Family Health Assessment of a New Yorker Family

Family Health Assessment
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The family health assessments help formulate proper care plans for families based on their requirements and expectations (Orlando & Wu, 2018). The family I chose for my paper was from New York. George, the head of the family, worked in a store. He had a beautiful wife, Maria, and a 2-year-old daughter, Samantha. We asked some open-ended questions to them, tried to collect as much data as possible, and suggested an appropriate care plan for them. George is thirty-five years old, and Maria is of thirty. They live in a posh area of New York and look happy with whatever they have in life.
Values/Health Perception
It’s safe to say that the health perceptions and values are purely based on individual perceptions, values, and beliefs (Levin, et al., 2002). George and his wife, as well as the little daughter, are Christians. The couple feels that they married too early but could not start their family due to financial problems. George describes that they love celebrating Halloween, New York, and other festivals, along with their friends and neighbors. The wife often reads the Bible and surf the internet in free time. She is suffering from high blood pressure, and George is a diabetic patient. They take their medications as per the directions of their family physician. The husband is overweight, but the wife is slim and fit. They want to live a long, healthy life together and go to the physician for regular checkups. On Sundays, they bring their daughter to the church and spend several hours there.
Nutrition
According to George and Maria, food is an excellent source of energy and should consist of essential vitamins, proteins, calcium and other constituents. Unlike Maria, George is crazy about junk foods, and that’s why he has gained so much weight in recent years. They love eating meat, fruits, vegetables, and drink milk and fresh juices along with their beloved daughter (Steele & Davies, 2015). The two work in the garden on weekends and tend to grow vegetables there.
Sleep/Rest
As far as their sleep and rest are concerned, George sleeps at 10:00 p.m. as he has to go to the office. On the other hand, Maria sometimes has to feed her daughter and wash clothes at night, when her husband is sleeping. She is a freelancer too and often writes content and assignments for local clients. However, she manages to sleep by 2:00 a.m. as she has to prepare breakfast for George on-time. It looks like they have no sleeping disorder. In fact, they enjoy going to bed at their set times and wake up with a smile on their faces (Orlando & Wu, 2018).
Elimination
As George is obese, he was once asked by his doctor to shed extra pounds. For several months, he spared time for exercises and morning walk, but that did not work at all (Levin, et al., 2002). So he came back to his regular routine and quit on all the exercises. Maria and Samantha, on the other hand, look healthy even though Maria was also asked to decrease her intake of oily foods.
Activity/Exercise
Maria is a health and weight conscious person. She loves doing jogging in the backyard and manages...