Cultural heritage on land has gained magnanimous attention from both national and international agency, whereas underwater CH requires legal protection. Therefore, realizing the importance of underwater CH “Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage 2001” (UNESCO, 2001) was instituted to focus on protecting underwater CH. In this convention, UNESCO admits the vitality of underwater CH as a fundamental part of CH of mankind. It outlines the value of underwater research and instruction
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Culture, Heritage & Health Culture & Cultural Competency in Health Promotion Culture, Heritage & Health This paper will discuss culture and the cultural characteristics that can be associated with various groups and the affect it can have on one’s health in aspects of health protection, maintenance and restoration. It will also discuss the usefulness of a heritage assessment tool in providing better care for patients. The differences will be viewed based on culture in health protection
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Personal Heritage Assessment Question: What are the Personal heritage assessment and its usefulness? In this paper, the writer will focus on the usefulness of applying a heritage assessment in evaluating the needs of person as a whole, three different family’s opinions on health maintenance, health protection and health restoration. Also this paper will identify health traditions as regards to cultural heritage of the writer, then how the three families interviewed in this paper follow their
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Heritage Assessment Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V-0102 Heritage Assessment In building cultural competency, the differences of Hispanic, Puerto Rican, and American heritage are compared in this paper, analyzing health maintenance, health promotion, and health restoration in these cultures is based on the use of a culture heritage assessment tool. This tool consists of twenty nine questions about culture, “the greater the number of positive responses
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Heritage Assessment In 2012 the United States Census Bureau estimated there will be roughly 20 million new immigrants living in the U.S. over the next two decades (Plumer June, 2013). The results will be an increase of different cultures and traditions which healthcare workers will need to consider within their practice. The goal of this paper is to show the reader the usefulness of the Heritage Assessment tool when it is used to evaluate the individual’s needs in relation to culture and tradition
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Heritage Health Assessment Tracy Shrum Grand Canyon University Heritage Health Assessment A complete health assessment needs to take into consideration a family’s risk factors by exploring their lifestyle, biological and environmental factors, social, psychological, cultural and spiritual dimensions that all impact their health care. The nurse’s role with families is to educate on preventive health services, raise awareness of modifiable risk factors and assist the family in influencing healthy
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Heritage Assessment: Cultural Differences Jennifer L. Moul Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V March 30, 2014 Heritage Assessment: Cultural Differences Heritage assessment tools are used as a guide to assist in developing plans based on an indivudals cultural assssement. Heritage assessment tools prompt the interviewer to ask questions that pertain to their family’s background such as parent origins, race, relgious beliefs, customs, and practices. Gaining knowledge of an individual’s background
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Heritage Assessment importance for patient care Melissa Conover Grand Canyon University NUR-429 Angel Godbolt January 25, 2014 Heritage Assessment Importance for Patient Care Patients from all nationalities and cultures are admitted to hospitals and other healthcare services daily. Each culture has its own unique beliefs and traditions. One’s culture is not necessarily related to their skin color. It cannot be assumed that a patient who may have an olive complexion is of Latino descent
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Heritage Assessment Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion 03.20.2016 Kristine Matteson In healthcare there is ethnic and cultural diversity in our patient population. Healthcare workers consider the cultural and ethnic backgrounds while interacting and treating
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HERRITAGE Assessment NRS-429V-O102 March 23, 2014 HERRITAGE Assessment A heritage assessment tool “performs a heritage assessment depending on how deeply the person identify and answers the questions and is helpful in setting the stage for understanding the health traditions of the person” (I don’t know where you got this quote from you didn’t cite it). This is essential in the treatment of a client because cultural traditions can greatly affect how and what a person think is healthy
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