Topic:Cultural Health Promotion Project Cultural diversity refers to the differe

Topic:Cultural
Health Promotion Project
Cultural diversity refers to
the differences among people based upon shared ideology and shared valued sets
of beliefs, norms, customs, and meanings evidenced in a way of life. This diversity is expressed in many ways. Diversity in history, beliefs, practices, and
opportunities not only exist among the many cultural groups, they typically
exist across a wide continuum within the group. Health behaviors are influenced by culture and cultural values as well
as socioeconomic status. In this assignment, students
will develop a health promotion project for a cultural group living anywhere in
the United States. You are to learn as
much as you can about the culture norms and patterns and how these norms and
patterns influence health practices. The
purpose of this assignment is to develop a deeper understanding and sensitivity
regarding the role of culture in patients’ lives and in nursing through the
examination of a cultural/ethnic group while addressing health promotion
strategies and disease prevention. PROJECT
COMPONENTS
The project
should address the following Aspects of Cultural Assessment:
1. Ethnic/racial identity: How does the group
identify itself in terms ethnicity and racial background? What is the range of
interaction outside of the cultural group? Are recreational, educational, and
other social activities within the ethnic reference group, the wider community,
or both?
2. History and Value Orientation: How are values derived?
What is the historical experience of the group that may have impacted values?
3. Language-communication process: What is the primary
spoken language? What languages are spoken in the home? And by whom? What
language is preferred when speaking to outsiders? Do second and third
generations in the speak the language of their grandparents?
4. Health Beliefs and Practices: What are the traditional
health beliefs? How common are these beliefs and practices within this group?
To what extent are folk healing practices and practitioners used?
5. Religious Belief and Spirituality: Discuss religious
articles & practices. How is spirituality
is defined in the culture? Remember that Religious Beliefs and Spirituality are
different concepts.
6. Lifecycle events: Which life
cycle events are important to the culture? What are the customs associated with
births, coming of age, marriage, and death?
7. Nutritional Behavior/Diet: Are there restrictions?
Are there common practices?
8. Medical health care access and experience: Is access to
care and equality of care an issue for this group? For example, are group
members less likely to receive needed care due to system issues such as
financial access or provider biases than another group? Based on the Cultural Assessment Data,
the group will design a Cultural Health Promotion Plan:
9. Cultural Health Promotion Plan: Identify a
health risk or health problem the project will address. Describe why this is an issue for your chosen
target group and how cultural plays a role in the health risk or problem. 10. Health
Promotion Strategies/Methods: Based on the
health risk/problem identified, describe the strategies/methods that you will implement.
Focus on primary and secondary prevention strategies. Refer to Healthy People
2020 Topics and Objectives. You may
access the website at: https://www.healthypeople.gov. 11. Project
Evaluation Methods: State the outcomes you expect to achieve. State how you will
measure/assess the effectiveness of the project.
This is a GROUP assignment.
Groups will consist of no more than three students. A group leader must be assigned. Submit the paper via Moodle designated
assignment link. Only one submission per
group. DUE DATE: Week 12: Complete the paper according
to APA 6th Edition Guidelines as a word-processed document. The paper is limited to
a MAXIMUM of Ten (10) pages (including
the title page and references pages; NO Abstract is needed for this
assignment). Do not exceed the ten-page limit as only ten
pages will be read and graded. The paper must be double-spaced using Font
Size 12 (including the reference page). !!!!!!!!PLEASE CHECK THE RUBRIC!!!!!!!!!