Health Promotion Among the Hispanic Minority Health is determined in the nation by the minority health. "Approximately 36 percent of the population belongs to a racial or ethnic minority group" (CDC, 2015).One of these are the "Hispanics or Latinos are the largest racial/ethnic minority population in the United States" (CDC, 2015). "About 1 in 6 people living in the US are Hispanic" (CDC, 2015). Therefore, this student will make the comparison between the status of the health of Hispanic minority and the nations ,barriers of health behavior This paper will compare the health status of the Hispanic minority with the nations, barriers to health seeking behaviors, and methods of promoting health among this population. Status of Health Among Hispanic Minority "Heart disease and cancer in Hispanics are the two leading causes of death, accounting for about 2 of 5 deaths, which is about the same for whites" (CDC, 2015). "Hispanics have more deaths from diabetes and chronic liver disease than whites, and similar numbers of deaths from kidney disease" (CDC, 2015). Even though the percentage of Hispanics suffering from high blood pressure are17% in comparison to 20% of whites. Hispanics are 68% that suffered poorly controlled high blood pressure compare to whites which are 54%. Even though Health risks may vary among Hispanic subgroup and whether they are US born or not. Lower death rate is suffered by the Hispanic than whites .But Hispanic has about 50% higher death rate from diabetes. Many deaths may be prevented within the Hispanic population with an increase in education and health screening . Barriers to Health Promotion in the Hispanic Minority "Social factors may play a major role in Hispanic health" (CDC, 2015). According to the art... ... middle of paper ... ...as nurses, we have the capabilities to educate Hispanic minority .Education must be given in language they choose and provide interpreters if needed. In conclusion, everybody needs to be treated with respect and dignity. Resources CDC. 2015. Minority Health. Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/index.html Grand Canyon University. 2015. Health Promotion in Nursing Care. Retrieved from: https://lc-ugrad1.gcu.edu/learningPlatform/user/users.html Page-Reeves, J., Niforatos, J., Mishra, S., Regino, L., Gingrich, A., & Bulten, J. (2011). Health disparity and structural violence: how fear undermines health among immigrants at risk for diabetes. Journal of Health Disparities Research Practice. Retrieved from: http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=96044655&site=eds-live&scope=site
The United States’ population is currently rising exponentially and with growth comes demographic shifts. Some of the demographics shifts include the population growth of Hispanics, increase in senior citizens especially minority elderly, increase in number of residents who do not speak English, increase in foreign-born residents, population trends of people from different sexual orientation, and trends of people with disabilities (Perez & Luquis, 2009). As a public health practitioner, the only way to effectively eliminate health disparities among Americans, one must explore and embrace the demographic shifts of the United States population because differences exist among ethnic groups (Perez, 2009). We must be cognizant of the adverse health conditions for each population and the types of socioeconomic factors that affect them. Culture helps shape an individual’s health related beliefs, values, and behaviors. It is more than ethnicity and race; culture involves economic, political, religious, psychological, and biological aspects (Kleinman & Benson, 2006). All of these conditions take on an emotional tone and moral meaning for participants (Kleinman & Benson, 2006). As a health professional, it is one’s duty to have adequate knowledge and awareness of various cultures to effectively promote health behavior change. Cultural and linguistic competencies through cultural humility are two important aspects of working in the field of public health. Cultural competency is having a sense of understanding and respect for different cultural groups, while linguistic competency is the complete awareness of the language barriers that impact the health of individuals. These concepts are used to then work effectively work with various pop...
Environmental justice can influence the population’s health. This environmental justice is relevant to nursing, because awareness brings changes and can save and improve many lives. When a person in a hospital or in a community setting is affected by a health problem, the entire community is at risk, knowing the population is lack of knowledge and have limited access to understand health care system. Therefore, a solution to eliminating cultural disparities is optimal for immigrant communities. In conformity with the Journal of Transcultural Nursing journal, nurses need to follow 12 steps to have a successful result when integrating cultural competence in the health care environment: social justice, critical reflection, knowledge of cultures, culturally competent practice, cultural competence in the health care systems and organizations, patient advocacy and empowerment, multicultural workforce, education and training in culturally competent care, cross-cultural communication, cross-cultural leadership, policy development, a...
Diabetes is a prevalent health disparity among the Latino population. Diabetes is listed as the fifth leading cause of death among the Latino population in the website for Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, in 2009. According to McBean, “the 2001 prevalence among Hispanics was significantly higher than among blacks.” (2317) In other words among the Hispanic or Latino community, there is a higher occurrence of diabetes as compared to other racial/ethnic groups such as Blacks and Native Americans. The prevalence of diabetes among Latinos is attributed to the social determinants of health such as low socioeconomic status and level of education. Further, this becomes an important public health issue when it costs the United States $174 billion in both direct and indirect costs, based on the 2007 The National Diabetes Fact Sheet released by the CDC. In turn, medical expenses are twice as high for a patient that has diabetes as opposed to one without. Finally, this high cost becomes another barrier to receiving care for Latinos when some are in the low socioeconomic status.
