Heritage Assessment
Heritage Assessment
Cultural heritage plays a big role in the economic, social and health promotion of the individual. The use of heritage assessment tools helps healthcare providers evaluate and look at someone’s heritage, as well as traditional health methods used to maintain health, protect health, and restore health; by applying these concepts it helps healthcare professionals deal with a person’s physical, mental, and spiritual beliefs. Different cultures have different values and beliefs of health, disease, illness, birth, and death; assessing these cultural competencies is important in order to provide a holistic approach. Heritage assessment tools helps both the patient and the health care provider by opening a pathway for an effective communication of ones values, beliefs, in regards to health, illness, family support as well as spiritual values. Differences of Hispanic, Romanian, and American heritage are compared in this paper, analyzing health maintenance, health promotion, and health restoration in these cultures. Wellness and health although practiced in all traditions, it varies according to one’s personal cultural heritage. For example, I am from Mexico City, Mexico, and came to the United States at the age of 15. English is my second language. Although my heritage is rich in traditions from the Mexican culture, I don’t practice them. I come from a large family consisting of six sisters, and four brothers and I am one of the youngest. Most of my family is in Mexico and I don’t keep in contact with them, even when I lived in Mexico. This is very contrary to my traditional and stereotypical Mexican Heritage, although I am close to my mother and one of my sisters. I practice my Catholic religion and am passing it to my children. I knew I would keep in my faith and as an important part of my life, It was important to me that I find a Catholic man to Marry. My husband is of a different background. He is Anglo. He grew up in the Midwest with
Cultural heritage plays a big role in the economic, social and health promotion of the individual. The use of heritage assessment tools helps healthcare providers evaluate and look at someone’s heritage, as well as traditional health methods used to maintain health, protect health, and restore health; by applying these concepts it helps healthcare professionals deal with a person’s physical, mental, and spiritual beliefs. Different cultures have different values and beliefs of health, disease, illness, birth, and death; assessing these cultural competencies is important in order to provide a holistic approach. Heritage assessment tools helps both the patient and the health care provider by opening a pathway for an effective communication of ones values, beliefs, in regards to health, illness, family support as well as spiritual values. Differences of Hispanic, Romanian, and American heritage are compared in this paper, analyzing health maintenance, health promotion, and health restoration in these cultures. Wellness and health although practiced in all traditions, it varies according to one’s personal cultural heritage. For example, I am from Mexico City, Mexico, and came to the United States at the age of 15. English is my second language. Although my heritage is rich in traditions from the Mexican culture, I don’t practice them. I come from a large family consisting of six sisters, and four brothers and I am one of the youngest. Most of my family is in Mexico and I don’t keep in contact with them, even when I lived in Mexico. This is very contrary to my traditional and stereotypical Mexican Heritage, although I am close to my mother and one of my sisters. I practice my Catholic religion and am passing it to my children. I knew I would keep in my faith and as an important part of my life, It was important to me that I find a Catholic man to Marry. My husband is of a different background. He is Anglo. He grew up in the Midwest with
References: Edelman, C., & Mandle, C. L. (2010). Health promotion throughout the life span (7thed.). St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN-13: 9780323056625 http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/663/679611/box_6_1.pdf