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Mental Health Traditions The family often has a matriarchal structure, and there are many single-parent households headed by females, but there are strong and large extended family networks. There is a continuation of tradition and a strong church affiliation 282 ■ Chapter 11 within the families and community. Members of the community may be treated […]

Health Differences between Black and White Populations Current Health Problems Health Differences between Black and White Populations Morbidity. Many Black people experience wide, deep health disparities— factors such as the lack of access to health services, low income, and a tendency to self-treat illness and to wait until symptoms are so severe that a doctor

HEALTH and ILLNESS in the Black Population ■ 279 by mouth from just before sunrise until after sundown. Ill Muslims, small children, and pregnant women are exempt from this rule. When a person is following the fast, institutions must provide the environment for the safe observance of the practice. There is also a practice of

Islamic prayer beads. doctors, professionals, and so forth. In addition, there are many African im- migrants from countries, such as the Sudan, who are practicing Muslims, and countless people from Islamic countries are seeking health care services in the United States. The community is unified by a common faith. Religious beliefs are an important part

Black Muslims Today, there about five and one-half million Muslims in the United States and many members of the Black community are practicing Muslims. The religion of Islam is the acceptance of and obedience to the teachings of God, which He revealed to His last prophet, Muhammad. The Five Pillars of Islam are the frame-

Time Orientation Present over future Source: Spector, R. (1992). Culture, ethnicity, and nursing. In P. Potter & A. Perry (Eds.), Fundamentals of Nursing (3rd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby-Year Book. Reprinted with permission. This material was published in Potter & Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing, Jackie Crisp and Catherine Taylor (Eds), Copyright Elsevier (2009). Place Your

Examples of Cultural Phenomena Affecting Health Care Among Black or African Americans Nations of Origin Many West African countries (as slaves) Ethiopia Nigeria West Indian Islands Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Environmental Control Traditional HEALTH and ILLNESS beliefs may continue to be observed by “traditional” people and new immigrants Biological Variations Sickle-cell anemia Hypertension Cancer of

Highlights of the Civil Rights Movement 1954 Brown v. Board of Education—segregation in public schools found to be illegal by this landmark Supreme Court ruling 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and the bus boycott in Alabama begins Emmett Till murdered in Mississippi 1957 Central High

HEALTH and ILLNESS in the Black Population ■ 275 perfume has been added; luck water, ordinary water that is purchased in many shades (red is for success in love, yellow for success in money matters, blue for protection and friends). 2. Bad gris-gris: oils and powders that have a vile odor. The following are examples

Traditional Methods of HEALING Voodoo, or Voudou. Voodoo, or American voudou, is a belief system often alluded to but rarely described in any detail (Davis, 1998). At various times, patients may mention terms such as fix, hex, or spell. It is not clear whether voodoo is fully practiced today, but there is some evidence in