Abstract
Among the Latino migrant population, especially those working in the farms, several cases of illnesses have risen including diabetes, hypertension and several victims have recorded cases of chronic back pain (Levine, 2015). In most cases, patients suffering from the identified ailments have no insurance coverage. Moreover, there is no proper care delivery for the population in farms. Given the working conditions in the farms, the migrants are vulnerable to the diseases identified hence prompting the need for effective care in the population. Through interviews, observations and secondary research, this project identifies the best care delivery approaches including the use of Telehealth mobile apps, vaccine schedules and health screening among other healthcare-related approaches towards the Latino migrant worker population. The manuscript presents a case of a Latino migrant farmworker suffering from hypertension, chronic back pains and diabetes whose condition is complicated by poor care delivery strategies. Through research, the case study is accompanied by a plan for care that will ensure effective execution of the strategies intended for care delivery to the Latino migrant work population.
Introduction
For the Latino migrants working in the farms, they are at risk of developing health complications such as chronic back pains, hypertension, and diabetes following the activities on the farm and the general work environment. Farm laborers are expected to have insurance coverage that insurers their health in case of such ailments. The case involving the 35-old farm worker has one disadvantage, lack of insurance coverage and failure to take the necessary medications. The disadvantages identified results from failure to ensure effective patient care delivery especially to this population working on the farm (Tuso, 2015).
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The Latino migrants’ population require execution of various strategies aimed at improving care delivery in the section dealing with such cases affecting the patients. As presented by Centres for disease control and prevention, (2019), one of the major approaches is the incorporation of telehealth in the delivery of care for the identified population. Telehealth is an approach determined to deliver high-quality healthcare. In return, the health facilities in the farm population need to employ this innovative care delivery approach that covers the following areas (Levine, 2015) . The use of mobile applications will be effective for CDC vaccine schedules that will be efficient for immunization delivery and recommendation. This approach will prevent the effect of hypertension and diabetes among farmworkers.
Additionally, Latino workers are at risk of developing chronic back pains that would be prevented if the necessary care would be delivered on time. Consequently, through mobile apps, telehealth introduces the AHRQ ePSS, which is necessary for health screening and lab workup recommendations (MedlinePlus, 2019). Telehealth presents innovative healthcare delivery approaches that would help in the treatment and delivery of the respective care to the Latino migrant workers. Furthermore, insurance coverage is a significant approach towards delivery of care to the farm patients (Edelman & Kudzma, 2018). Cases presented in the farm included failure to access proper care due to the hefty cost of treatment. For instance, the case study presents a case of an individual who had no insurance coverage, which could limit access to health care. The patient denies the use of drugs that is evidently from beer and cigarettes. The employment of applications would be effective since it helps in scheduling the medications and delivery of care to the Latino people.
The integration of telehealth in health care delivery to the Latino migrant workers is motivated by various factors including, moderating the cost of delivery, means of care delivery and quality of care delivered to the population (Castaneda et. al, 2015). Through the integration of telehealth, the population will have access to quality care delivery, which will be enhanced through the improvement of means of delivery. National Center for Farmworker Health in 2019 suggested that t he use of mobile apps will improve the means of care delivery through different healthcare applications that present different healthcare services. Wellness preservation of the population will be characterized by ensuring each patient in the farm can easily access health care at a moderate cost of delivery. The use of mobile applications and telehealth will definitely improve patients’ outcomes through remote patient monitoring and transmission of medical information (Fakhr, 2016).
Holistic plan of care for case study
Assessment and interventions
The worker health information requires the delivery of effective health care in the work environment for the treatment and prevention of future symptoms. Insurance coverage is significant in relation to the cost of care delivery. Treatment scheduling and medication need to be monitored. The illnesses identified in the case study including hypertension, chronic back pain, and diabetes require effective care that could be administered through the following approaches (Heuer & Lausch, 2006).
Health promotion tactics
Among the effective health promotion tactics in the Latino population include remote patient monitoring that will ensure proper medication ease of access to health care. As presented by the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care. (2016), the mobile apps will be effective for mobile health communication and performance of different activities including the screening and health recommendations to the Latino migrant farmworkers. In addition, telehealth will be effective for storage and transmission of patient information that will help in the treatment and medicine administration process (Greene, 2018).
The approaches employed shall be maintained through innovations where more applications will be integrated delivering care on different illnesses. The approach will be supported by the determination of other factors that would prevent the delivery of care including the use of drugs as identified in the context. Lastly, the population needs quick care delivery that would be maintained through the availability of healthcare services in the work environment, which will improve patient monitoring as well. In addition, the cost of delivery will be moderate following the insurance coverage and the moderation of care delivery cost (Jennings et. al, 2015).
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