Introduction
Over the past decades, the idea of health has been modified drastically in terms of its most significant constituents. If previously health was directly associated with the absence of illness, today’s interpretation of the notion is more associated with one’s lifestyle and daily routine. Hence, one of the most crucial parts of the process of quality health care intervention is the determination of social determinants of health (SDOH). The term stands for a combination of external factors that tend to impact a person’s well-being, including socio-economic status, physical environment, literacy, community, and health care system (Palmer, Ismond, Rodriquez, & Kaufman, 2019). The primary goal of the present paper is to conduct the evaluation of the family’s SDOH in order to develop a quality care plan and health promotion options.
Social Determinants of Health
Considering the family’s lifestyle and overall environment, it may seem that the setting itself has practically no issues in the context of SDOH. However, when analyzing all the determinant segments, the following areas of weakness may be outlined:
- Economic stability: income. Since the father changed his employment, the average income patterns changed drastically. If previously, he received monthly payments on a regular basis regardless of the amount of work done, his current position as a freelance business consultant is rather uncertain. As a result, the family is no longer sure of economic stability within the family.
- Community and social context: social integration and stress. Both the children and the parents have enormous stress levels that disrupt their physical and mental well-being, along with the relationship within the family. Moreover, the girls experience issues with social integration due to their current environment. The younger daughter has just started high school, so she tries to make sure she belongs to the community, whereas the older daughter does her best to obtain authority and respect among fellow college students. The following issues lead to intense deterioration of mental health, which may eventually result in health status disruptions and functioning limitations.
Screening Recommendations
Regarding the fact that the family members have no explicit health conditions that need to be managed, the list of recommended screenings has a purely preventative nature. Researchers claim that similar situations require medical intervention in order to make sure the patients realize the potential benefits of preventive screening and drawbacks of the recommendation ignorance (Lang et al., 2018). Hence, considering the history of family health and current screening tendencies, the following options should be presented:
- Blood sugar tests. Since the family has a history of diabetes, it is necessary to be able to identify the predisposition for high sugar rates at an early stage.
- Cardiac screenings. Considering the fact that the whole family has a history of hypertension and is currently addicted to caffeine, it is of paramount importance to stay informed about the potential risks. Moreover, stress rate is also a major contributor to the development of chronic cardiac conditions.
- Cancer screening for parents. The following recommendation is general yet extremely important for every individual. Modern medical facilities usually provide this option for any person willing to undergo diagnostics.
- Gynecological screening. Taking into account the daughters’ lifestyle and age, it may be beneficial for them to undergo screening and do some basic hormone tests.
Health Model
When analyzing family health, it was estimated that behavioral patterns and mental well-being serve as the most significant contributors to the health risks for the setting. For this reason, the social cognitive model was chosen in order to assist the creation of a care plan. The core idea of the model is the influence of individual experiences and lifestyle habits have on the individual’s health (Oyibo, Orji, & Vassileva, 2018). Hence, the implementation of the model will help the family members to evaluate their habits and behavior in the context of health and reconsider attitudes towards nutrition, physical activity, and stress reduction.
Family-Centered Health Promotion
The first and the most important step in terms of family health promotion is the definition of roles within the family setting, making sure that the members acknowledge the responsibility for their health. After the roles are established, the next step would be to frame the importance of family health by representing the potential outcomes of health ignorance. After the educational part, the health promotion pattern will include the intervention in the partnership promotion. Currently, the family experience a series of misunderstandings within a family, making it the educator’s responsibility to promote family systems and social cognitive theories models for potential cooperation. Finally, it would be necessary to provide the family with basic resources for health promotion in order for them to stay informed and prepared.
Conclusion
The major aim of the present paper was to outline the ways for family health promotion and interventions aimed at eliminating the risks. Hence, considering the family chosen for a health evaluation, it may be concluded that social factors play the most important role in terms of the unit’s potential well-being. For this reason, the social cognitive model and preventative screening series should be implemented in the care plan and health promotion options.
References
Lang, E., Bell, N. R., Dickinson, J. A., Grad, R., Kasperavicius, D., Moore, A. E., Singh, H., Thériault, G., Wilson, B. J., & Stacey, D. (2018). Eliciting patient values and preferences to inform shared decision making in preventive screening. Canadian Family Physician, 64(1), 28-31.
Oyibo, K., Orji, R., & Vassileva, J. (2018). Developing culturally relevant design guidelines for encouraging physical activity: A social cognitive theory perspective. Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research, 2(4), 319-352. Web.
Palmer, R. C., Ismond, D., Rodriquez, E. J., & Kaufman, J. S. (2019). Social determinants of health: Future directions for health disparities research. American Journal of Public Health, 109 (S1), S70-S71.