Family Health Assessment Part 1

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Understanding family structure and style is essential to patient and family care. Conducting a family interview and needs assessment gathers information to identify strengths, as well as potential barriers to health. This information ultimately helps develop family-centered strategies for support and guidance.

This family health assessment is a two-part assignment. The information you gather in this initial assignment will be utilized for the second assignment in Topic 3.

Develop an interview questionnaire to be used in a family-focused functional assessment. The questionnaire must include three open-ended, family-focused questions to assess functional health patterns for each of the following:

  1. Values/Health Perception
  2. Nutrition
  3. Sleep/Rest
  4. Elimination
  5. Activity/Exercise
  6. Cognitive
  7. Sensory-Perception
  8. Self-Perception
  9. Role Relationship
  10. Sexuality
  11. Coping

Select a family, other than your own, and seek permission from the family to conduct an interview. Utilize the interview questions complied in your interview questionnaire to conduct a family-focused functional assessment. Document the responses as you conduct the interview.

Upon completion of the interview, write a 750-1,000-word paper. Analyze your assessment findings. Submit your questionnaire as an appendix with your assignment.

Include the following in your paper:

  1. Describe the family structure. Include individuals and any relevant attributes defining the family composition, race/ethnicity, social class, spirituality, and environment.
  2. Summarize the overall health behaviors of the family. Describe the current health of the family.
  3. Based on your findings, describe at least two of the functional health pattern strengths noted in the findings. Discuss three areas in which health problems or barriers to health were identified.
  4. Describe how family systems theory can be applied to solicit changes in family members that, in turn, initiate positive changes to the overall family functions over time.

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.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Comparative Analysis Of Tools And Technologies For Policy-Making

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 Each student will write a short research paper for a peer-reviewed research paper that pertains to the “Comparative analysis of Tools and Technologies for policy-making” which must have an abstract(in a separate page), body and conclusion in at least 2pages. This will be a detailed summary of the research paper and what you gained from the research.

Once you find the article, you will simply read it and then write a review of it.  Think of it as an article review where you submit a short overview of the article.

*All outside sources must be referenced and cited in your paper.  All papers will be reviewed with plagiarism software. Any references not properly referenced and cited will result in a 0 on your paper. Multiple violations will result in a failure for the course!

Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udtO3-Fbmwg&list=UU_OLRbMq7QcmTyS0-ifveXw Then follow the instructions.

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reflective essays on lectures presented by the instructor or a guest lecturer. These lectures should be no longer than 250 words and include 1) a brief summary of the lecture, and 2) the students opinion and/or reflection on the subject matter of the lecture.

Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udtO3-Fbmwg&list=UU_OLRbMq7QcmTyS0-ifveXw

Then follow the instructions.

Community Collaboration

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Overview

Effective communication involves an exchange of ideas and emotions that results in a mutual understanding of meaning. Communications can be nonverbal, written, oral or electronic.  Different formats for communication can have an effect on the quality of a shared understanding.  Managers must communicate well with staff to accomplish the goals of the organization.  Leaders are frequently in positions of addressing other organizations or the community at large.  The pitfalls of poor communication are many and can have significant impacts.  Fortunately, as with leadership, communication skills can be learned, practiced and developed.  In our increasingly diverse and globalized world, cultural competence is an essential part of good communication in the health system.

The readings in this module explore the different types of and settings for communications and offer practical advice on acquiring effective communication skills.  The assignment focuses on more formal communications outside the organization and emphasizes the importance of communicating with people from different backgrounds.

Your hypothetical organization has decided to lead a community initiative to solve a specific health problem affecting your community.  Be sure to address the following:

Definition of the issue or problem the coalition is addressing
Community partners you will approach to join the coalition

Resources

Coalition Building I: Starting a Coalition
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-142/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-142.pdf
https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/mediation-skills.html
https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/negotiation.html
https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/negotiation2.html