...Asian Americans Lequyen Tran Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V December 20, 2015 Asian Americans The United States (U.S.) is a diverse nation it is comprised of people from different countries all over the world. According to the U.S. Census Bureau report as of July 2014, approximately 36% of the population belongs to a racial or ethnic minority group (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.). As the country continues to become more diverse it also impact changes in health care needs. Patient populations are becoming more diverse and complex with many different health barriers. Minority groups are mainly affected when it comes to health care because of the cultural, language, socioeconomic, and sociopolitical barriers that can burden their health. This essay will focus on one minority group in particular, Asian Americans. It will explain and provide information towards the groups’ current health status, how they define health promotion, and what health disparities exist in this group. Most Asians in America originate from countries in the Far East, Southeast Asia, or Indian subcontinent including countries like: Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam (U.S. Census). This minority group is diverse within itself. Many originated from nearly 50 different countries and have over 800 languages and dialects spoken among them (Asian American Health Initiative (AAHI), n.d.). They are also one of the fastest growing minority...
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...Doucet Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family Centered Health Promotions Melva Bost RN, MS August 26, 2012 Heritage Assessment The United States has become a multicultural country. Everywhere you look, you see a plethora of cultures that range from Hispanic and African to Asian and American Indian. The varied traditions and beliefs of a multicultural country impact how nurses implement patient-centered care. The best way to provide optimal care in nursing is to become better informed in how different cultures view health maintenance, protection, and restoration. The Heritage Assessment is a wonderful tool to obtain information that can be used to evaluate the needs of the whole person. The Heritage Assessment is a list of twenty nine questions that identify a person’s county of origin, native language, religious beliefs, education, and birth place of parents and grandparents information. These questions reveal cultural information that can help the nurse assess the needs of the whole patient, not just the diagnosis, and to plan their care accordingly. The heritage assessment can also build communication by fostering interest and openings for other important health related questions. The information provided can break down stereotyping by informing the nurse of where individuals derive their feelings about illness, and heath care. (Smith) This nurse’s cultural heritage is Hispanic-Mexican American; their family is Protestant (Baptist) and believes that God...
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...Health Promotion Among Asian Americans Robert Ramirez Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family-Centered Health Promotion February 22, 2015 Health Promotion Among Asian Americans The U.S. Public Health Service defines health promotion as “the process of advocating health in order to enhance the probability that personal, private, and public support of positive health practices will become a societal norm” (Edelman, Mandle, & Kudzma, 2014). Health is a basic human right; optimal health is a well-balanced structure of emotional, physical, spiritual, psychological, intellectual, and social well-being. The purpose of health promotion in nursing is to increase health knowledge that will in turn positively influence health behaviors of individuals and communities (Foster, 2012). Roughly 36% of the U.S. population is made up of various ethnic or racial minorities. Of that 36%, 4.8% were Asian Americans. According to the Office of Management and Budget, “Asians” consist of people that originate from the Far East, Southeast Asia, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan Thailand, Vietnam, or the Philippine Islands (CDC, 2014). These 14.7 million people are dispersed throughout the country, with Hawaii having the largest concentration (57%) of the total Asian population (CDC, 2014). The CDC (2014) states that minority groups “experience a disproportionate burden of preventable disease, death, and disability compared with non-minorities.” This paper will concentrate...
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...to the heavenly Father. Mormons believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for the sins of the world. Hinduism believe in reincarnation and Karma which tells a person’s destiny in the life they are living now and in the next life. The beliefs and views of the Jehovah’s Witness is not shared by everyone. “In the precedent-setting 1944 Prince v. Massachusetts decision, which involved a Jehovah's Witness, the court ruled that a child's welfare trumps the religious beliefs of the parents.” (Goodenow, 2009, p. 1) The Judge believed that the parents could follow their religion beliefs however, it does not give them the right to “expose the community or child to communicable disease, or latter to ill health or death.” (Goodenow, 2009, p. 1) Jehovah’s Witness has contributed to the American culture by displaying freedom of speech and religious freedom. Jehovah’s Witness from around...
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...to the heavenly Father. Mormons believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for the sins of the world. Hinduism believe in reincarnation and Karma which tells a person’s destiny in the life they are living now and in the next life. The beliefs and views of the Jehovah’s Witness is not shared by everyone. “In the precedent-setting 1944 Prince v. Massachusetts decision, which involved a Jehovah's Witness, the court ruled that a child's welfare trumps the religious beliefs of the parents.” (Goodenow, 2009, p. 1) The Judge believed that the parents could follow their religion beliefs however, it does not give them the right to “expose the community or child to communicable disease, or latter to ill health or death.” (Goodenow, 2009, p. 1) Jehovah’s Witness has contributed to the American culture by displaying freedom of speech and religious freedom. Jehovah’s Witness from around...
