Reference no: EM133310722
Case Study: The client is a 16-year-old, female, second-generation immigrant from Mexico named Maria. Maria speaks English fluently and has average to above average grades in school. Maria indicates she has a few close friends but does not go out much as she enjoys solitary activities such as reading and playing video games. Maria is approximately 40 pounds overweight, according to the body mass index (BMI), and indicates she does not engage in any physical activity; she reports walking up one flight of stairs leaves her winded. Maria's parents are English language learners, and English is not spoken in the home. Both of Maria's parents are smokers with one-pack-per-day habits. Maria does not smoke but admits to occasionally sneaking alcohol from her parents' refrigerator. Maria's family lives in a small, rural community that is part of a Healthcare Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) in their state and does not have primary care physicians or a dentist designated. There is no public transportation in the community, and there are no walking trails. Maria does not have a driver's license. Maria is eligible for free and reduced lunch at her school, and Medicaid pays for her healthcare.
Maria was admitted through the emergency department with complaints of light-headedness and generally not feeling well. Maria was diagnosed with prediabetes and referred to you as the HSC for coordination of appropriate services in the healthcare facility's outpatient clinic.
Question: Develop a task-centered contract for the client described in the scenario by doing the following:
1. Describe three SDOHs that may be contributing to Maria's existing health concerns.
2. Describe the health issue or health behavior to be addressed in the task-centered contract.
3. Discuss three resources Maria would need to address the identified health issue or health behavior from part B2.
4. Develop a task-centered contract for Maria that is focused on the health issue or health behavior identified in part B2.