The development of health care in the Chinese and Guatemalan heritage

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1.  In your own words discuss and compare the development of health care in the Chinese and Guatemalan heritage.

2.  Describe if there is any similarity  between both culture regarding the health care beliefs.

As stated in the syllabus please present your assignment in an APA format word document attached under week 5 discussion questions in the discussion tab of the blackboard.  You must use the required Arial 12 font and a minimum of 2 evidence based references no older than 5 years.   sustained with the proper evidence based references no older than 5 years and a minimum of 500 words are required.  

Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach, 4th Edition

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Chinese American Culture

Larry Purnell, PhD, RN, FAAN

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Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach, 4th Edition

Copyright © 2013 F.A. Davis Company

Chinese Overview/Heritage

  • China’s population of over 1.3 billion people is dispersed over 3.7 million square miles, with cultural values differing according to geographic location as well as other variant cultural characteristics.
  • Chinese in the United States exceed 1.6 million people with the largest communities in California, New York, Hawaii, and Texas.

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Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach, 4th Edition

Chinese Overview/Heritage

  • A university education is highly valued; however, few have the opportunity to achieve this life goal because of limited enrollment opportunities.
  • Often, young adults come to Western countries to attend universities seeking more advanced prestigious educations.

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Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach, 4th Edition

Chinese Overview/Heritage

  • Many newer immigrants are professionals from Hong Kong.
  • Chinese Confucian ideals emphasize the importance family and neighbors and reinforce the idea that all relationships embody power and rule.

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Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach, 4th Edition

Chinese Overview/Heritage

  • Other important values are filial piety, industry, patriotism, deference to those in hierarchal positions, tolerance of others, loyalty to superiors, respect for rites and social rituals, knowledge, benevolent authority, thrift, patience, courtesy, and respect for tradition.

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Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach, 4th Edition

Copyright © 2013 F.A. Davis Company

Chinese Communication

  • The official language of China is Mandarin (pu tong hua), spoken by about 70% of the population, but other major, distinct dialects such as Cantonese, Fujianese, Shanghainese, Toishanese, and Hunanese exist.
  • The dialects are so different that often two groups cannot understand one another verbally.
  • The written language is the same.

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