health paper

Module 5 DB Overview: It takes compassion, care, time, and effort to come into this world, and it takes the same elements to leave. Extreme old age, death, and dying are topic areas that those of us in Western cultures tend to avoid talking about or examining. Well, we are not going to avoid them! The end-stage of life is just as important as any other stage of our existence! Health educators can be of great service. The goal of this assignment is to give you some practice at examining the ideas of others and then synthesizing parts of these ideas into a creation of your own. Ready? Okay...here we go. 

 

Module 5 DB Instructions:

Instructions for your Initial Post - there are 2 parts to this: 

Part 1- Remember, this assignment is about you creating your own ideas by using ideas from other people/sources:

·  Watch each of the two videos above this DB within this module learning materials and explore one credible valid website that you select about end-of-life issues.  

· As you watch the videos, take notes on what ideas stand out as important to you. 

· Now visualize yourself as a health educator and pick one of the following people to visualize yourself working with:

· A) Senior or an Elder with a terminal disease who will likely die within one year; OR B) A family member of a senior or an Elder who is near death;OR an oncologist seeking new ways to work with patients who is in the end-stages of cancer.

· Using the textbook, videos, and a website of your choosing as a reference , discuss what elements you would want your selected person to know about (information, resources, support), be aware of (emotionally, physically, or in terms of needed information), understand more deeply, and finally, do for themselves or another person after working with you. 

 

Part 2:

· What specific ideas from the resources did you acquire? Reference the specific textbook sections,  video(s), website content, and context.

· Why are these ideas of importance? 

· How did you use the ideas and information to form your own plan for working with the person you chose?