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This illness is a result of God’s will, punishment for sins
Natural Illness
The correct term when referring to persons with roots in any African country
African American
What is the most common treatment used for people who believe illnesses are caused by God’s will?
Prayer
1 in 12 African Americans have this health trait
Sickle Cell Anemia
Name one issue African Americans face in urban areas
Overcrowding, high rate of poverty, high crime, inadequate housing, inadequate health care services.
Women in DC are twice as likely to die from pregnancy. This lack of access to care and hospitals is known as a...
Maternity Care Desert
Speaking loudly and being animated, making eye contact and expressing pain openly are all examples of a person's what?
Worldview
From the 16th century to the 19th century an estimated 12 million people were taken from their homeland of Africa and brought to the Americas by force
The Transatlantic slave trade
What Supreme Court case found “separate but equal” inherently discriminatory?
Brown v. Board of Education
Medicine possessing a spiritual force
Voodoo
What are some issues with soul food regarding nutrition?
High fat, sugar, sodium, and cholesterol
Name three health problems that African Americans face more than any other racial/ethnic group.
Low birth rate, infant mortality rate, obesity, diabetes, Asthma, Hepatitis B, HIV/AIDS, STIs, and cancer deaths
Time is relaxed and viewed as circular. It’s not important to be on time, rather it’s important to show up
Present Oriented
A result of evil influences that alter God’s intended plan where treatment can be found in religion, magic, amulets and herbs
Unnatural illness
Name two of the top five causes of death for African Americans
1. Heart disease
2. Cancer
3.Stroke
4.Diabetes
5.Unintentional injuries
What are the main behavioral to risks to African Americans?
Smoking, Alcohol consumption, weight management, lack of exercise
Belief that health is a gift from God and that illness is a result of something that was not pleasing to God is an example of what?
Fatalistic World View
Why is it important to not let general information about a culture define the lens through which you interact with a particular member of that culture?
There is vast diversity in all cultures and general information about populations isn’t always true about an individuals within that population. Letting generalizations guide an interaction with an individual will often be seen as unprofessional and disrespectful.
Involves greens and all parts from animals
Soul Food
Why might African Americans tend to have a lower substance abuse rate and suicide rate as well as better mental health than people from other cultures? (Hint: Coping mechanism)
African American culture emphasizes family and community, which are tools for coping.
Although rates of substance abuse is lower than other racial/cultural groups, these two things are responsible for more deaths than chronic diseases.
What are drugs and alcohol?
Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke, Diabetes, Unintentional injuries, Nephritis, Chronic lower respiratory diseases, Homicide, Septicemia, Alzheimers Disease are what?
What are the top 10 leading causes of death among African Americans
US Public Health Service intentionally injected men with syphilis and were intentionally not given antibiotics.
Tuskegee Study
Access to care, traveling over an hour for doctor’s visits, taking time off work, stress, not being taken seriously about pain or concerns and institutional racism all contribute to this?
Maternal mortality rate
Birth and Death as understood to be part of continuum is an example of this
Holistic view of death