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...Health Education Program for Asian American and Pacific Islander Women (Full names) (Name of Professor) (Name of Course) (Date of Submission) Health Education Program for AAPI Women Health education programs are important for creating awareness on health and screening for diseases. Health education for screening and treating are particularly important for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women, where their presence or availability for this population is limited (Fang, Ma, & Tan, 2011). This limited presence creates a disadvantage for the population who has been identified as having the highest occurrence rates for breast and cervical cancer in the United States (Dang, Lee, & Han, 2010). The high occurrence and low screening rates for cervical and breast cancer highlight the need to develop a comprehensive health program that caters to the need of AAPI women. A community-based health education program is proposed for AAPI women. This program addresses the factors hindering screening of breast and cervical cancer and proposes strategies for community involvement, management of relationships, enablers, nurturers, and cultivation of positive cultural empowerment. The success of this program will reduce mortality and morbidity of AAPI women from cervical and breast cancer. Creating a Health Education Program for AAPI Women A community-based health education program will be effective in reducing the mortality and morbidity of AAPI women from cervical and...
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...Since the passage of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, Asian immigration to the United States has increased dramatically; today, 19 million people identify as Asian-American, nearly 6 percent of the population. Because a substantial part of the US population hold membership in these communities, it is important to recognize the specific challenges these groups face in regards to mental health. Currently, knowledge regarding the mental health needs of Asian-Americans is limited as few clinical studies have included Asian immigrants (APA). However, recent studies have revealed that, in regards to mental health and seeking treatment for mental illness, racial discrimination, and cultural pressures particularly affect Asian-Americans....
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...for the immigrant. The author Amy Tan reflects this phenomenon by writing an article called “Mother Tongue”. The author Tan effectively builds the credibility between herself and the audience by tel-ling her own personal experience. For instance, she can switch the English between her hus-band and her mother, she speaks the more informal English language to her mother because ensure that her mother can easily understand with...
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...Confidentiality Practice good listening “Ouch” rule “Stretch” rule In small groups, please discuss the following: ◦ What personal lessons did you take from yesterday’s training? ◦ What connection might they have to your becoming culturally competent with any special population? ALLIES CO-CREATING A CULTURE of RELATIONSHIP BUILDING VS. RELATIONSHIP DESTROYING Multi-Layered Ethnic Culture Living Culture in an Organization Living Culture in a System Community Historical Culture COMPETENT CULTURE BROKERING Each layer of culture impacts the capacity of an individual, family, community and organization to change and heal. Developing a prACTice of paying attention to culture is a core competency of helping a change process. It is helpful to explore our own awareness of culture. 1. What cultures do I belong to? 2. What are the characteristics of these cultures? 3. How do my cultures impact my way being in the world? As we seek and value relationships and ACTivities that give our lives purpose and meaning, we become more interested in connections with people, places and things whose values and principles are in sync with our own. We seek values and a principle-based culture that encourages our creativity and success as individuals, families and communities and organizations. Cultural competence refers to an ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures, particularly in the context of human resources, nonprofit...
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...The Cleveland Clinic Cultural and clinical issues in the care of Asian patients s A B S T R AC T Special problems of Asian patients have considerable impact on diagnosis and treatment, and the number of persons of Asian ancestry seen in primary care in the United States is increasing. Knowledge of how to provide optimal care despite language barriers, low socioeconomic status, different health beliefs and practices, and medical issues unique to this heterogeneous group is crucial to competent health care. with Asian patients include language barriers, low socioeconomic status, traditional health beliefs and practices, and epidemiologic issues. This article presents three case studies that illustrate how these problems can affect the health care of Asian patients, and describes ways to deal with them constructively. We also discuss what diseases are more common and what conditions have unique clinical aspects in this population. Asians: The fastest-growing minority Asians and Pacific Islanders are the fastest growing ethnic minorities in the United States, and are predicted to number more than 17 million by 2010.1 This heterogeneous population is from many cultures and speaks many languages—the 1990 US Census identified 25 distinct Asian ethnic groups (TABLE 1).2 Due to space limits, this article focuses on cultures more populous in the United States: East Asian (China, Japan, Korea) and Southeast Asian (Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand), but recognizes that cultures differ widely...
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...Emerging Standards of Care: Cultural Competence in a Long Term Care / Skilled Nursing Facility Susan Mateo NUR/531 Tracey Lane Emerging Standards of Care: Cultural Competence in a Long Term Care / Skilled Nursing Facility Of the many challenges facing the nursing profession, cultural competence is an area of great need across all settings from educators, to students, bedside nurses, nurse managers, and nursing leadership. Cultural competence for a given entity, be it an educational institution or healthcare facility, is best measured by an appraisal of that entity, with respect to the cultural diversity of its staff and customers, along with its policies, procedures and actual practices. The focus of this paper is the evaluation of the cultural competence of a local long term care / skilled nursing facility (LTC/SNF) located in Harker Heights, Texas. The inability to access numerical or percentage totals of the demographics of either the staff or residents directly resulted in observational assessments by this writer as the basis for this evaluation. The observations took place during the clinical experiences of students from the local public school district’s CNA course. Based on the various readings associated with the nursing 531 course, a definition of cultural competence includes several components. One of the most easily understood and incorporated is Campinha-Bacote's model of cultural competence. This model consists of five concepts, namely: cultural desire...
