Traditional birth attendant

A Dynamic Explanatory Model Centered on the Notion of Tiaoli Kleinman (2006) states “how we perceive, experience, and cope with diseases is based on our explanations of sickness, explanations specific to the social positions we occupy and the system of meaning we employ.” Thus, in this paper, I attempt to understand my interviewee Iris’s explanatory model centering around the concept of tiaoli, that is, a notion of health and wellbeing. tiaoli stands in contradistinction to biomedical…

Hinduism, traditional African religions and Judaism. These religions are brought by European and other foreign settlers. Traditional African religion is based on oral traditions, which means that the tradition does not have religious principles, but has a cultural identity which is passed on through stories, myths and tales. People gather up in a community with the spiritual leaders. The leaders usually give people advice and lead the way for them. Ancestors are called by traditional healers so…

When people hear the word marijuana (also known as cannabis), images of long hair bongo playing hippies may come to mind. Or people sitting around doing nothing but munching on snacks, is another common image when thinking about marijuana. These stereotypical images have come to portray people that smoke marijuana, but the fact is most people would never know if someone uses marijuana because they look just like everyone else. Legalization of marijuana is a hot topic among individuals today…

University Southeast is traditional students under the age of 25. With the decreasing numbers of traditional students attending IUS, a target market they are striving for are non-traditional students and transfer students. This includes students who are single parents, veterans, international students, those returning to college after interruptions in their education, those who carry significant family and work obligations, those who self-identify as being a non-traditional student, and those…

The Chinese have been practicing medicine for nearly five thousand. Although the first written evidence dates back to the 2nd century BC, references in these documents and archeological finds prove that the Chinese have been refining the practice for thousands of years. An important aspect of Chinese culture and medicine is philosophy. As a major contributor and stop along the Silk Route they were exposed to the cultural and religious beliefs of the people of India, Africa, Egypt, Greece, and…

Acupuncture is one of the routes in traditional Chinese therapy. Used to remove pain and some many diseases. Which insert the needles in specific areas of the body. The Chinese philosophy said the acupuncture affects the life strength of the person and insert the needles in the painful areas in the body. The acupuncture is old Chinese medicine practice develop and improve during thousands of years. In the past used sharp stones where inject in the body then development and start using animal…

Diversity is a key element to consider when providing patient centered care. Understanding that individuals are unique in various ways and recognizing these differences is the key to providing excellent care. Diversity can be based on various factors such as race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, social economic factors as well as physical abilities and political affiliation. As such, there are many diverse groups in America. Among these groups, Asian Americans make…

can be used for medicine is extremely broad (Traditional). The folk healers in this area use medicine that was written about in the Bible, as it is one of the founding areas for this type of healing (Traditional). Unfortunately, this practice is fading because healers are not passing on their knowledge, and the environment is being destroyed by today’s urbanization, killing off many exotic species of plants regularly used for medicinal purposes (Traditional). A lot of plants in Israel have been…

Women 30 years old and Older, Returning to School Introduction Literature Review According to Judith Berman Brandenburg, Assistant Professor and Counseling Psychologist, Department of Student Personnel, Queens College of the City University of New York, “many of these women are returning to school at what some would call middle motherhood, typically between the ages of 35 and 45.” Brandenburg goes on to say, many of these women returning to school is more situational than related to their age…

water. Sit on the hot water first until the water reaches the waistline. Stay for three to five minutes. Sit on the same level of cold water for one to two minutes. Repeat the procedure three to five times. Acupuncture - one of the oldest Chinese Traditional Medicine, acupuncture was believed to relieve the pain and inflammation by inserting tiny needles into tye skin known as the meridians. It is said that the…