WEEK ONE DISCUSSION #2 REPLIES Please respond to the TWO discussion post with 1-2 paragraphs

WEEK ONE DISCUSSION #2 REPLIES

Please respond to the TWO discussion post with 1-2 paragraphs

Amber Lopez-Gaxiola 

discussion 2

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            According to our text Community Health Education Methods (Bensley & Brookins-Fisher, 2009), support groups are “structured groups that focus on a specific problem, task, or theme and incorporate both interpersonal and education gains.  They provide information, comfort and connectedness with others who are experiencing similar circumstances”.  Additionally, they are economical, as people receive services in groups rather than individual level.  Members often use other services offered by sponsoring agency and they are more likely than nonmembers to feel that the agency is supportive of their needs. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2012) define morbidity as:

Any departure, subjective or objective, from a state of phsy8ological or psychological well-being.  (It) encompasses disease, injury, and disability.  It can also be used to describe the periods of illness that persons experienced or duration of theses illnesses

The CDC (2021) defines Chronic Disease as “Conditions that last one year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both”. 

            A peer support group that was implemented to improve health behaviors in African Americans with heart disease and stroke (Lee et al., 2018).  The intervention was designed to follow the American Heart Associations Life Simple 7 domains which include: Get active, control cholesterol, eat better, manage blood pressure, lose weight, reduce blood sugar, and stop smoking.  This support group was implemented in a faith-based community setting, it was found they provide secure environments, trust and bonding among its members. 

The results of the study concluded peer support groups enhanced access to health behavior information as well as resources, members applied problem solving skills with feedback and support, health behavior challenges and behaviors were discussed as well as changes, perceived health outcome improvements and benefits, and showed feelings of belonging and being cared for, addressed health of family and community as a whole.  Overall, the group revealed positive perception and an effective strategy for this particular demographic

 

Bensley, R. & Brookins-Fisher, J.  (2009).  Community Health Education Methods: A Practical Guide 3rd Edition.  Jones and Bartlett Publishers, LLC.

 

Lee, S., Schorr, E., Hadidi, N. N., Kelley, R., Treat-Jacobson, D., & Lindquist, R. (2018). Power of Peer Support to Change Health Behavior to Reduce Risks for Heart Disease and Stroke for African American Men in a Faith-Based Community. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 5(5), 1107–1116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-018-0460-7

 

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP): About Chronic Diseases.  (2021, April 28).  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Accessed on July 8, 2021.  Retrieved from  https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/about/index.htm

 

Principles of Epidemiology in Public health Practice, Third Edition. An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics. (2012, May 18). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Accessed on July 8, 2021.  Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson3/section2.html

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Ruby Navarro 

Week 1 Discussion 2

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Week 1 Discussion 2

This week's reading focuses on support groups. Support groups are working groups that can be a powerful tool for modifying behavior and can influence morbidity and chronic disease outcomes in a group setting. According to this week's reading, support is a group of two or more persons who meet face to face to achieve agreed-upon goals. Morbidity is defined as any change, subjective or objective, from a state of physiological or psychological well-being. Also noted that in practice, morbidity involves disease, injury, and disability.

Hepatitis Education Project - Support Group Information (hepeducation.org)

The Hepatitis Education Project launched as a monthly support group in 1993. HEP has always supported the creation and preservation of support groups by providing training, publicity, and backup for support group leaders. HEP sends out a newsletter that offers an updated list of local and regional support groups and contacts. HEP also hosts an annual support group leader meeting that provides training and a chance to network with other leaders from the region. Hepatitis C support groups generally meet about once a month, or sometimes more often, for those in treatment or those needing more frequent contact. Groups are open to everyone but most often involve patients, their caregivers, and family members. Also, there is a skilled facilitator who guides the discussion and provides educational materials when needed. Groups are usually held in spaces provided by hospitals, churches, or helping agencies. Groups are an hour or two. Often there are refreshments and a chance for networking before or after the groups.

HEP's goal of a support group is to offer both education and emotional support to patients in a friendly and supportive setting. People can meet those who have the same challenges that they may be experiencing and understand similar situations so that the public may not. Every So Often, other patients have created ways of coping with their issues that may be of use to others. Facilitators can provide access to more formal informational resources and referrals to those that are more specialized. Groups are closed so that personal information shared is to be considered confidential. Sometimes, support groups are invited to talk on a specific topic to provide technical information. Some speakers may be medical professionals or someone from a helping profession. According to (AWD, 2021) some topics may include treatment options, medical tests, and their meaning, disability, diet and nutrition, training for family caregivers, veteran's resources, or any number of other topics. The mission of HEP is that The Hepatitis Education Project is committed to improving the health of underserved communities disproportionately impacted by viral hepatitis. HEP envisioned a world where everybody has access to affordable, high-quality care to support their health needs. The approach utilized with low barriers services, harm reduction, social change, person-centered care. Integrated service model and coalition building. 

 

 

Administrator. (n.d.). Support Group Information. Hepatitis Education Project. http://www.hepeducation.org/resources/support-group-information.

Bensley, R. J., & Brookins-Fisher, J. (2009). Community health education methods: a practical guide. Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012, May 18). Principles of Epidemiology. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson3/section2.html.

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