...Health of Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Today the United States is a melting pot of ethnicity. The United States was founded and built by immigrants. Even though minorities help build the U.S., they suffer health issues disproportionately compared to white non-Hispanics. The World Health Organizetion defines health promotion as the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health. The Hawaiian and Pacific islanders’ racial category refers to a person having original origins to Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. The Hawaiian and pacific islanders make up about 1.2million of the United States population. This comes out to be only 0.5 % of the US population. Hawaiian and Pacific islanders are the smallest percentage of the U.S. population. Some percentages of other minorities are: Hispanic 17%, African American 14%, and American Indians and Alaskan natives 2%. Even with such a small percentage of population reported, they were fastest growing from 2000 to 2010 according to the CDC. The largest population of Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders reside in Hawaii and California. The top 3 leading causes of death among this ethnic group include cancer, heart disease and stroke. While cancer and heart disease are the top leading cause of death among most ethnic groups. The cancer survival rate among this group is less than 47% compared to 55% of all races combined according to the CDC. Hawaiian and pacific islanders are less likely to seek...
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...different explanation to why people are born with disabilities. In the example of Pacific Islanders, Philipiens, and Chamorro they all have different beliefs and explanation to answer why they have been born with a disability. In comparison to American beliefs they are different because their beliefs are based on cultural assumptions. American beliefs are made by medical studies that try to explain why people are born with learning disabilities. Each culture has a different explanation for explaining why people are born with disability 2. Pacific Islander belief that the reason people are born with disability is because of an ancestor’s dishonest behavior. To work with a parent that beliefs that their child is a reflection of the behavior of an ancestor it to...
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...Percent | RACE | | | Total population | 6,007 | 100.0 | One race | 5,948 | 99.0 | White | 5,753 | 95.8 | Black or African American | 9 | 0.1 | American Indian and Alaska Native | 13 | 0.2 | American Indian | 7 | 0.1 | Alaska Native | 0 | 0.0 | Both American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | 0.0 | American Indian or Alaska Native, not specified | 6 | 0.1 | Asian | 16 | 0.3 | Asian Indian | 0 | 0.0 | Chinese | 1 | 0.0 | Filipino | 5 | 0.1 | Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | Korean | 0 | 0.0 | Vietnamese | 1 | 0.0 | Other Asian category | 9 | 0.1 | Two or more Asian categories | 0 | 0.0 | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0 | Native Hawaiian | 0 | 0.0 | Samoan | 0 | 0.0 | Guamanian or Chamorro | 1 | 0.0 | Other Pacific Islander category | 1 | 0.0 | Two or more Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander categories | 0 | 0.0 | Some other race | 155 | 2.6 |...
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... | Xenophobia is the fear or hatred of anyone who is from a strange place, race, or anything foreign.| |Persecution | Persecution is the act of harassment, punishment, or to drive away people based on their religion,| | |race, or beliefs. | |Religious group | Religious groups are a group or set of people with the same religious beliefs, practices, and | | |rituals. | Religious and ethnic/racial group o Buddhism (Theravada or Mahayana) o Pacific Islander (Polynesian descent) Buddhism is different from the other religions in a lot of different ways. Buddhism is based on the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha; Gautama Buddha is the founder of Buddhism whereas most others are about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. They don’t believe in a creator, they believe in enlightened ones. Some experiences that Buddhist could have encountered with other religious groups that didn’t share the same beliefs or practices would have been arguments about the creation of us or a...
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...reduce health disparities of Asians living in America. References Bussell, J. (2009). The Asian Diet . Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/The-Asian-Diet-Simple-Secrets/dp/1844091600 Center for Disease Control . (2010). http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/publications/docs/Asian_NHPI_Epi_Profile2010-20120813_01.pdf Center for Disease Control . (2013). www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/prev/national/menuage.htm Center for Disease Control . (2015). Health of Asian or Pacific Islander Population. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/asian-health.htm Chi, A. (2011). Yellow on the Outside, Shame on the Inside: Asian Culture Revealed. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/Asian-Culture-Revealed-Yellow-Outside-ebook/dp/B0053E2EJI Close the Gap Health Equity for Life . (2015). http://www.your-heart-health.com/en-US/heart-disease-facts/asian-americans.html Hsu, W., Boyko, E., Fujimoto, W., Kanaya, A., Karmally, W., Karter, A., ... Arakaki, R. (2012). Pathophysiologic Differences Among Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islnaders and Treatment Implications. Diabetes Care , 35, 1189-1198. http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc12-0212 Islam. (2015). http://www.religionfacts.com/islam Jang, D., & Surapruik, A. (2009). Not the Model Minority: How to Address Disparities in Asian American Health Care. Asian American Policy Review, 91-106. Retrieved from...
