Salvation Army located in Olathe accommodates homeless couples and their children. The child must be dependent and under eighteen. The couple does not need to be married but they must provide proof of eviction. In order to live at the facility one must submit an application which is usually done over the phone. They then must come to the facility for an interview and the coordinator checks there references of past land lords which then determines their eligibility.
The families that reside at the facility encounter multiple problems. According to Mina foster, the case manager of facility, many of the clients lack insurance, transportation, employment, access to medication, and a lot of them have multiple health problems. Some of the health …show more content…
“Among homeless American adults, approximately 27% have hypertension.” (Bernstein, et al, 2015, p.46). “There is a 40.1% rate of uncontrolled blood pressure among the homeless, and 15.8% have stage 2 hypertension (Asgary et al, 2016, p.44). The lack of access to health care contributes to the development of hypertension among the homeless. The clients at the facility do not get regular checkups of their blood pressure, they do not have access to medication to control high blood pressure, and do not have access to healthy food. This health problem could lead to serious cardiovascular problems if left …show more content…
Our first goal is that the clients will have blood pressure checkups. A lot of the clients are unaware that have high blood pressure because they do not have any means to get checkups. So through our program we will provide blood pressure checks. Our second goal is that the clients will be well informed on how to better control blood pressure through proper nutrition, exercise, and adherence to blood pressure medications. Our first object is to *promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages. (txt book) This would be achieved through education on proper hygiene, nutrition, and exercise. Our second objective is to create social and physical environments that promote good health for all. This would be achieved by collaborating with the case manager and providing education on how environment can influence a person’s
The families that reside at the facility encounter multiple problems. According to Mina foster, the case manager of facility, many of the clients lack insurance, transportation, employment, access to medication, and a lot of them have multiple health problems. Some of the health …show more content…
“Among homeless American adults, approximately 27% have hypertension.” (Bernstein, et al, 2015, p.46). “There is a 40.1% rate of uncontrolled blood pressure among the homeless, and 15.8% have stage 2 hypertension (Asgary et al, 2016, p.44). The lack of access to health care contributes to the development of hypertension among the homeless. The clients at the facility do not get regular checkups of their blood pressure, they do not have access to medication to control high blood pressure, and do not have access to healthy food. This health problem could lead to serious cardiovascular problems if left …show more content…
Our first goal is that the clients will have blood pressure checkups. A lot of the clients are unaware that have high blood pressure because they do not have any means to get checkups. So through our program we will provide blood pressure checks. Our second goal is that the clients will be well informed on how to better control blood pressure through proper nutrition, exercise, and adherence to blood pressure medications. Our first object is to *promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages. (txt book) This would be achieved through education on proper hygiene, nutrition, and exercise. Our second objective is to create social and physical environments that promote good health for all. This would be achieved by collaborating with the case manager and providing education on how environment can influence a person’s