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African American Social Support

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Studies have shown that peer support leads to improvement in self-management behaviors of dietary modifications, blood glucose monitoring, and increased physical activity (Murrock, Higgins, & Killion , 2009). Social support provided by peer, family and community members have been effective way to motivated individuals in continuing their attendance in health programs. Health behavior change theories and chronic disease management models highlighted that family support influence individuals affected with chronic illnesses into engaging in self-care behavior (Warren-Findlow & Prohaska, 2008). They are more encouraged by family members to engage in physical activity or weight loss programs. Peer support is also effective among individuals coping …show more content…

They provided insight into the link between dance courses and peer support for improving diabetes outcomes such as weight, body fat, and blood pressure in African American women. They found that by two or more people working together who have the same disease, similar frustrations and anxieties in managing the disease, result in shared knowledge and experiences. The role of social support is effective among African American women to build shared goals in improving their health. Furthermore, gives each woman a way to uplift one another in program to achieve behavior changes to maintain their chronic conditions as …show more content…

A small number of physical activity interventions have been targeted to African Americans. Participating in physical activity program is a preventive method that helps reduce the number of chronic diseases experienced by African American women. By increasing physical activity is essential for African Americans because of their high risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes (Banks-Wallace & Conn, 2002). Young & Stewart (2006) noted that constant physical activity can reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes in African American women. The risk related to chronic illnesses in African American women can be modified through regular physical activity (Fleury & Lee, 2006). Young & Stewart (2006) also note that this population is among the least physically active subgroups in the United States. King, Castro,Wilcox, Eyler, Sallis & Brownson (2000) stated “prevalence of regular physical activity in this country is low among women, particularly those who are older and from ethnic minority groups.” If physical activity is not prevalent among this population than risks to chronic conditions can

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For the “Let’s Do This” program focused on reducing and controlling childhood obesity and adult onset of type II diabetes in Point Mar, an instructional strategy – lecture, quiz, games, and brain storming will be utilized. This is based on the Social Cognitive Theory applied to health behavior, which is an evidenced based approach (DiClemente, Salazar, & Crosby, 2013). The reason for utilizing this strategy is that this approach is based on behavioral adaptations that will improve health within the community. In addition, the five key constructs of the social cognitive theory are; knowledge, perceived self-efficacy, outcome expectations, goal formation, and socio-structural factors (DiClemente, Salazar, & Crosby, 2013). Another reason is that this strategy is a multi-level intervention approach that is aimed at the individual and his immediate social environment (DiClemente, Salazar, & Crosby, 2013), which plays a huge role in the incidence of Childhood Obesity in Vista County, which “Let’s Do This” is striving

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Method The study included participants of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NHANES III used a highly stratified multistage probability sampling and employed oversampling of the older people, non-Hispanic blacks and Mexican Americans. Descriptions of the survey, sampling procedures and details of the laboratory tests evaluated can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. The analysis was limited to only adults between the ages of 20-59 years.

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There are many open wounds in the African-American community that have not healed what so ever. Disintegration of family structures in the African-American community has been a persistent problem for far too long. High out of wedlock birth rates, absent fathers, and the lack of a family support network for many young African-Americans have led to serious problems in America's urban areas. The persistence of serious social problems in inner-city areas has led to a tragic perpetuation of racial prejudice as well. African Americans still face a litany of problems in the 21st century today.

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In recent times, the subject of health disparities has attracted a lot of attention through the media report in both local and national level.in this essay, the health condition of African American will be discussed in this in the following areas as their health status, barriers to health, diverse population and disparities, and health promotion approach to improving this situation. Health Status: According to the 2014 National Health Interview Survey, 13.5% of all African Americans have less than average health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2014a). Averagely, the African-American have higher prevalence of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension compared to the national ratio. Further study reveals that 48

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"I think the black man in America wants to be recognized as a human being; and it 's almost impossible for one who has enslaved another to bring himself to accept the person who used to pull his plow, who used to be an animal, subhuman, who used to be considered as such by him-it 's almost impossible for that person in his right mind to accept that person as his equal." - Malcolm X The quote by Malcolm X is about how black man have never been recognized in the American society because of inequality and how invisible African Americans were in American society. The history of black man’s life in America started a very long time ago, in 1619 when African slaves people were brought to the North America. Since the beginning of the time

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This photograph displays two signs advertising practices that improve physical health posted at the Ayala Science Library. These signs depict the dimension of physical health because they are encouraging lifestyle changes, which help avoid future health problems (p.11). By advocating for taking the stairs and not smoking, our school is trying to improve the cardiovascular health, a large component of physical health (p.12). Unfortunately, the need for UC Irvine to actively promote these practices might indicate that our campus community is not innately advancing their physical health.

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Obesity in THE BLACK COMMUNITY: A Serious Epidemic Obesity is a serious problem, affecting an estimated 300 million people worldwide. Its prevalence is increasing in developing countries throughout the world. More than one-third of adults were obese in 2011–2012.(1) Among non-hispanic black adults, however, 56.6% of women were obese compared with 37.1% of men. (1) The health risks associated with obesity make reducing the high prevalence of obesity a health priority.

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As a society,we humans have made remarkable advancements,but we still have kinks to iron out. It is second nature for us to strive for perfection, solving issues daily, but one issue we can’t get a firm grasp upon is perfecting the subject of equality. Over the course of history, we have overcome our barbaric ways of the past where slavery was prevalent and ventured to the subject of thinking about producing a basic source of income to give to every citizen, striving for this idea of equality. Although this is nice and all, we fail to see that we haven’t taken on certain social issues that really hinder us from becoming an utopia where everyone is equal. Could living in a Posthuman,Inhuman,or modern society lead us to this goal of everyone being

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Throughout the whole world 23 percent of adults are not getting the required physical activity in. According to World Health Organization: “In high-income countries, 26% of men and 35% of women were insufficiently physically active, as compared to 12% of men and 24% of women in low-income countries” (“Physical Activity” par 12). This does not surprise many people because in high-income countries we seem to take the “easy” way out with everything. We mostly drive for transportation, we have many desk jobs, and we are tempted with many fast food restaurants. People in low-income countries are not as privileged and they have to walk to almost all the places they want to travel to.

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To build any effective collaborations contributions from individuals (both the provider and receiver or care), teams (medical care team and support group comprising family and friends) and organisations are crucial (Gilbert, Yan, & Hoffman, 2010). Individual (patient) can be empowered to make a meaningful contribution by improving their healthcare awareness through health education programs at school or in communities. Such programs should include aspects of general health literacy, improving self-care and disease management skill through training programs, and enhancing communication skills that can lead to participation in decision-making process, making them aware of the importance of adherence to prescribed medications. Such initiatives can help to prepare the patient for fruitful interactions with medical care professionals and organisations. Care providers or the team (medical care professional and family) should work in partnership with the patient and deliver care responsive to the needs and expectations of the patients.

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It actively engages members of the community, ensuring that designed interventions are relevant, effective, socially and culturally acceptable; and promote uptake of prevention and risk reduction measures. This leads to empowerment, as the community gains control of the issues, set their priorities and take necessary actions to produce change. Ultimately, the community develops competence with respect to solving its problems, and gains experience. Health promotion is made easier as conditions that favour healthy behaviours are created; thus it can be concluded that communities can either support or inhibit health behaviour change (Edberg

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