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...Journal Article November 22, 2011 “Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Among Women Reporting Sexual Activity With Women Screened in Family Planning Clinics in the Pacific Northwest ,1997 to 2005” Devika Singh ,David Fine, and Jeanne Marrazzo Introduction In 1907 Chlamydia trachomatis was discovered by scientists, chylamydia is a bacterial infection that has been said to have plagued the world for hundreds of years prior to its discovery according to The University of Oregon. Chylamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States, surpassing gonorrhea infection with an estimated 4 million to 5 million reported cases annually to the CDC. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevelance of and risk associated with Chlamydia infection among women aged 15 to 24 . Specifically those who reported engaging in same sex behavior and attended family planning clinics in the Pacific Northwest from 1997 to 2005. This study is of great significance because “according to the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth ,11% of US women aged to 44 years reported same-sex behavior in their lifetime”( Singh et al. 2011).[1] In the Perspective On Sexual and Reproductive Health Journal there was an article published “Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infection among Women Visiting Family Planning Clinics: Racial Variation in Prevalence and Predictors” that examined the disproportional infection rate of black women vs. that of white...
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...Organization (WHO), 1974, p.7). However, the direct, hands-on clinical nursing care delivered to individuals or families in a community setting as a whole is the target and the intended of the nursing practice in community health. Community health on the other hand according to the reference book is the meeting of collective needs by identifying problems and managing behaviors within the community itself and between the community and the larger society. It emphasizes the process dimension and also includes the dimensions of status and structure (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2008). The approach of looking at the care of the client in all dimension guides the nurse to think upstream and identify risks that could be prevented. The author’s subjective perspective is that it is easier said than done, one being that there is a popular misconception that by providing health care makes a healthy population in my opinion. Another point to consider is that we are caring for a culturally diverse population. Caring for the culturally diverse groups has been a focus of nursing from its beginning. As early as 1893, under the leadership of Lillian Wald, nurses in New York City started public health nursing and provided home care to inner city people, particulary immigrants, who could neither read nor write the English language (Denker 1994). Because nurses were not form the same cultural background as the immigrants, they had to deal with the cultural differences between themselves and the persons they...
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...Three Abbreviated Research Plans Introduction This paper demonstrates research methods that are used in investigations of health disparities in the United States. Research is a process of investigating concepts and theories that will contribute to a scientific body of knowledge. When presented with a problem, researchers or healthcare specialist can use a quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods approach to solutions or explore avenues that might improve health, health outcomes and health services (Bowling, 2002). As health disparities grow in the United States and research is ongoing, three abbreviated research plans are presented as probable solutions to this concern targeting communities and populations that are underserved. Comparison and Evaluation of Strengths and Limitations of Research Methods Used in These Abbreviated Plans Research is an organized investigation to explain, describe, and control an observed phenomenon that involves inductive and deductive methods. Researchers will use a quantitative research design to verify that the research method used is valid and will produce accurate scientific results (Vidgen, n.d.). The strengths involved in using the quantitative research method can test and validate theories that have been already formed about why and how phenomena occur. Quantitative research allows the researcher to measure and analyze data that is précis which may help eliminate the influence of many variables and allow more reliable cause-and-effect...
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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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...care. Cambodians and Vietnamese are three times more likely to forgo visiting a doctordue to cost compared to all Asians or US residents.• Less satisfaction with care. Compared to other racial and ethnic groups, Asians are least likely to be satisfied with the speed of their care, doctor-patient communication, and office staff.• Fewer preventive services. Asians are less likely to have blood pressure monitoring and pap smears. In fact,cervical cancer screening rates are significantly lower among Asian women in California compared to the general population. Only 60.5% of Vietnamese women reported receiving a pap test in the past three years compared to 86.2% of all women in California.• Poorer quality care. Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders report having poorer quality care. For example, they receive less prenatal care in the first...
