Culture and Medicine
"I don't want to be touched by the doctor and only my husband may answer his/her questions"
What do women say to their physician in some cultures?
Supernatural forces including witchcraft, sorcery, breaching taboos and disease-causing spirits.
What do some cultures believe that illness is caused by?
Diabetes and Obesity.
What is the Hispanic culture?
Voodoo to cure a disease.
What is the Haitian culture?
The most overweight state.
What is Texas?
A person's cultural affiliations can impact everything from where and how they seek care to how they describe symptoms and whether they follow care recommendations.
Why a person's culture is important in medical practice?
Diverse religious and spiritual beliefs can impact patient experiences and influence their decisions regarding treatment.
How does religious beliefs affect healthcare?
Heart Disease and Cancer
What is the white culture?
Herbs
What are African and Native American cultures?
Tallest people in the world.
What are the Dutch?
Cultural competency in health care describes the ability of systems to provide care to patients with diverse values, beliefs and behaviors.
What does cultural mean in healthcare?
Shared beliefs and attitudes of a specific group that shapes ideas of what constitutes illness and acceptable treatment.
What do cultures have in common?
Hypertension
What are the Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American cultures?
Musical Instruments
What is the Greek culture?
The oldest culture in the world.
What are the Aboriginal Australians?
What are examples of cultural skills or cultural competence in healthcare?
Cultural respect is critical to reducing health disparities, improving access to high-quality health care that is respectful of and responsive to the needs of diverse patients.
Why is culture important in medicine?
TB
What are the Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, and Asian cultures?
Spices
What is the Indian culture?
Healthiest culture in the world.
What is South Korea?
The ability to be appropriately responsive to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of groups of people that share a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage.
What is cultural sensitivity in healthcare?
What is an example of a cultural practice that influences health?
Highest numer of skin diseases.
What is the East Asian culture?
Songs
What are the Incas of ancient Peru?
The unhealthiest culture in the world.
What is the Central African Republic culture?