[SOLVED] Culture , Health & Illness: Demonstarte an understanding of how culture can impact on an individual’s experience of health and illness

The subject is CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN SOUTH ASIAN POPULATIONS in UK.

Title/Question:
Select a patient group within a defined population with a disease (e.g. diabetes) or a behaviour related health issue, for example alcohol misuse in older age. Discuss and explore the cultural and health related

influences that may impact on their health & and well being of your defined population.

You may want to take into consideration influences on gender, cultural diversity and socio-economic status and how these may impact on the health choices within the defined population.
Specific Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstarte an understanding of how culture can impact on an individual’s experience of health and illness
2. Demonstrate awareness of transcultural nursing skills in order to care for patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
3. Discuss principles related to public health such as epidemiology, health promotion and health protection
4. Demonstrate an understanding of how health behaviour and health psychology can affect an individual’s personal choices related to their health

General Guidelines for the academic essay:

•You must demonstrate your understanding culture and diversity in healthcare as applied to your defined population

•Identify the key principles of public health ,health education , health promotion and protection as applied to your defined population

•You must demonstrate an understanding of how health behaviour and health psychology influence individual’s personal choices related to their health

•In this assignment it is important to clarify and explain your understanding of the role of transcultural nursing in relation to you population group

•Avoid “I” or “me”, rather use the third person.

•A good range of professional and credible websites (e.g. DH, NICE, National Statistics, Health Commission), books and journals (e.g. Nursing Times, Nursing Standard, Journal of Advanced Nursing) are

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