Family Health assessment part I Health, Medicine, Nursing Essay

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A family is considered to be the basic functional unit of society. It is crucial to conduct an assessment of a family to gather information about factors that can influence and affect their behavior, well-being, and development of the individual within the family. This paper aims to discuss the result of family health assessment conducted to be able to formulate strategies to develop family-centered care.
Family Structure
The family that was interviewed consists of a married couple who are in their 30s and are considered obese. They have two kids – a 9-year-old daughter and an 8-month-old son. They lived with the husband’s parents in their home since they are still saving money to be able to buy their own home. The family structure in this scenario is considered an extended family (Lee, 2018). This kind of family structure is considered a “traditional” family-type to some families as each one within the family contributes to social support. This type of family structure also allows the family to achieve common goals (Lee, 2018). In addition to saving up money, the family will be able to provide essential care needed by the elderly in the family. Along with this, the grandparents can also help provide care to the children while the parents are busy with their work.
Christianity is considered as the family's religion even though they were not baptized. The mother grew up with her Lutheran grandmother who was very active in her church. The mother works for the front office at an OB-GYNE clinic. Based on how they live with the husband’s parents to save up money, it can be assumed that the family is living paycheck to paycheck.
Overall Health Behaviors
Based on the interview, the family’s overall health behavior is described as having a sedentary lifestyle and being physically inactive. The family has unhealthy eating habits as observed by being obese and almost regular binge eating as this was considered as a chronic illness of the individual who was interviewed. The mother also engaged in a keto diet to have a low level of carbohydrates. Keto diet was advised for her to prevent further complications of her PCOS and to be able for her to get pregnant as well as to lose weight. The family also does not engage in any form of exercise. The mother works all day and comes home after work to help with household chores before going to bed. They don’t go to the gym despite having a membership. Over time, their lifestyle led them to weaken at times. It can also be noticed that along with physical fitness, they also lack in mental fit...