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...Vulnerable populations are groups that are not well integrated into the health care system because of ethnic, cultural, economic, geographic, or health characteristics. This isolation puts members of these groups at risk for not obtaining necessary medical care, and thus constitutes a potential threat to their health. Commonly cited examples of vulnerable populations include racial and ethnic minorities, the rural and urban poor, undocumented immigrants, and people with disabilities or multiple chronic conditions. Persons with disabilities and multiple chronic conditions may find it difficult to obtain insurance coverage because small employers cannot afford to add workers to their health plans who are likely to have high medical costs, and finding an affordable insurance plan as an individual with pre-existing conditions is very difficult. The geographic and economic isolation of some poor rural residents may make access to specialty care difficult, even if they are covered by insurance. Finally, prohibitions against public insurance coverage, fear of being discovered, and language barriers are all factors that may keep undocumented immigrants from seeking care. The reasons for disparities are varied. For example, in access to health care, racial and ethnic minorities may lag behind non-Hispanic whites because patterns of residential segregation separate minorities from the supply of providers, because of language and cultural barriers between doctors and patients, or because of...
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...Asian Americans and racism in the USA Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Abstract Asian Americans are a minority group of both immigrants and person born and raised in the USA. It has been the fastest growing minority group and is considered to be the model minority of the USA due to various factors such as hard work in both academic and employment that successively leads to economic prowess among this minority population (Chou, 2008). The history of the Asian American dates back to the ancient times when they occupied the American land before the European invasion. The tribes that occupied the American land are commonly referred to as the Native Americans. A majority of the Asian American people that are living in the USA are immigrants. Both individuals and the community/communities are faced with various challenges such as adopting the American culture and retaining their root cultures at the same time. However, the major issue of concern is racial segregation they are faced with. Like any other subordinate group in the USA, the Asian American people are not spared off the vice. They experience discrimination emanating from the fact that they are different from other minority groups and as well the whites. They are subjected to discrimination in various fields in which they are engaged such as education, employment, immigration, land acquisition and others (Phan et al. 2009). This forms of discriminations have their impacts on the several life aspects of this minority...
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...Health Promotion Comparison Grand Canyon University NRS-429V-O103 January 25, 2014 What is promoting health? As per the World Health Organization (WHO), wellbeing advancement of the procedure to empower individuals to expand, and to enhance, their wellbeing. So what impact would this have on a minority group, say, the Asian Americans? At the point when people, families and groups have the instructive and support apparatuses they have to develop and expand upon the establishment of individual wellbeing mindfulness, but also been empowered of knowing and defining promotion of health, yet help characterize wellbeing advancement. Compared to the national average, Asian Americans’ leading causes of death were cancer, heart disease, stroke, accidents, and diabetes. The rates of deaths these diseases cause are lower than most other races and ethnicities. The average life span for Asian American women is in fact the longest as well. Also, another thing to consider, in 2006–2008, they had the greatest percentage of peoples residing in counties whose air quality did not meet EPA standards for particulate matter and ozone compared with other racial and ethnic populations. Some even feared medical treatment due to deportation issues, and language barriers. But on the plus side, and even with all of these things working against them, they are less likely to live in poverty and are more likely to be college graduates or hold some form of college degree and hold positions in the fields...
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...member of the health care team to increase compliance with delivery of culturally competent care? Address specific interventions to improve aspects of care related to each of the identified categories: Culturally competent, Culturally appropriate and Culturally Sensitive. Introduction As a registered nurse in the healthcare field, it is extremely important to be well versed and mindful of each and every patient’s cultural background. Nurses encounter people from all walks of life so having the appropriate background knowledge on patients coupled with being sensitive to their beliefs and traditions is paramount to being exceptional in the profession. In order to accomplish this, one needs to develop his/her health care skills to be culturally competent, culturally appropriate and culturally sensitive. Supportive Information The necessity of cultural competence continues to be a topic of discussion. In fact, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has even recognized the importance of cultural competencies and its effect on the health care needs of culturally diverse individuals. To reiterate this, with help from local communities, the NIH developed and communicated programs designed to aid awareness to the growing population of minorities. Some examples of these NIH-funded projects include culture and cancer literacy among immigrant women, health intervention efforts for Korean-Americans having high blood pressure and environmental health literacy targeting...
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