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Family teaching plan

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Family teaching plan

Family or community theory

The health belief model helps in disease prevention and health promotion of a

community through the use of community programs. It predicts and provides an explanation of

the changes in the health behaviors of an individual (Lo et al., 2015). It focuses mainly on

individual beliefs concerning their health in order to understand their health behaviors. It

identifies key factors that affect the health behavior of a particular person that can lead to

sickness, perceived benefits, perceived consequences, barriers to various health actions, and self-

efficacy.

The theory targets the all-round individual with different aspects of the environment that

influences the health beliefs of the family members and the community at large. It affects the

decision-making process of various people in the community concerning their health. The theory

entails the collection of data through community assessment to identify the people who are at

risk of developing diseases and sickness, thus making the target population (Lo et al., 2015).

Information concerning the associated consequences to the identified health issues and the risky

behavior that can lead to the consequences of health issues. It is vital to communicate to the

community members the actions to be taken concerning the health problems and involve the

community in implementing the actions.

Create a plan based on the theory

Information gathering: the first step in which health assessment will be conducted to

identify the health needs in the community. The assessment will entail surveying the community

after seeking permission from the local authorities. The background data obtained from the
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survey will be used in identifying the needs of the community (Eldredge et al., 2016). The health

needs will then be prioritized to ensure the need that is of high demand is handled first.

Community resources are limited. Therefore, it is essential to involve the community members in

identifying and prioritizing the health problems to help in the allocation of the available

resources.

Conveying the health message: this entails the passage of information concerning various

health risks behaviors and the consequences related to the health issue. It is essential to teach the

community on the health risk behaviors that can harm their health and lead to sickness and

illness (Issel & Wells, 2017). The creation of awareness through the use of various media such as

local televisions and radio broadcasts will be used to ensure that people are educated on the

health risks and health hazards.

Identifying the recommended actions: the identifications of the recommended measures

to curb with the community health problems is crucial in health promotion and disease

prevention. The community members will be communicated concerning the identified plan of

action that will be implemented to solve the prioritized health problems. The benefits of every

action plan will be identified and communicated to the community to ensure that they are

involved in the planning and implementation of the recommended actions (Eldredge et al., 2016).

Therefore, ensuring that community members become responsible for their health behaviors,

health, and wellness.

Identifying barriers to the recommended actions: the implementation of the action plan

may be faced with several challenges both in the community and among the health care

providers. Predictions of strategies barriers must be identified at an early period to ensure that
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solutions to the barriers are also planned for by the health care providers and the community

members.

Implementation of the actions: the recommended planned measures are implemented in

the community with the help of the community members to ensure self-efficacy (Issel & Wells,

2017). The actions will aim at enhancing health outcomes among diabetes patients and reducing

lifestyles that lead to the development of diabetes among community members. The program will

entail conduction seminars to educate the community members about diabetes and its

complications as well as its management and checking on personal lifestyles. Diabetes

management is a personal initiative, and therefore, the program aims to motivate the community

to be self-dependent in managing and preventing diabetes occurrence.

Summary of identified health risks traits

The family and the community are at risk of developing lifestyle diseases because of the

risk factors associated with poor lifestyles. People in the community involve themselves less

frequently in exercise because the majority of them use public and private means of

transportation. Besides, there was evidence of various fast food outlets, which indicates that the

majority of the community members consume fats food, which is not essential for their health,

thus placing them at risk of acquiring lifestyle disease, primarily diabetes, and cardiovascular

diseases. The family, according to the family genogram, has a history of diabetes mellitus, which

transcends from the grandfather. As such, it places the other family members at risk of acquiring

diabetes because it can be inherited from one person to another. The environment in which the

family stays portrays some stresses from the neighborhood and social places such as the church.
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Therefore, placing the members at risk of developing mental health problems such as depression

and anxiety.

Health promotion and disease prevention

Health communication with the family members using available evidence-based

strategies through both verbal and written methods to ensure that the family and community

members make healthier choices. Health communication and messages aim to enhance a change

in the behavior and attitudes of individuals towards lifestyle habits that compromise with their

health (Edelman, Mandle & Kudzma, 2017). The second strategy is health education to impart

knowledge to the family members and community through the provision of health topics

experiences. Individuals will be able to learn on various measures of preventing disease and

managing the present illnesses to avoid complications. Thirdly is through environmental changes

such as the provision of recreation facilities that will enable people to be physically active, thus

preventing cardiovascular disease, obesity, and diabetes.

References

Lo, S. W. S., Chair, S. Y., & Lee, F. K. (2015). Factors associated with health-promoting

behavior of people with or at high risk of metabolic syndrome: based on the health belief

model. Applied Nursing Research, 28(2), 197-201.

Edelman, C. L., Mandle, C. L., & Kudzma, E. C. (2017). Health promotion throughout life span-

e-book. Elsevier Health Sciences.

Eldredge, L. K. B., Markham, C. M., Ruiter, R. A., Fernández, M. E., Kok, G., & Parcel, G. S.

(2016). Planning health promotion programs: an intervention mapping approach. John

Wiley & Sons.

Issel, L. M., & Wells, R. (2017). Health program planning and evaluation. Jones & Bartlett

Learning.