Discussion:

Healthy aging is an important public health issue, both nationally and internationally. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes healthy aging as a process whereby all people of all ages are able to live a healthy, safe and socially inclusive lifestyle.  

Discuss how social determinants of health for the older adult are impacted for those living in poverty.  

Instructions: 

Post your discussion to the Moodle Discussion Forum.  Initial post must be made by Day #3.  Word limit 500 words.  Reply to at least two other student posts with a reflection of their response.  Please make sure to provide citations and references (in APA, 7th ed. format) for your work.  

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CLASSMATE #1 (200 WORDS AND 3 REFERENCES)

Social cooperation are fundamental for all people as they are social creatures, which is a significant consider maturing. Most friendly communications require supporting, which the old living in neediness can’t bear. Social Determinants of Health (SDH) is characterized as non-clinical viewpoints that effect individuals’ or a populace’s wellbeing’s result. The determinants in these settings incorporate the circumstances, in which the populaces or people are brought into the world in, work, live, and age (Bisht, 2021). They likewise incorporate the more extensive arrangement of frameworks that shape their everyday vocation. The viewpoints inside SDH incorporate financial approaches, normal practices, world of politics, and formative plans. As indicated by WHO, SDH has indispensable effect on the soundness of people and populaces.Food security and sustenance is one more viewpoint that might be related with destitution. Old people that have been affected with destitution are bound to bear the cost of quality food. This puts their wellbeing at gambles in view of poor healthy benefit. As of late, the admittance to nutritious and reasonable nourishment for the older has been testing and this has altogether impacted their sound living since they rely upon modest and unfortunate eating routine for endurance. Destitution is a boundary to medical services and clinical help that the more established grown-ups need to work on their nature of wellbeing and prosperity. Lacking type of revenue forestalls an individual, particularly for this situation the more established grown-ups to look for wellbeing intercessions. It has been laid out that admittance to reasonable medical care is a significant perspective in SDH and inability to get to it will adversely affect the prosperity and soundness of the old person. More seasoned grown-ups have difficulties to deal with their wellbeing and they would much of the time need clinical help and prescriptions to deal with their wellbeing (Beatty and White, 2022). 

Indisputably, neediness is a hindering element influencing the solid maturing of more established grown-ups. Food uncertainty influences their sustenance and wellbeing by restricting the supplements got from the food sources important for a maturing body. Unfortunate lodging prompts different issues, including respiratory sicknesses, diseases from tainting, unfortunate sterilization of conveniences, absence of clean water, detachment, and emotional wellness issues, which influence their wellbeing as they age.

CLASSMATE # 2 (200 WORDS AND 3 REFERENCES)

            Social Determinants of Health (SDH) is defined as non-medical aspects that impact people’s or a population’s health’s outcome. The determinants in these settings include the conditions, in which the populations or individuals are born in, work, live, and age (Bisht, 2021). They also include the wider set of systems that shape their daily livelihood. The aspects within SDH include economic policies, social norms, political environment, and developmental agendas. According to WHO, SDH has vital influence on the health of individuals and populations (Leskošek, 2020). They influence the health equity and inequalities among populations. Poverty significantly influences the SDH of populations, and one of the populations that are greatly affected is the elderly. Elderly health is linked with many problems but one of the things that are highly ignored is how poverty influences their quality of health and wellbeing. Most of the elderly people find themselves in poverty due to high costs of livings and unemployment. 

            The ability to maintain a house would be difficult due to poor economic conditions and their financial obligations on some issues that relate to their health. Most elderly people in the country would find it difficult to hire help to help them with daily chores. Poor financial abilities may drive the elderly patients to lose their homes and others end up being homeless and depend on community shelters (Bisht, 2021). In recent years, the high cost of living and the depreciating economy has been identified as one of the causes of poor health among the elderly. Having the financial abilities to maintain a home has proven to be challenging to the elderly because of lack of employment and other source of income (Leskošek, 2020). Maintain a home entails paying bills such as water bills, gas bills, and electricity bills which are necessity. For instance, in winter, houses need to have electricity to make sure the house is warm and without this, the health of the elderly may be in significant risk.

