Original HW Post:Continuum of Care Evaluation and AnalysisThis weekâs second discussion forum focuses on the populations of the chronically ill and the disabled.You may be familiar with the common quote âAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.â In reality, however, you may know of a person, family, or group who is not receiving adequate preventive or medical care due to a lack of resources and funds.Choose one specific chronic illness or disability of your choice.Select two resources in your community that address issues related to the chronic illness/disability and describe the services offered.Select two national resources that address issues related to the chronic illness/disability and describe the services offered.Analyze whether or not the continuum of care services are adequate for the population with the chosen chronic illness/disability. Explain why or why not.Your initial contribution should be 250 to 300 words in length. Your research and claims must be supported by your course text and at least one other scholarly source. Use proper APA formatting for in-text citations and references as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Guided Response: Review several of your classmatesâ posts. Provide a substantive response (minimum of 100 words) to at least two of your peers. Are there any similarities and/or differences between your communities or states? Do you agree or disagree with your peersâ findings on adequacy?+++++++++++++++++++++Please respond to the two classmates below 100 words each****************************************Classmate #1 Rachel BingleContinuum of Care for Chronic Illness â DiabetesLocal ResourcesThe chronic illness I am evaluating is diabetes. Two resources available in my community are the UNC Hospitals Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic and a National Diabetes Prevention Program called Life in 24.The UNC Hospitals Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic offers initial screening, diabetes care, educational resources, and referrals to additional specialists as needed. Additionally, they provide evaluation and therapy for all aspects of diabetes, including âblood glucose management, continuous glucose monitoring, insulin pump therapy, cardiovascular risk reduction, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes complications, diabetes prevention, lifestyle modification, nutrition therapy, weight management, exercise training, and diabetes educationâ (UNC Medical Center, 2020, Our Services). One of the most beneficial services is centered around patient education. This resource offers individual and group classes for management and understanding of diabetes. Providing the necessary tools to patients so they can âbetter manage their diabetesâ (UNC Medical Center, 2020, Patient Education) is the goal.Life in 24 is a local resource available intended to modify lifestyles to âprevent you from developing type 2 diabetesâ (Chatham County, n.d., Diabetes Prevention, para. 2). With this program, people are connected to a lifestyle coach and support group who help reach goals. The motive is to reframe choices with food and exercise, as well as stress management. This program is 16 weeks and designed to change habits to support life without type 2 diabetes permanently.National ResourcesTwo national resources available for those with diabetes are the National Diabetes Education Program and the American Diabetes Association.The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) provides resources associated with âdiabetes and prediabetes by providing culturally and linguistically appropriate diabetes education resources for a range of individuals and groups â ethnic minorities, hard-to-reach populations, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and healthcare providersâ (CDC, 2018, NDEP). The added strength of the NDEP is the inclusivity for all backgrounds battling this chronic disease. Additionally, the NDEP connects people to local opportunities to implement programs, connectivity to specific resources, risk assessment, management of the disease, and a focus on underserved populations suffering from diabetes.The American Diabetes Association (ADA) provides comprehensive services for those with chronic disease. Their association provides education, risk assessment, nutritional guides, fitness directives, community outreach, involvement opportunities, advocacy efforts, and research updates (American Diabetes Association, 2020). There are additionally specific sections of their website available for particular groups living with diabetes. Some of these groups are the elderly, men, women, and children (American Diabetes Association, 2020). There is immense value in utilizing this resource because it is abundantly rich in research and user-friendly navigation and understanding of the available aids.Continuum of Care AnalysisAfter evaluating just four local and national resources available for living with chronic illness diabetes, I think the continuum of care services are adequate for the population. A highly functioning continuum of care âensures access to preventive health services, treatment services, and long-term care servicesâ (Burkholder & Nash, 2013, Ch. 4.1, para. 1). These resources provide thorough care options from risk assessment to initial care, nutritional maintenance, physical activity guidance, preventative care, treatment opportunities, insulin management, and beyond. The national resources, in particular, are more thorough in their representation of care services available. For this reason, I would recommend someone newly diagnosed with diabetes, starting at a grander scale for guidance and then zeroing in on a specialist at the local level like the UNC Hospital for Diabetes. The continuum of care is thorough and representative for specific scenarios and widely accessible.References:American Diabetes Association. (2020). Resources. londonessays.com, D. M., & Nash, N. B. (2013). Special populations in health care [Electronic version]. Retrieved from londonessays.com (Links to an external site.)CDC. (2018). National Diabetes Education Program. londonessays.com County. (n.d.). Diabetes prevention. londonessays.com UNC Medical Center. (2020). Diabetes. londonessays.com (Links to an external site.)Classmate #2Julia IaconisThe chronic condition that I have chosen is stro
