For example, the Muslim family did adhere to many gender-based behaviors that led to an impression that the women were not respected in the same way as women in other communities. However, one of the issues that the family discussed was routine healthcare for women, and one of the women in the family made a distinction between traditional Muslims and fundamentalist Christians and their rules about abortion; I was surprised to learn that abortion is not prohibited in Islam prior to about 120 days of gestation (Sachedina, 2013)
They believed in health maintenance, but had a belief about "hot" and "cold" foods and when they could be eaten, which differed from Western understanding of which foods are healthy and unhealthy. They also believed that illnesses and maladies could have non-scientific causes, and in the efficacy of folk medical treatments, even if those treatments have no proven record of success (Sharma, 2002)
Nursing Heritage Assessment The Heritage Assessment Tool is a useful way of examining how strongly a person identifies with his or her heritage. It asks questions that can give a healthcare provider information about how long the family has been in the United States, how many generations of the family have been in the United States, how close the family is with other family members, whether the person lives in an ethnically-identified community, and whether the person married someone from the same cultural background (Spector, 2000)
First, her diagnosis has changed the way they all eat, as well as their activity level. Everyone has pitched in to try to be helpful and knowledgeable on Chron's (Arnone, 2011)
In my family, these are issues that have not only been handed down within my bloodline, but they have been issues within my heritage for as long as you can trace back. When looking at health maintenance there are certain things that have occurred in my family for generations to try to hinder the onset of certain illnesses and disorders, physical activity and a healthy diet have been important because if the increased risks of cardiovascular issues as well as the high chances of having high blood pressure and diabetes (Last-Name, 2011)
They too use herbal supplements to promote healing and well being, these are also used to prevent illnesses. There are nutritional guidelines as well as lifestyle guidelines that they follow that too ate suppose to have a significant impact on health (Picchu, 2011)