References: Bonder, B., Martin, L. & Miracle, A. (2001). Achieving cultural competence: The challenge for clients and healthcare workers in a multicultural society. Workforce Issues in a Changing Society, 35- 42.…
The Myles Standish Monument State Reservation is located in Duxbury, MA, and is named after Myles Standish, a military leader for the Pilgrim’s 1620 expedition to Plymouth, MA. Part 30-acre reservation was once part of Standish’s farm. At the center of the reservation stands the Myles Standish Monument. The monument stands at 116 feet, 125 steps to the top, overlooking both Plymouth and Duxbury Bays. Construction began on the monument in 1872 and was not completed until 1898 due to lack of funding. In 1920, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts took control of the reservation and refurbished the monument in 1988.…
LACMA stands for Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art. Located on Wilshire Boulevard and is on "Museum Row" in Los Angeles. Established in its current location in 1965 and it is the largest art museum in the western United States. The museum’s name is a misnomer, for its collection contains roughly 130,000 pieces of art and the collection spans centuries, although their focus is on contemporary art. The museum provides another facet to the already robust multi-cultural make-up of Southern California. It’s mission statement is, “To serve the public through the collection, conservation, exhibition, and interpretation of significant works of art from a broad range of cultures and historical periods, and through the translation of these collections…
He named the site after his two grandsons and gave orders that if he died before completion, his heirs should complete it.…
The Heritage Assessment is not beneficial in treating an individual as a whole. If one utilized this specific tool, it would be very difficult to implement a plan of care that caters to the individual’s cultural needs during a patients hospital stay. Furthermore it is a healthcare member’s responsibility to attempt to make a person of cultural difference feel as comfortable as possible to build a bond of trust with the patient and the family members. Some of the questions asked on the Heritage Assessment tool may stop this from occurring, placing a brick wall between communication and the need of patient education. Yes, the need for a cultural assessment must be…
Fountain, hated it, put ducks in it,* brought it to new bldg then blew it up, symbolize new ideas, fresh…
Before asking the questions from Heritage Assessment tool, meaning of Cultural Heritage must be known. Cultural Assessment is legacy of intangible attributes and cultural property of a society or a group that are descended from the past generations, maintained in the current generation and carried forward for the betterment of the future generations. Tangible culture such as landscapes, buildings, books, art and artifacts, intangible culture such as traditions, folklore, knowledge, language and natural heritage such as biodiversity, culturally significant landscapes are all included in the cultural heritage. Every individual’s perception regarding the disease process, health and end of life is based upon their cultural heritage. Culture not only influences the patient but also the medical professionals, who are rendering care to these patients. Heritage includes determination of individual’s religious, ethnic and cultural background (Spector 2009). Cultural heritage is also used the individuals to protect, maintain and restore health and these concepts involves the individuals spiritual, mental and physical beliefs. In this paper advantage of applying heritage assessment tool will be discussed. Heritage assessment tools include twenty nine questions, which involves questions regarding religion, family, traditions, food choices and demographics. Traditional heritage relies on positive answers for individual’s identification. This assessment tools unique because questions are the same but answers differ from person to person, even the siblings tend to have different answers. The heritage assessment helped the individual interviewing theses families, understand their beliefs, values and their perception of health care. This tool also helps us understand the cultural uniqueness and how beliefs and values are passed from one generation to the other. Heritage assessment helps to identify the…
To begin, what was learned from the heritage assessment tool and why it is useful to apply a heritage assessment in evaluating the needs of a “whole” person should be discussed. Useful information and insight was gained from completing the heritage assessment tool. Once complete, there were lots of negative responses noted,…
Over the past 20 years a significant social movement in America has amplified public awareness toward the promotion of health and disease prevention, known as Healthy People 2000 and 2010. It has been beneficial in changing the focus of health care from a reactive standpoint to a proactive one, which endorses national health and prevention of disease (Edelmam & Mandle, 2010). However delivery of health care objectives is not enough. Health providers must recognize and incorporate cultural group patterns, and variations within that culture to provide optimal care that promotes wellness (Lipson & Dibble, 2008).…
Culture and values are standards that influence and shape human behaviors, decision making processes, personal relationships, and status of health and happiness. The United States has become a symbol of a multicultural society representing many different ethnicities and minority groups. As our culture continues to grow rapidly so is the necessity to increase awareness, understanding, and tolerance of these diverse groups. As health care providers we must understand the basic needs of our patients, whether they are black, white, green or purple, and the repercussions of prejudices and cultural insensitivities. Health care providers need to become responsive to the cultural values of different peoples and how these could augment effective and humanistic care delivery (Edelman, 2010).…
Spector, R.E., (2009) Cultural diversity in health and illness. 7th ed., 2009, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.…
Institute of Medicine. (2002). Unequal treatment: Confronting racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. Retrieved from https://www.iom.edu/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2003/Unequal-Treatment-Confronting-Racial-and-Ethnic-Disparities-in-Health-Care/DisparitiesAdmin8pg.pdf…
One problem is selecting an ideal location for the fountain. This particular design requires a level ground and sufficient space for the height of the fountain. An ideal location would be a park, such as Maccaskie Park, in Kelvin Grove.…
Many people have made an impact to my life. I have decided to do my monument project on my grandpa. My grandpa passed away a couple years ago, I didn’t get to see him very often. He lived in a nursing home because he had problems with his brain and troubles talking, memory, and paying attention. If I were to build something in memory of my grandpa I would build a place where you could show dogs. There would be a little runway or path that my grandpa and the dog can walk on and they would act just like they would as if they were being judged. My grandpa loved to show dogs, he would show Golden Retrievers in the county fairs. He would also travel all over the states to enter his dogs into a contest. Both my mom and…
India has an extraordinary, vast and diverse pool of cultural heritage and ancient monuments in the form of buildings and other archaeological sites and remains. The sheer number of these historic heritages is astounding. And the fact that these monuments are the reminiscence of the living witnesses of the golden historic era of over a thousand years and of the pre-independence battles, they carry a special and a well-deserved respect in the eyes of the Indians. They are the epitome of courage, stand testimony to the evolution and are a symbol of cultural expressions.…