Question

Prompt: To prepare for this journal assignment, view this Avvo commercial. This commercial exemplifies a person in the aging population with exemplary wellbeing, who feels minimal stress about preparing for death and dying, which is an issue within the aging population. Such preparations include a will or trust, planning and/or paying for funeral arrangements, budgeting for medical expenses, and obtaining life insurance. Making these preparations can have a toll on the individual, but not being prepared can have a negative impact on the family of that individual. What strategies will you utilize as you educate the aging population in your community about preparations for death and dying? Then, reflect on the connection between health and well-being, and the impact of end-of-life preparations on the individual as well as the family. The following critical elements must be addressed: ? Create strategies to use when educating the aging population in a community regarding preparations for death and dying. ? Analyze the impact on an individual regarding making preparations for one’s own death and dying. ? Analyze the impact of making preparations for the death of a family member. ? Consider the interrelationship between health and well-being. How do they relate to each other? You may use examples from the video as well as other resources to support your statements.

Answer 1

Life and death are two sides of the same coin. Its improtant that one should understand its place in the life cycle and preparing for death is an integral part of living life fully and becoming whole. The reality is based on preparation of death includes wills, health proxies, burial and cremation prearrangements. It is a stage in everyones's life where one has to think of aging and death and it brings stress to everyone. But a proper education and coping strategies would play a integral role for better preparations for aging and death.

Aging refers to pattern of life changes that occurs in members of all species as they grow old. The strategies that may promote a healthy aging are:

• Develo and maintain healthy relationship.
• Enrich the spiritual side of life.
• Improve fitness.
• Eat for being healthy.
• Certain nutrients are important for healthy aging like calcium, vitamin D,protein.

Death is the final cessation of vitals functions. It is complex and includes physical,social,intelluctual,spiritual and emotional dimensions.

• Person should be educated about informed decisions on life saving measures, CPR, advanced life support, nutrition.
• Make necessary conversations with loved ones so that you are clear about their wishes about care.
• Educate about the benefits of pallative and hospice care and how and when they can avail them.
• Educate them about the assisted medical facilities available.
• Advocate for better end of life.
• Provision for expression of oneself and ones concerns and needs.

Health and well being are interrelated to each other. Well being can be described as feeling of happiness, satisfaction, adequate quality of life. It one stays healthy then he/she will have satisfaction, happiness and gud quality of life. Moreover, health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely an absence of diseases. So it shows that well being in the various aspe ts of life like physical, social, mental and economical aspects will result in good positive health. Example: Person who is mentally well, will have positive health habits and attitudes.