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Imagine you are a community health nurse assigned to care for a family with a newly diagnosed type-2 diabetic member

Imagine you are a community health nurse assigned to care for a family with a newly diagnosed type-2 diabetic member

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Imagine you are a community health nurse assigned to care for a family with a newly diagnosed type-2 diabetic member. The diabetic family member, JK, is a 66-year-old African American woman with hypertension and asthma. JK lives in a food desert and does not drive. JK\\\’s family visits her weekly, but they have complicated lives and are unable to provide daily care for her.

 

Evaluate the following community health resources for JK’s situation:

United States Department of Agriculture

Food Access Research Atlas Overview

Food Access Research Atlas Map

CDCA Look Inside Food Deserts

Small Food Stores and Availability of Nutritious Foods

State Health StatisticsAmerican Nutrition Association

USDA Defines Food Deserts

Create a plan detailing opportunities for JK to gain adequate access to appropriate foods for 1 week. Your plan must:

Create an appropriate and realistic estimated budget.

Identify shopping locations in your chosen area

Map out transportation means, routes, and timing in your chosen areaDefine and explain support services and list how they can assist JK

Compare JK\\\’s community with your county census data. (Bexar County Texas)

Format your assignment as one of the following:3- to 5-slide presentation

Aligned with assessment (3)

1. Analyze the community nurse’s role in promoting health and preventing or mitigating disease.

2  Evaluate community-based health care needs of vulnerable populations.

3 Evaluate environmental factors influencing health within the community.

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