Describe how communities can promote or hinder positive adaptation to the illness.

M6A1 Paper 3: The Family and Community Experience
Instructions
This week, you will look back on what you have learned in modules 5-6. This week you will provide information on what you have learned about the family and community experience with the chronic condition you have been focusing on throughout the course.

Describe some of the emotional, relationship and financial implications of the chronic illness on the persons relationship with family members.
Explore the adjustments that family members must make when a loved one is diagnosed with the illness.
Describe how communities can promote or hinder positive adaptation to the illness.
Examine community level responses to healthy coping with the illness. Provide a brief overview (1 paragraph or so) of community promotion initiatives concerning your chosen condition. Then focus on one community-level intervention and describe it. Be sure to state why you chose this one.

Your paper should be 3-4 pages double spaced. All references and citations must be in APA 6 format. Be sure to organize your paper in paragraphs, to spell and grammar check, and to use headings where appropriate to organize your thoughts. Your paper must be uploaded as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file.…