Sample Case Study Fatima's Case

This worker went out to meet the mother on the Walter case. This worker introduced this worker to Lamyia Walters. This worker gave Lamyia this workers contact information.

Health Perception/Health Management: Generally in good health with the occasional cold and bouts of fatigue. She has to

health began to decline and she soon discovers that she has multiple conditions that “impact her

In the book, Mama Might Be Better off Dead, there were two main characters that were crucial to the plot of the story, Jackie Banes and Mrs. Jackson. Throughout the book, I found Mrs. Jackson to have the best connection with public health. Mrs. Jackson was an elderly and disabled women with a variety of health care odds stacked against her. She had numerous health concerns; such as, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and an amputated limb (Abraham, 1993). Mrs. Jackson suffered these health issues because she was a poverty stricken women and experienced economically depressed living conditions. Due to her low socio-economic status, Mrs. Jackson did not qualify for full coverage Medicaid because she was not considered in a low enough income bracket unless she put more than half of her monthly social security towards health benefits (Abraham, 1993). As a woman with limited resources, Mrs. Jackson was unable to afford the cost of benefits much less her own survival expenses. The duration that Mrs. Jackson experienced insufficient resources led her to all of her unfortunate outcomes regarding her health. One of the reasons Mrs. Jackson needed an amputation on her leg was due to an untreated wound that resulted from her diabetes. Her diabetes had also gone untreated because she was unable to afford treatment and transportation costs to help her infection heal (Abraham, 1993). In the book, no one cared about Mrs. Jackson and it was because she was a poor

I am glad images were included in the presentation which gives the reader a better understanding of Namah's diagnosis. Asking Namah how to best provide care is very smart. Avoiding stereotypes and going right to the patient to ask what she expects and what I can do to provide care is important. Addressing the genetic factor of the BRCA gene is important, especially if she has children. In my experience, the husband is usually present in the room with the health care provider and the patient. I am curious if this was the situation for Namah since her husband was born in the U.S., but is of Iraqi decent. The U.S. is such a melting pot that culture lines can become so blurred, so just asking can answer so many questions for the health care

Karen is putting her health at risk do to, the attention and care of her own health. Since, Mrs. Thomas health is improving her daughter health is declining. The hospice staff are concern about Karen’s health in fact, they request Jenny to help Karen.

Sharon is a 17 year old young women, her mother noticed that Sharon had lost a significant amount of weight, and she looked pale and had dark circles under her eyes. Sharon was complaining of severe diarrhea, stomach cramps, and after battling this for weeks she was extremely tired. Her doctor conducted a standard physical exam, and interviewed Sharon about her general health, diet, family history, and environment.

V.S described her present health as “good” and described her definition of health as “an absence or control of illnesses and disease.” Her immunizations are all up to date. V.S exclaimed that she is “self-sufficient” and plans to remain that way for “a long time.” Although she is satisfied with her present health state, she conceded that “there is always room for improvement with diet and exercise.” V.S said that she smoked “heavily for 40+ years.” She quit after being diagnosed with lung cancer in 2015, and proudly declared that she hasn’t smoked

Yes, now I understand. I hadn’t realized before that health depended more on just ourselves, that it also depended on our culture and our surroundings. “Personal explanations of success don’t work. People don’t rise from nothing” –

The social determinants of health are arguably more important than the biological determinants of health in determining what the health of an individual will look like through their lifetime. There are many social determinants of health such as culture, disability, income, education and social environment but these detrainments do not impact a person’s life individually. Social determinants do not work in isolation rather they indicate that a number of factors and or determinants of heath determine the health and the quality of life of individuals; in Richard Wagmese’s Ragged Company, social environments and culture are two social determinants of health that work off

Communities are sometimes largely unaware that social factors rather than medical ones, such as income, and employment status, shape our health. Our health is also determined by the health and social services we receive, and our ability to attain high education levels, food and safe housing, among other factors.

When we think of our health, we rarely think about the many factors that have been contributors. These determinants of health include income, transportation, housing and education. An influential factor in my life has been that I identify as an immigrant. I was not born in the United States, but in Colombia. I arrived in the United States when I was nine years old. My early childhood in Colombia was unambitious compared to life in New Jersey. The United States gave me options in my education, diet and work, which my home country could not. Socioeconomic status impacted my early upbringing due to the fact that my parents grew up in poverty and with nothing higher than a high school education. When I was being raised in, they instilled the

Alicia Keys, a prominent singer, songwriter and pianist was born in 1981 in New York to a Jamaican father. Her debut album “Songs in A Minor” released in 2001 went platinum five times, went on to sell over 12 million copies worldwide and earned her five Grammys. She dropped subsequent albums “The Diary of Alicia Keys” released in 2003, “As I Am” released in 2007 and “Girl on Fire” released in 2009, all won Grammy Awards which brings her total to 15. Her other accolades include awards from Billboard, American Music Awards as well as NAACP. Some of her biggest hits include “Fallin”, “If I Ain’t Got You”, “No-One” and “Girl on Fire”.

The first social determinant of health that the Johnson family had to face was “stress, and illness”. Stress or rather then response to the stress can cause harmful effects on number of biological systems that can lead to illnesses. Stress can affect the person

The determinants of health are economic and social conditions that affect people’s health status. These influence the living and working conditions that impacts people’s everyday living condition. Factors such as the place and the environment we live in, genetics, educational level or work status and income, as well as friends and family are some of the aspects that affects our health condition. On the other hand, the people that have an access to good health care and have financial stability are less susceptible and are often less affected. (NANB, 2009)