ke patients. Every 40 seconds, someone has a stroke in the United States, and every 4 minutes, some passes away from s stroke (Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 2020, para. 1). Every year 795,000 people have a stroke in the United States, and 610,000 are first or new strokes (Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 2020, para. 1). The percentage of ischemic strokes is 87%, and this is when the blood flow to the brain is blocked (Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 2020, para. 1). These statistics show how damaging of a chronic condition this can be and how many people it affects. It affects the person having the stroke and the support system who would need to help them get better.The first resource in the community that I choose to address strokes is OhioHealth, a healthcare system in Ohio. They have a program that helps patients and their families through the recovery process (OhioHealth. 2020, para 1). They offer classes, support groups, and local events to bring help to the patient (OhioHealth. 2020, para 1). They have support groups that are for stroke survivor support group and young adult stroke sup poet group. The classes they offer are art therapy-brain and stroke rehabilitation, communications group, and hope after stroke. They work with community events that work with stroke survivors, such as The American Heart Associations Center Ohio heart walk. They also have a stroke camp, a week for stroke patients and families to relax and collaborate and celebrate them.The second resource in the community that I choose is at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. It is a stroke rehabilitation program whose primary focus is to help patients regain function and become more independent after experiencing a stroke (The Ohio State University: Wexner Medical Center. 2020, para 1). A stroke can affect each person differently and depend on the strokes location and intensity. They will personalize rehab care that will address these individual problems the patient is having. The different available services are personalized care, unique services, and accredited programs (The Ohio State University: Wexner Medical Center. 2020, para 5,6,7,8). Ohio States rehab program ranks the best in the nation. The services they offer will start in the inpatient hospital and continue when they return home (The Ohio State University: Wexner Medical Center. 2020, para 9). They have resources that will specialize in making the patient recover to the best they can; they also include a treatment team that will work with them. This service allows for an individualized evaluation on how to treat this patient properly.The first national resource that I choose that address issues related to strokes is the American Stroke Association. They have information that goes into stroke warning signs, stroke prevention, and stroke recovery (American Stroke Association. 2020). This resource allows for prevention as well as aftercare. They use the letters F.A.S.T. to help to see the signs of a stroke. F stands for face drooping, A stands for arm weakness, S stands for speech, and T stands for time to call 9-1-1 (American Stroke Association. 2020). They also include a search bar with information on stroke, life after stroke, help, and support, healthy for good, professionals, and stroke support group finder. All of this information allows for free access to get help when needed and helpful tips on prevention care. This can help stroke patients get information on the rehabilitation care they need. Having the ability to get information can help the prevention of a stroke happening.The second resource that I chose to address stroke issues is the Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. This resource talked about the Policy Evidence Assessment Reports (PEARs), which is a stroke pre-notification of receiving facility by Emergency Medical Service (E.M.S.) provides. This a policy that is all the states can encourage for E.M.S. providers to notify when there is a suspected stroke patient (C.D.C.: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. 2019, October 31, para. 3). They give many resources listed under prevention strategies, data and maps, coffee break webinars about strokes, and other organizations affiliations. They also provide PDF files that are available ton policies on strokes. All of this information can lead to communication that allows for more details for prevention and helps if needed.When it comes to stroke patients, the recovery for this is challenging in most cases. Most patients need to get some therapy to get movement back to how they were before. The data that I started with shows how common it is for a person to have a stroke. When it comes to having adequate service for the population with strokes, this can be a challenge. It depends on health insurance as well as access to getting proper healthcare. Having a stroke takes a lot of recovery time, and if not get the appropriate care, it can lead to regressions. The video talked about having the proper care when it comes to getting a stroke and having the insurance company willing to pay for it. With all of this, we can improve how we treat patients and not just look at what health insurance is available. The resources that I talked about are helpful and give the information needed for this, but we also need to work as a society to look for resources to help patients and family members who need help when it comes to stroke.ReferencesAmerican Stroke Association. (2020). American Stroke Association: A Division of the American Heart Association. Retrieved December 08, 2020, from londonessays.com, D. M., & Nash, N. B. (2013). Special populations in health care [Electronic version]. Retrieved from londonessays.com Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. (2019, October 31). Stroke Systems of Care: Policy Resources. Retrieved December 08, 2020, from londonessays.com Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020). Stroke Facts. Retrieved December 08, 2020, from londonessays.com (Links to an external site.)OhioHealth. (2020). Support for Stroke Patients: Recovery Resources. Retrieved December 08, 2020, from londonessays.com The Ohio State University: Wexner Medical Center. (2020). Stroke Rehabilitation Program. Retrieved December 08, 2020, from londonessays.com