...Indian culture and White American culture. The objectives of this essay are to recognise different cultural families and their own shared health traditions grounded on their cultural heritage. Practices and traditions will be evaluated and how th families ascribe to them. The assessment of these diverse cultures discloses likenesses and differences in traditions that can help deliver holistic ideal health delivery. Health Maintenance The value a patient puts on his or her perceived family support system and values can greatly affect their overall health maintenance. Two families interviewed one from an American Indian background, and the other from a Hispanic background placed a great value in their family associations and relationships (Askim-Lovseth & Aldana, 2010). Families from both backgrounds were able to express knowledge and awareness of an extended family network and were vigorous participants of that social system. To these both cultural groups, the family unit is the most important support system (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). A family network in these both families, are expected to assist each other during hard times, and offer assistance in case of financial or health problems. A white...
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...of three culturally different families, and uses those results to show how the nurse would proceed with health promotion based on the differences in health traditions between the three cultures. Health Maintenance The value a patient places on family values and their perceived support system can greatly influence their overall health maintenance. With two of the families interviewed, one with a Hispanic ethnic background and the other from an American Indian background, both families placed great value in their family relationships. Both families were able to express knowledge of an extended family network and were active participants of that social system. The family unit is the most important support system to both cultural groups. Askim-Lovseth & Aldana (2009) explains that in an extended family network all “family members are expected to help each other during difficult times, and provide aid in case of health or financial problems” (p. 359). The third family interviewed placed a very different value on their family system. Both members of this family unit were younger than 25 years of age and stated having grown up in single parent households. They identified having no close connections with family members and...
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...Every individual has a cultural heritage. Each culture views the world differently. Heritage is whom we are, where we came from and our historical roots. The Heritage Assessment Tool is designed to “give nurses an understanding of the patient’s traditional health and illness beliefs and practices so that culturally appropriate interventions can be initiated. The tool is a series of twenty nine questions. These twenty nine questions are designed to determine a patient’s ethnic, cultural, and religious background,” (Flowers, D.L., 2005). The Heritage Assessment Tool (HAT) , is a check list used by professionals to gain knowledge of patients culture and beliefs prior to initiating care (Spector 2000). In combination with questions that relate to health beliefs and practices the HAT assessment includes events in their childhood, which contribute to the values, and beliefs in adulthood (Spector, 1989). NursesThe Heritage Assessment Tool is a worksheet operated by people in the medical field in order to recognize the standpoint of a patient in respect to culture and beliefs. It’s an accurate method in which the medical professional comprehends the patients prior to beginning any interventions. Ultimately the objective is to diminish disease and ease anguish in the most effectual way that is feasible, it is wise for the licensed practitioner to recognize the utmost comfy actions for the client. (Edelman & Mandle, 2010) The heritage assessment tool aids medical professionals...
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...The Healthcare Plight of the Hispanic Population in the United States Joanne Cortez Grand Canyon University March 13, 2016 The Healthcare Plight of the Hispanic Population in the United States Disparities in healthcare for Hispanic communities in the United States remains an alarming trend. Social and political inequities bare much of the responsibility of this humanitarian and economic crisis of healthcare. The burden of poverty, prejudice, racial discrimination, immigration status, language barrier, and lack of education are not easily solved and will continue until greater understanding of the complexities of Hispanic communities are better understood. With greater knowledge of the diverseness of this group and the application of social programs and awareness driven by stakeholders and Hispanic consumers of health, will divides be bridged and progress towards a healthier population be realized. This discussion will shed light on the rise of the Hispanic population and the continued barriers to equitable healthcare fostered by social and political disparities. This document will also outline an up and coming group with a potential for political leverage and a brighter future enabling future generations of Hispanics access to all levels of primary, secondary and tertiary care. Population and health status of Hispanics The Pew Research Center compiled findings from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2011 American...
