyzation of the information shared was put together.
Modern Family produced an accurate episode on how modern media has a negative and positive impact on our lives. It has taken over our communication, and just about every other aspect of our daily lives. This episode also proved that an invasion of your privacy is inevitable, and that we have become incredibly lazy due to our frequently updated handheld devices. Honestly, the laziness of the family almost stood out more than the excessive use of Facetime.
• In the middle years , people are diagnosed more with arthritis, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Middle adulthood is also the time when people are diagnosed with coronary heart disease. Physical activity typically decreases around the middle years, so becoming overweight and inactive are both factors of getting these diseases. The behavioral changes I could make right now to reduce my chances are becoming more active and eat healthier.