Millions of Americans are living with hypertension. Collaboration of patients and providers to control the disease can help prevent life-threatening illnesses. Patient perceptions pertaining to an illness or disease can dictate one’s health behaviors, yet little attention has been directed toward the perceptions of Mexican American adults in relation to hypertension. Although hypertension is most prevalent among African Americans, Hispanics have higher rates of mortality due to poverty, cultural barriers, and customs affecting modifiable risk factors, prevention, and treatment. Without the proper treatment, many hypertensive patients may face devastating complications, including myocardial infarction, kidney failure, and blindness.
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The health in Hispanic communities is considered poor this is not due to factors that are prevalent in other minorities but due to the lack of access to health care and health care coverage. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health explains “It is significant to note that Hispanics have the highest uninsured rates of any racial or ethnic group within the United States.” With this issue leads lower health rates. Living conditions are also low within the Hispanic community this is due to the lack of funds available to the community. It leads back to not having enough income. Therefore housing is not adequate and often overpopulated to save cost. This has bad implications because it ties back to health and safety. Education for Hispanics can be difficult; often because of the language barrier and the inadequate amount of assistance available to those who need it to further their education. The unemployment rate is not as low as other minorities but as DOL report elaborates “One factor that may explain why Latino labor force outcomes lag behind those of their white counterparts is educational attainment. As is true for all racial and ethnic groups, the link between greater educational attainment and improved employment outcomes remains strong”. Which means if the education within the Hispanic community was higher
The Hispanic family structure can differ greatly from many of our traditional American families. They often have a large number of family members and all of them can be included in the health care decisions. As a nurse it is important to have an understanding and respect for the culture and work to accommodate as much as possible. The family has a much deeper meaning to the Hispanic culture; they look at their family as a sense of identity and security. There is an intense family bond. This bond, however, is not easily obtained for people who are not members of the family. friends that are brought into the family environment are trusted at a much slower speed. When Hispanics speak about their families they include great-grandparents,
Phase I of HSU is not sensitive to ethnic differences that are associated with individuals’ situational or environmental components (Moon, Lubben, & Villa, 1998; Tan, 2009), because Phase I (like all other Phases of HSU) considered ethnicity as a simple predisposing demographic predictor. Most studies using HSU with diverse target populations (e.g., male and female veterans, American Indians, African Americans, or Asian immigrants) proposed that HSU has very limited generalizability, especially for ethnic minority populations (Bradley et al., 2002; Song et al., 2010). Integrating both universal factors and ethnic specific components may enhance the generalizability: some part should cover overall populations regardless of ethnicity or immigrant status of individuals, and the other part should cover unique elements associated with minority populations (Choi, 2011). However, none of the Phases of HSU have incorporated unique components such as acculturation for immigrant populations. Rather, the HSU explains a broad level of demographic (e.g., SES) and social factors (e.g., family or community resources) as predisposing or enabling factors of individuals. Researchers agree that Phase I is not sensitive to the diverse cultural and acculturation barriers/protectors in health care (Moon et al., 1998; Wallace, Levy-Storms, Kington, & Andersen, 1998). Andersen and colleagues (Andersen et al., 2011) also argued that despite the rapid growth of the Asian populations in the U.S., few studies determined cultural influences on Asian populations’ health behaviors or health outcomes. Therefore, it was essential to modify Phase I to investigate the relationships between acculturation and the healthcare utilization behavior of individuals (Choi, 2011). The acculturation measures were added to the predisposing
The health status of the African American has been declining over the last century. Studies have shown that African Americans have less access to appropriate health care and that includes preventative care for children and adults. African Americans are not only more susceptible to disease and illness; they are also more likely to die from them. This minority tends to have the worst indicators of all health minorities. So has life expectancy improved for African Americans? Yes, it has improved. “The life expectancy has improved greatly for all Americans during the last century.” (Black Demographics,’n.d.’) This paper will compare the health status of the African American and the barriers that
Health is a multifaceted facet field that is studied in order to protect and promote the general wellness for all individuals in the population. Physical health, specifically, is an aspect of every individual that is essential to have at its best. Thus, in order to provide not only the best physical health, but also the best mental, emotional, social, and behavioral health, public health officials and other members in the public health field work vigorously in order to comprehend the health situation of every social group in society. Throughout this process, many public health officials have gradually realized that there is an apparent inequity in the method for which we provide and promote good health to individuals in society. Although not
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The healthcare setting tends to be very diverse. It is important for a nurse to be culturally aware when caring for patients. The purpose of this paper, is to explore the Hispanic culture in terms of healthcare. The topic’s subject was chosen because the Hispanic population has been rapidly growing in the United States for the last few decades (Eggenberger, Grassley, & Restepo, 2006). I will discuss the Hispanic culture’s definition of health, illness, specific health related practices, and the impact on nursing care.