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...Abstract Aboriginal people have been described as the most educationally disadvantaged group of people within Australia. Due to a lack of knowledge of Indigenous educational practices, and a lack of research into the high rates of detentions, absenteeism and suspensions for Indigenous students, attendance rates across all levels of education are lower for Indigenous students than those of non-Indigenous students. Research and government policy is now attempting to address these issues. Through culturally sensitive policies of inclusion, and focused strategies embedding Indigenous perspectives in education models, progress is possible towards alleviating the current poor state of Indigenous students in the Australian school system. The State of Aboriginal Education All young Australians are entitled to equal educational opportunity. Until Indigenous Australians can choose from the same range of futures as other Australians, we are not achieving our nation’s promise as a democratic society (Kemp, D. in METYA, 2000, pg. 3). Aboriginal people have been described as the most educationally disadvantaged group of people within Australia (ATSISJC, 1995). Their attendance rates across all levels of education are lower than those of non-Indigenous Australia (ABS, 2006). Poverty, health problems, infant mortality, infectious diseases, and a life expectancy that is between 15 to 20 years lower are all major factors adversely affecting their education potential (ATSISJC...
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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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...Race and Ethnicity of Juvenile Offenders | Previous Page | | In this paper this author will discuss race and ethnicity of juvenile offenders in the United States' criminal justice system. First, one must understand what race and ethnicity is. According to Wilson, J., (2000), race is defined as 'one of five categories'white; black; American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut; Asian or Pacific Islander; or other. The term 'black' includes African Americans and people of this racial designation whose ancestral origin lies outside the United States (e.g., Haitians).' (p. 2). Ethnicity is defined as 'Ethnicity usually indicates a person's country or countries of origin.' (p. 2). 'Children are one third of our population and all of our future.' (Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health, 1981). What society puts into the future of the children is also what they can expect to get out of them. There is an increase in juvenile offenders, especially females. According to Wilson, J., (2000), It is difficult to pull statistics on different ethnicity juvenile offenders. (p. 2). For example, to differentiate the statistics on the amount of arrests of Caribbean blacks versus native U.S. blacks is impossible because such specific ethnicities are not recorded. Therefore, how are statistics drawn to determine the race and ethnicity of juvenile offenders? Several ways: Arrest reports, self report offending data, public records, and official data taken from criminal and juvenile justice...
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...and I have been presented with a rather unique situation on a little island off the South Pacific Ocean, called Kava. Kava was once a beautiful, sprawling island that attracted numerous tourists because of its balmy weather and indigenous tribes. Recently Kava has seen its fair share of disasters that has plagued the island. Our mission is to turn these disasters into opportunities, by establishing integrity among the people, loyalty and selfless service within this tiny island. We will begin in our Phase I process by looking at the organizational planning and climate, how the human resources will function, and finally we will delve into the business ethics. Once we have gathered all pertinent information we will combine each into one neat bundle in preparation for Phase II. The government of Kava requested that Alex and I both come up with a plan that will help alleviate the diverse composition, beliefs, attitudes, and ideologies that has caused the melting pot to boil over. Organizational planning will encompass us to identify the immediate and long-term objectives, and formulating specific strategies to achieve them. Our enterprise has demonstrated that we can develop and manage a very effective, as well as highly efficient, organizational structure and process methods. The National Guard motto is “Be all that you can be”, we want to instill this motto unto the islanders. Our business wants to eliminate the redundancies that appear to be one of the most significant...
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...MODULE 1: SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY - OVERVIEW/LEARNING OUTCOMES/ KEY TERMS CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW In this first section, you are presented with an introduction to the field of gerontology, which addresses the social, psychological, physical, and demographic concerns related to aging and introduces the role of the person-environment perspective to study issues relevant to aging. Due to an increasing interest in understanding the process of aging and the changing demographics of the world, including the United States, gerontology is a growing field. More and more people in the U.S. are living beyond age 65 or even 85, with these "oldest old" as the fastest growing age group among Americans. The population of older adults in the U.S. is also becoming more ethnically diverse, although elders of color generally have a lower life expectancy due to health and economic disparities. The growth of the older population has raised questions as to whether our nation is prepared to meet the health care and social service needs of this group and their families. Given the growth in the number of older adults, society needs to address the public policy issues related to aging, including assessing the appropriateness of current policy and exploring innovative policy to meet the changing needs of older adults. Researching policy and social issues related to aging poses some challenges to gerontologists. The important question centers on being able to distinguish age differences from cohort differences...
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