            Food security and nutrition is another aspect that may be associated with poverty. Elderly individuals that have been impacted with poverty are more likely to afford healthy food. This puts their health at risks because of poor nutritional value (Bisht, 2021). In recent years, the access to nutritious and affordable food for the elderly has been challenging and this has significantly affected their healthy living because they depend on cheap and unhealthy diet for survival. Another worrying trend that is within the poverty and affects the SDH of the elderly is access to healthcare. The need to access affordable and proper healthcare is vital for the elderly. Recent years has proven to be difficult for elderly people to access healthcare due to the complex healthcare system and the high costs that are accompanied by them (Leskošek, 2020). Most of the elderly have been diagnosed with chronic illness and they need constant care but most of the elderly individuals may fail to afford the required care. 

Everyone in the group will discuss the program in the article and/or will discuss the two topics (implementation or evaluation) in general terms and quote interesting facts from the literature.  In any case, be sure to ask at least one question of your fellow classmates to get the conversation started.  Remember to make two substantive responses to your peers as well.

Description of the Program 

 The program to be implemented will comprise a team of professionals, including a psychiatrist, psychologist, mental health counselor, guidance counselor, and social worker. This team will go into each middle and high school in a district quarterly to provide mental health education and support services, meet with staff guidance counselors, and provide insight into resources available to adolescents who struggle with mental health. The day will include time for different areas for each member to support students and staff in each school.

            To start the day, the team will provide individual education sessions to each grade or as a general assembly. They will discuss mental health, who is at a higher risk for developing mental health illnesses, specific areas that adolescents may see these illnesses presenting (such as the inability to concentrate with ADHD), and generalized coping mechanisms that can be applied to various areas (National Institute of Mental Health, 2021). The students and staff will have an opportunity to ask questions and engage. Educational material will be given out, as well as QR codes for apps that are available for mental health support. Following this educational session, the team will have the opportunity to come to speak to classes and talk to students individually if the student requests. This information is documented and is passed along to guidance counselors who are staffed at the school so that they can follow up further with students who have been identified as ones who may be struggling with mental health or at high risk. During the education sessions, information will be shared with students to shed light on the available resources in times of crisis or attempted suicide.

            One of the primary resources this team will share with students is using the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. When dialed, this number provides 24/7 free emotional and mental support to people in suicide or mental health crisis. The students can access this lifeline by call or text. According to the program’s website, this program has answered over 23 million calls since 2005 from people in a mental health crisis. The program can dispatch a mental health professional to the scene if needed (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2023). The goal of promoting this resource to adolescents would be to assist them in mental health crises to prevent attempted suicide ultimately.

            Following education and discussion with the students, the team would then meet with the school guidance counselors on staff to provide support, insight, and other available resources they may need to be made aware of. The team will share at-risk students that have been identified so that the guidance counselors can follow up with these students and provide them with the support and resources they might need.

            After the education and discussion sessions, the students will be sent optional online questionnaires to fill out privately if they want to learn about more resources available or feel they need additional mental health support.

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You are writing an integrated review proposal on “REDUCING READMISSION RATES IN ADULT (18 – 25 YEARS) PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS BY IMPLEMENTING COMPREHENSIVE CARE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES (integrated care, care coordination, medication-assisted treatment, peer support, behavioral health services and case management)”

Complete this Integrated Review proposal under the following headings:

  Design
 Measurable Outcomes
 Setting
 Population
 Ethical Considerations
 Data Collection
 Tools
 Intervention
 Data Analysis

Document this on 5 pages word document, include minimum of 10 articles published within last 5 years.

 The assignment 1–2 pages (250-500 words minimum)

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