Lacking Cultural Competency In the book Fresh Fruit Broken Bodies written, by Seth Holmes who has a PHD in anthropology, he writes about Triqui migrants, and how they migrate up and down the west coast of the United States. Risking their lives crossing the borders to work in US, therefore they face various obstacles and, being morbidity situations. The way the migrants are being treated in the hospitals and clinics is unreasonable the healthcare workers both in the US and Mexico lack ' ' cultural competency ' '. In the Inter professional Care Betancourt defines, Cultural competency ‘’as set of behaviors and attitudes and a culture within business or operation of system that respects and takes into account the person’s cultural background,…
Low income and/or minority patients are less likely to receive preventative care due to lack of adequate insurance (medical coverage) and language barrier issues. Abuse, violence and alcohol and/or drug use/abuse is less likely to be discussion topics by doctors when caring for minority groups. Refugees from Sudan are less likely to receive/administer accurate full doses of prescribed medications due to history of shortages and/or limited health care. Spiritual powers and religious practices and beliefs shape how many cultures supplement their medical care. Complementary alternative medicines are used in many countries in place of western medical care.…
According to Juckett (2013), many Hispanic or Latino immigrants are unable to afford health care and/or insurance, many have alternate beliefs in care and will seek non-traditional treatments, and many have cultural mistrust. In the case of Claudia, the family was unsure of seeking help for their daughter as a result of their lack of legal citizenship and they did not know if they could trust the counselor. Many undocumented immigrants such as Claudia’s family are afraid if they seek services, they will face deportation. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible to receive SNAP benefits or to sign up for insurance through the Affordable Healthcare Plan (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 2016). This lack of social services will continue to leave the family in poverty, lacking food at times if there is also a lack of income, and leave the family with no alternative when they are ill but to visit the emergency…
Hispanics are one of the highest ethic groups in the United States that are uninsured. In addition, the Hispanic population is one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the U.S. The Hispanic population is estimated to increase over the next 25 years to 32 million out of a total of 72 million of the US population (Brice, 2000). The U.S. health care system is currently facing one of its most noteworthy social difficulties in decades in regards to its ability to provide access to medical services to the millions of Americans who have lost their health insurance coverage during the recession. The Affordable Care Act, was signed into law on March 23, 2010 for the purpose of reducing inequalities in insurance coverage and providing access to…
For many years, migrant health has been an issue nationwide. Mainly because migrants have been avoiding going to the hospital or avoiding seeking medical attention, partly because they fear deportation or immigration issue. As a (n) Licensed Practical Nurse in a migrant filled community, I see this issue first hand. I have been working in a community that has earned the name "Little Haiti", and many think that the name the community goes by is because it is partly filled with "Haitian", but I can honestly say that in this community this is not the case. There are plenty of nationalities in the "Little Haiti" community.…
Sometimes the stressed out Hispanic citizen will ignore the fact that he or she needs to make a doctor ’s appointment and will continue to live their day to day life disregarding the importance of their mental and physical health. In doing so they are not only harming themes but also those around them. I expect those near and dear to that citizen to love and care for them and not going to the doctor, even for a yearly check up, is putting them at risk because they will not know if something is wrong with them until there is an actual problem and that is not…
In addition, refugees and immigrants have a higher risk of diabetes complications, lower quality healthcare and higher mortality rates than the U.S. born population (Cunningham et al., 2008, Derose,…
The right to pursue your dreams as we 'll as your families is very important and we all deserve the opportunity to succeed like others. The obstacle undocumented families face is not having the benefits US residents have. Benefits such as being able to work legally, coming to the US to obtain a better lifestyle , and racial profiling. It does not make sense because Americans are referred as “ the people “ well are immigrants not people too ?? Working in the US legally not only for students but for parents should be legal.…
Pain and suffering is considered a part of the life and death cycle, so it is not unusual for people who are dying in pain. Religion plays an important part in the Mexican culture, so prayers is often used to give hope to the sick. Mexicans believe that someone giving the infant or child the” evil eye” causes them sickness and the spell is broken only when that person touches the infant or child (Giger & Davidhizar, 2013). Mexicans do not believe they have control over their health. They believe that death is an unpreventable phenomenon and God determines the cause of one’s death.…
Additionally, refugees are unfamiliar with preventative measures, they wait until illnesses become severe before seeking treatment (Morris, Popper, Rodwell, Brodline &Brouwer, 2009, p. 535, para 4). One of the main goals for RHCM is to educate refugees that they have options for health care, whether they receive benefits from their employers or from Medicare/Medicaid, Passport, SSI, or K-chip. Refugees have a knowledge deficit regarding the US health care system, health care, and mental health options. Additionally, refugees have a knowledge deficit regarding transportation options in the US in order to arrive at clinics and…
Common Health Disparities in the Latino Population As individuals progress throughout their lives, healthcare plays an important role. Individuals rely on health care services to provide strong mental and physical health on their wellbeing. The types of health care that may be provided could consist of, but are not limited to, routine visits, surgery, rehabilitation, medications or full body screenings. Ultimately, the health care systems, as a whole, would be able to provide these necessary services. A main issue with healthcare is that not everyone receives the same quality of care.…
Healthcare is a universal need. People around the world need healthcare to make sure they stay in perfect health. To stay perfectly healthy people needs access to doctors, nurses, and other health professionals including health information management to evaluate and document their healthcare diagnosis and care. However, health professional has experience some issues when it comes to take care of people’s health. One of the main issues that many health care providers face is the wide variety of diversity of their patient’s culture and beliefs.…
In the case of immigrants uninsured those involved with the care of the patient would require the patient and their family. In addition, others involved with the care of the patient will include doctors, therapy providers and social worker/case management (Guido, 2014). The course of action provided to the patient must be reviewed to ensure they are being provided with the right tools to guarantee their overall health. As with the illegal immigrants their course of actions beyond the hospitals are limited. It is imperative that the nurse work with the social worker/case management to provide information to the patient by directing them to the needed resources outside the hospital for follow up care.…
Answers for Research Questions and Discussion In the following chapter, answers for research questions will be presented based on data results drawing from content analyses in both quantitate and qualitative earlier. The research questions that were posed in the chapter of literature review included: RQ 1: What role does Weibo play in the health related information seeking process of international Chinese students in Canada? RQ 2: What barriers and opportunities do Chinese international students’ face when accessing health care related information/services by using Weibo in Canada?…
The illustration in the Table 4. also shows that majority of self-employed immigrants and the non-immigrants fall under the age of between 35-59 years old with 12.2, 15.5, 16.1 and 15.3 form immigrant women in Toronto CMA within the age brackets of 35 to 39, 40 to 44, 45 to 49, 50 to 54 and 55 to 59 respectively (Canada Statistics, 2011). 4.2 Common Barriers Encountered by Women Entrepreneurs It is important to note that a high number of women immigrants than those who are non-immigrants usually face multiple type of barriers.…