The Heritage Assessment Tool
Kacey McIntee
Grand Canyon University
Family Centered Health Promotion
NRS-429V
Jane Parkman
December 21, 2012

The Heritage Assessment Tool The uprising of diversified communications has caused the combination of differing cultures. This suggests that dissimilar cultures are no not restricted to geographical boundaries. The noteworthy social drive worldwide has elevated apprehension over tailored health care. It is vital that the cultural backgrounds of a group have influential influences on dealing with health care concerns. The birth of community consciousness concerning awareness of comprehensive healthiness and illness deterrence has stimulated the formation of system that allows it to be
Religious medallions and rosary are to be with the patient. They believe the illness is God’s will or penalty and their solid religious beliefs, prayer, and devotion to Saints may bring healing. Healers, herbal medicine, and the hot and cold theory may be practiced.
Death – The bulk of Hispanics are Roman Catholic. Immediate family usually meets with a priest to discuss funeral services that include a wake with a rosary prayer and mass. After the Mass of Burial, family and friends follow in sequence to the cemetery for the burial. Expressions of grief are fostered. Family and friends will congregate at the family home after the burial to eat and celebrate the deceased life. The one-month and yearly anniversary of the death is celebrated with a mass. (Diers, 2009)
The Asian Culture’s Beliefs?…
Asian cultures contain people from China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Philippines, Asian Indians, and Pakistan.
Family Involvement – Extended family are very significant. Elders are well respected. Caring for aging parents is written in civil code. It is not unusual for two to three generations to live in the same household. Older people are consulted in decision making for central family matters.
Birth – Usually female family members are present during birth. The expectant father and other males do not play an active role.
Dying – Many Asians believe in the balance between Yin and Yang (complimentary opposites within a greater whole that may manifest more strongly in different