Understanding How the SDOH Impacts Family Health
DEAR WRITER. THIS IS A 2 PART ASSIGNMENT. PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED FILES FOR THE INTERVIEW QUESTION AND EVALUATION.
Assessment Description:
Refer back to the interview and evaluation you conducted in the Topic 2 Family Health Assessment assignment. Identify the social determinates of health (SDOH) contributing to the family's health status. In a 750-1,000 word paper, create a plan of action to incorporate health promotion strategies for this family. Include the following:
1.Describe the SDOH that affect the family health status. What is the impact of these SDOH on the family? Discuss why these factors are prevalent for this family.
2.Based on the information gathered through the family health assessment, recommend age-appropriate screenings for each family member. Provide support and rationale for your suggestions.
3. Choose a health model to assist in creating a plan of action. Describe the model selected. Discuss the reasons why this health model is the best choice for this family. Provide rationale for your reasoning.
4. Using the model, outline the steps for a family-centered health promotion. Include strategies for communication.
Cite at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria.
Family Health Assessment
Author’s Name:
Institution of Affiliation:
Course Name:
Instructor’s Name:
Date:
Family Health Assessment
In recent years there has been an increasing trend in understanding family health. The main reason is that this process will help record the diseases and conditions within the family members since they share the same genes. Even though various determinants can influence family health, one of the outstanding ones is the social determinants of health (SDOH). To understand how the SDOH impacts family health, I interviewed a family consisting of a married couple with two children. The SDOH factors that affect this family’s health includes; the food they consume, the physical activities routine, and their sleep pattern.
The food that the family takes impacts the individual's health. In most instances, the research shows that we are usually a reflection of what we eat. For instance, when the wife suffers from a series of constipation, the family tries to control it by regulating the diet that they are taking. Even though this family is trying to manage this instance, it has yet to find a solution. Furthermore, children eating picky eating will likely impact their lives in the long run. For instance, they are likely to suffer from cardiovascular and obesity.
Moreover, a lack of physical activity will negatively impact the family's health. Even though the family members know that engaging in physical exercise could have outstanding benefits, they have an outlined physical activity routine that they follow. Living a sedentary lifestyle could harm the individual. For instance, they will likely suffer from Type I and II Diabetes, cardiovascular health, and obesity. Furthermore, they could also have increased anxiety and depression.
Furthermore, having irregular sleep patterns could harm these family members. The following children are struggling with irregular sleeping patterns. One of the negative impacts of irregular sleep is that the immune system is likely to be affected (Saad et al., 2021). The research has shown that most people lacking enough or having an irregular sleep are likely to recover slowly after an infection. Furthermore, the person is likely to become obese and have high blood pressure, hypertension, high cholesterol, and other metabolic disorders.
Having the right screenings for every family member is critical since it helps to know the right treatment for every member. For instance, the wife should have an imaging test such as Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify the condition that could lead to constipation (Klinge et al., 2022). Furthermore, since both wife and husband are old, they should undergo screening for high blood pressure since the blood vessels, such as arteries, usually grow stiffer as the person ages, prompting the bloo...