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HND731 - Learning and Teaching for Health Professionals - Assignment

   

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Running head: DIABETES EDUCATIONDiabetes EducationName of the Student:Name of the University:Author Note:

1DIABETES EDUCATIONAssessment Task 2IntroductionHealthcare in today’s times have underwent unprecedented transformations that in turn has paved the way for holistic development of the people in need. Health education is particularly crucial in order to procure the optimal benefits out of adoption of suitable techniquesthat might be conducive to the enhancement of health of distressed individuals who are in need of therapeutic interventions. As part of the health promotion initiative, definite program may be improvised that will aid in prevention of the disorder under consideration. In the following assignment, a health promotion program aimed to manage diabetes will be discussed focusing onthe target group of people belonging to the age bracket of 25-40 years. Techniques for diabetes prevention in addition to critical evaluation regarding the use of internet and communication technologies as tools of teaching and learning will be discussed. Specific goals and objectives, program plan, timelines, learning strategies and evaluation plan will be explored to provide an insight into the topic.Need the program/session is addressingIn the modern era, the incidence and prevalence of diabetes has shot up owing to the changing lifestyles and gain of prominence of other possible environmental factors. Therefore, under such circumstances, the management of this chronic disorder calls for strict attention so that the condition may be managed effectively instead of focusing on the potential risk factors that accentuate the risk of confronting diabetes. Research has revealed that diabetes is linked with the risk of onset of other co-morbidities such as that of obesity, cardiovascular disorder (American Diabetes Association, 2014). The pervading problem of diabetes has become a

2DIABETES EDUCATIONhousehold name of modern lifestyle. Therefore, in order to mitigate the condition among the most vulnerable population who are more susceptible to acquire the condition due to their faulty lifestyle pattern and paraphernalia, an educational program will be undertaken with the community members. Prudent suggestions and health related crucial information will be disseminated among them to aid them cope up with the ensuing challenges. Lifestyle modifications as indicated in empirical findings are capable of exerting discernible influences fordirecting positive outcomes that might be useful to deal with the throbbing condition of diabetes (Gonder-Frederick, 2014). Sedentary lifestyle as opposed to physically active life pose greater threat to develop diabetes like condition due to the onset of overweight or obesity like syndrome in the concerned person causing significant alteration in the metabolic functioning evident through certain biochemical and anthropometric parameters (Rockette-Wagner et al., 2015). The proposed program will help to impart most suitable education by means of suggesting appropriate solutions through interventions in the form of a definite dietary regime, plan of physical activity alongside other valid and relevant suggestions that might be helpful in controlling the prevalence of diabetes in the chosen group of people who are at increased risk of diabetes. Aims and ObjectivesThe educational program will focus mainly on generating awareness and enough public knowledge regarding diabetes in liaison with the causes and available interventional approaches that may be utilized in order to adequately prevent the condition. Pertinent investigatory work has revealed that certain myths and the level of awareness among certain population might hinder the progress of managing the disorder effectively through application of the useful resources (Kavita & Kumar, 2015). Improvement of the overall quality of health of the chosen

3DIABETES EDUCATIONpopulation will be attended to in the conceived program through recommendation of strategies to for ameliorating the disease burden and counter the adverse impacts. Thus, the primary aims will be to increase the level of awareness and knowledge pertaining to diabetes amongst the chosen group so that adequate diabetes oriented self-care management strategies may be directed. Moreover, overall health status improvement by following lifestyle modifications will also be addressed satisfactorily. Health coaching has been detected as an efficient tool to impart holistic educational intervention to a chosen community for the sake of increasing the level of awareness and outcomes among the chosen group and has been tested for disease control and management of diabetes (Meyer & Holland, 2016). An impactful change in terms of improving the diabetes care among the selected group of people within the community by streamlining the community based interventions will be implemented through conducting heath education sessions with the target group. The program will be introduced as part of the community based education, where the target group will be empowered with necessary information about diabetes encompassing the causes, signs and symptoms, management strategies that may be directed to address the lifestyle modifications for harboring optimal outcomes. Exercise guidance and nutritional guidance will be fostered to the target group as part of incorporating the lifestyle intervention elements. Target group for educationThe proposed educational intervention will be directed to persons belonging to the age group of 25-40 years. The three chief agendas of the educational program will be to ensure healthy eating, healthy living by engaging into daily physical exercise activities alongside management of weight within the ideal body weight range. Diabetes, as reported across literatures has been represented of having a widespread distribution encompassing a wide age

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