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...Heath Status of The Latino or Hispanic Population Maria Funez NRS-429V Family-Center Health Promotions February 29, 2015 Heath Status of The Latino or Hispanic Population Hispanics migrate to the United States for many different reasons but one of the most powerful motivators of migration whether legal or illegal is economic instability within the countries of origin. Although, is dangerous crossing the Mexican boarder to reached the U.S. the hopes for a better life is a powerful motivator to risk one’s life. Once in the U.S. Many Hispanics assimilate to the American life by means of education, learning a trade, and obtaining good paying jobs. Others have a harder time to assimilate to American culture due to the inability to learn the language, lack of education, or skills to facilitate better paying jobs. The Hispanic or Latino population in the United States has become one of the fastest growing minority groups in the country. According, to the United States Census Bureau (2010), there are 50.5 millions Hispanic or Latinos living in the United States. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010, p.2). Nevertheless, the Hispanic population is facing many challenges; some of those challenges are associated to health. In deed, the purpose of this paper is to discuss the health status, how is health promotions define, and what health disparities’ exist for the Hispanic or Latino population in the U.S. According to Smith et al. (as cited by Page-Reeves, Nifaratus, Mishra, Gingrich, &...
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...Community Boundaries Understanding cultural issues among the community can improve health based on needs of the community. Choosing appropriate methods of care is challenging in implementing an educational plan. It is important for the health care providers to develop skills and knowledge when caring for people from other cultures. Assessments should include understanding strengths, weakness, resources and needs of the community. Hispanics form a large part of ethnic minority in the United States. The Hispanic populations have diverse ethnic origin and have low socio- economic and educational levels when compared to other ethnic groups in the United States. The health of Hispanic communities begins with analysis of how Hispanic families perceive health and illness. The concepts of beliefs, health and illness and folk medicine are learned and inherited from families. Environmental and social factors such as income and social status, education, working conditions, physical environments, and health practices are important in considering the health of the community. The principles of culture preservation, culture accommodation and culture repatterning should be incorporated when providing care to people from other cultures (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2008). Cultural competence and frameworks allows for learning and creating opportunities for nurses to learn about different cultures, practices and beliefs and help develop plan of care based on their needs. People and place: ...
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...Confidential Information for Representatives of the Coronet Management Depending on the size of the group, the negotiating team should comprise representatives from: • Finance • Personnel • Sales and Marketing Your plans are to convert the whole company to a “home-office” working environment over the next four years. You are convinced that this policy would considerably reduce costs and greatly increase efficiency. Tremendous cost savings have already been achieved on the production side of the business, but there is now very little potential for further improvements there. It is on the sales and administration side that you must be looking to reduce costs; dispensing with the overheads of the regional offices (whilst retaining the personnel) is the way to go. Achieving this change within your four-year timeframe is an important goal for senior management. Any compromise including a continued office presence in Bodø that you may reach in the forthcoming negotiation ought to have a strict time limit placed on it. Since you realise that the planned switch to home offices is likely to meet resistance from the staff, you were not initially planning to make the changeover quickly. However, the excellent offer you recently received from a real estate agent for the Sjøgata premises in Bodø has changed the situation. If you can persuade the Bodø employees to agree a home-office solution now, you could 1) sell the Sjøgata premises at well over market price, and 2) use...
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...Michelle L. Stotts, Charles B. Shrader and Samuel M. DeMarie Victory: The New American Motorcycle Celebrates Its First Decade on the Road Now that we are in our 10th year and have a fairly complete line of premium cruiser and touring motorcycles, it is clear what we stand for, and who we appeal to most. Victory stands for class-leading quality, innovation and style. Victory is American and new- always looking forward. We are all about the future of American motorcycles. - Mark Blackwell, Victory Vice President1 Mark Blackwell, vice president in charge of Victory Motorcycle at Polaris Industries, glanced up at company headquarters in Medina, Minnesota as he pulled his gleaming cruiser into the parking lot. An accomplished rider himself, winning the national 500cc motocross championship and being inducted into the American Motorcycle Association’s Hall of Fame, he knew his company’s bikes had come pretty far since they were first introduced to the riding public in 1998. With the development of the new Vision, a luxury touring bike, and the steady release of aggressively-styled cruisers, the company had continually innovated throughout its first decade in business. Yet Blackwell pondered the recurring questions facing Victory Motorcycles and Polaris. He wondered if the initial decision to diversify into heavyweight motorcycles was the right road to take. He realized Polaris took a big risk by moving into motorcycles and going up against the recognized powerhouses in the industry...
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