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
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of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage. The community in which I live in is about equal in the amount of Hispanic, and African American residents; however, it appears to have fewer Caucasians than both Hispanics and African Americans. In this paper I will consider relations within my community, local government, schools, and workplace. I will also discuss the problems that an in-depth interview with Emmanuel
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Race and Your Community Axia College of University of Phoenix Race plays a role in the ongoing interactions in my community. Since my community is diverse in terms of race ranging from Filipino, Chinese, Mexican, Black, and White, there is a large impact in how relations are managed through neighborhood, local government, service groups, clubs, schools, and the workplace. Asians are more predominant in my community, which is located near San Francisco, California. The
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society the money that they were unfairly cheated out of because someone did not want to pay their fair share of taxes. From my perspective Hispanic music has influenced the culture of the United States in different ways. During the first decade of the 21st century we have witnessed a considerable growth of the Hispanic culture in the United States. Hispanic music has long influenced American popular music, jazz, rhythm and blues, and even country music. One noticeable example is that many American
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and women change in the 1960’s? There is little doubt that the 1960’s was a decade that changed American culture in a huge way. Not only did the black community gain large amounts of equality but other minority groups such as Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, the Asian community and although not a minority group Women. There two main types of feminists in the 1960’s; liberal feminists that aimed to address economic issues and radical feminist who focused on female identity. Arguably the
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Miguel A. Otero Jr. was the governor of New Mexico. He was the first Hispanic Governor under United States rule and he served as governor for nine straight years. In 1898 he called for volunteers to fight in the war. Theodore Roosevelt thought that the cowboys would be great fighters in Cuba so he got as many as he can. He then called his unit the Rough Riders. About 1/3 of the Rough Riders came from New Mexico. Both Hispanics and Anglo-Americans joined up across the state of New Mexico. The
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the American experience in the 20th century and today. Material covered includes literature, art, music, philosophy and history of the twentieth century. The course draws upon the arts of African American, Native American, Asian American, Anglo and Latino cultures as avenues for understanding issues of ethnicity, class and gender as they intersect with mainstream American values. Course presentation: Lecture, discussion, audio-visual materials and readings from the text, online, and material to
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Heritage Assessment Tool Devona Myrick Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Teaching and Learning Styles 10-11-2014 Heritage Assessment Tool Identified over 20 years ago in the USA the use of the heritage assessment proves to be useful in the supporting the national health along with the cure and prevention of a number of diseases (Edelmam & Mandle, 2010). It is reliable in helping the medical staff to talk with their patients and families about different
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1038-1043) The top of this article is about measuring resilience in Latino American adolescents who have substance abuse disorders. The researcher’s goal of this study was to measure resilience in Mexican American adolescents with substance abuse disorders because these stressful youth faces racism and is labeled as a non-dominant group and some often turn to substance abuse. The group that was used in this study included 106 American Latino adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 years old. They were
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belong to a racial or ethnic minority, of which 17 percent is represented by the Hispanic community. (“Minority Health," 2014, p. 1). The author of this paper has chosen to compare and contrast the health status of the Hispanic community to the national average in the United States. In order to promote health and wellness, it is first of all necessary to assess the overall health, morbidity and mortality rates of the Hispanic population. This ethnic group is comprised of several different nationalities
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