Question

Answer the following case study in an APA formatted paper. Research sources to answer this question must be identified in your paper. “Mr. Gonzales, age 75, was brought to the United States from Mexico to live with his extended family. His wife of 40 years died of heart failure 3 months ago. He is now living with his married daughter and her husband and their three children. He speaks no English. His daughter is the only other person in the household who speaks fluent English.” Discuss strategies for encouraging a healthy lifestyle for Mr. Gonzales. Identify community resources that may be available to support this ethnic group. What health concerns would you have for this family? What goals of Healthy People 2020 would apply to this couple? Explain your rationale.

Answer 1

# The strategies for encouraging a healthy lifestyle for Mr. Gonzales are :-

- Having a healthy diet

- Exercise regularly

- Cessation of smoking and drinking if present

- Going for regular health check-ups

- Taking the medicines for any disease present regularly for avoiding complications

- prevention of injuries

# Community resources that may be available to support this ethic group are :-

- Nursing homes which provide culturally centered patient care

- Organisation which belong to Mexican Society and helps individuals who don't know English to deal with the daily activities of communication

- Use of Language Translators to cope with this communication barriers

# Health concerns for this family are :-

- Language barrier to communicate

- Geriatric disease and care

- Prevention of injuries

- Psychological and emotional support

# The goals of Healthy people 2020 that would apply to this couple is to attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.