Studies have shown there has been an increased prevalence of diabetes in the Native American culture. There has been a correlation with the rise of diabetes in American Indians and the Westernization of Native Americans. During Westernization, there was a gradual reduction in native foods. Because of this, Native Americans started incorporating foods that were high in fat and sugar, and low in whole grains and fiber. (Yracheta, Joseph M, MS; Lanaspa, Miguel A, PHD; Le, MyPhuong T, PHD; Abdelmalak, Manal F, MD; Alfonso, Javier, MD., Jun 2015, p. 815). By the 1930s, obesity and diabetes, were more common in the Pima than in other American Indian tribes. (Yracheta, Joseph M, MS; Lanaspa, Miguel A, PHD; Le, MyPhuong T, PHD; Abdelmalak, Manal F, MD; Alfonso, Javier, MD., Jun 2015, p. 816). There are many aspects as to why there has been a rise of diabetes of Native American culture. Genetics play a big role, but so do financial, social and environmental factors. In the early 1900s, only the wealthy could afford the high sugary …show more content…
I did this by placing my topic, Diabetes in the Native American culture, on top. From there, I branched off into subtopics of why diabetes is becoming more prevalent in the Native American culture. One such subtopic was Westernization where I branched off and placed diet under this category hitting on the topic of high sugared foods. Then I branched off to socioeconomic and financial subtopics. I saw firsthand the effects of poverty in a culture having lived on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation for over 20 years. Lack of support from family members can be an issue for some patients with diabetes. From there I branched off again to risk factors and genetic predispositions of diabetes in the Native American culture. My final branch I utilized was complications of diseases. As the studies showed, Native American are at greater risk of developing complications with
The Unnatural Causes: Bad Sugar video, discusses the diabetes problem among the Tohono O’odham and Pima Native American tribes. The video also shares information on the destruction of the Native American communities that contributed to the demise of the good health that Native American’s once had. Additionally, the video shares how Native Americans’ food diets were affected by the loss of water. Lastly, there are key members of the Native American communities featured in this video, sharing about their efforts to re-build the Native American communities.
Native Americans have a long history of using native plants, berries, herbs, and trees for a wide variety of medicinal purposes. Native Americans have been using these methods for thousands of years.
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Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2 diabetes/adult onset diabetes) is an epidemic in American Indian and Alaska Natives communities.7 AI/AN have the highest morbidity and mortality rates in the United States.7 American Indian/Alaska Native adults are 2.3 more times likely to be diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus than non-Hispanic Whites.7 More importantly, AI/AN adolescent ages 10-14 are 9 times likely to be diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus than non-Hispanic Whites.7 Type 2 diabetes is high blood glucose levels due to lack of insulin and/or inability to use it efficiently.8 Type 2 diabetes usually affects older adults; 8 however, the incident rate is rising quicker amongst AI/AN youth than non-Hispanic Whites.7 This is foreshadowing of earlier serious complications that will be effecting the AI/AN communitie...
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Advanced knowledge of Aboriginal Health policy and issues at the level and national level including understanding successful measures around Closing the Gap in Aboriginal Health inequality. My desire to work in the aboriginal field begins since I was very young. That is why at 16 years of my age I started to be even more interested in understanding all the issues related to the aborigines of this country. Over time, I looked that all my knowledge be trained at health level basis to help to improve the Aboriginal quality of life standards.
16Scientist have found trends in ethnic groups and ages begin to occur in today’s day and age. Type 2 diabetes has been found to be more
Appalachian culture is more prone to certain health risks due to cultural beliefs and daily life. Death from cancer, heart disease, diseases of the lung and stroke have been found at significantly higher rate than national rates in Appalachia.1 The culture does not see disease as a problem unless it interacts with their daily functions. Health in this society is categorized by three levels: body, mind, and spirit.
Hampton, R., & Toombs, M. (2013). Chapter 4: Indigenous Australian concepts of health and well-being. In Indigenous Australians and Health: The Wombat in the Room. (pp. 73-90). Oxford University Press: South Melbourne.
Although there are plenty of populations stagnated with the disease of alcoholism and drug abuse, one that stands out is the epidemic amongst Native Americans. A trivial topic at best when cast in the media and the steady stream of alcoholic advertisement, but this is definitely a topic worth being researched and pulled to the forefront. The onslaught of this issue stems from varying factors of history and circumstance.
Throughout time, mankind has persistently been seeking ways to maintain their health and to cure those that had not been so fortunate in that task. Just about everything has been experimented with as a cure for some type of illness; whether physical, spiritual or mental. There has always been evidence of spiritual healing and it will continue to be an important part of any healing process, large or small.
You may know them as Native Americans... Indians... American Indians. No matter what their name is, these specific groups of people all fall under the same definition; one of the first groups of people living on North America. So, why did whites come to the West and force them off of their land? The Native American settlements and lifestyle strongly impacted the America's Western expansion of the United States in 1840s. Throughout the American journey, the Indians faced land loss, battles, assimilation, and many other struggles. Although some of these problems were solved, not all issues came to a reasonable solution. From the Sand Creek Massacre, to Americans wiping out major resources, no peace was found between the two groups for a long
A survey was conducted in 2003 at Ohio University’s Appalachian Rural Health Institute to recognize the rate of diabetic in four southeast Appalachian Ohio counties, showed 8.3% of the total sample was diagnosed with diabetes using a Random Modified Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. (Diabetes: A Family Matter, 2012). In 2006, and a follow up study using the same design showed an increase of 11.3% on seven additional Appalachian Ohio counties. (Diabetes: A Family Matter, 2012) The high incidence of diabetes incidence is like other at-risk minority groups, such African American, Native Americans and Hispanics according studies showed at Ohio University.
Cultural competence is a skill essential to acquire for healthcare providers, especially nurses. Cooperating effectively and understanding individuals with different backgrounds and traditions enhances the quality of health care provided by hospitals and other medical facilities. One of the many cultures that nurses and other health care providers encounter is the American Indian or Native American culture. There are hundreds of different American Indian Tribes, but their beliefs and values only differ slightly. The culture itself embodies nature. To American Indians, “The Earth is considered to be a living organism- the body of a higher individual, with a will and desire to be well. The Earth is periodically healthy and less healthy, just as human beings are” (Spector, 2009, p. 208). This is why their way of healing and symbolic items are holistic and from nature.
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