Essays about: "Intercultural health"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Intercultural health.

1. 1. Intercultural Dialogue : Perceptions of the Maternal Health Care of Indigenous Females in Veracruz, México

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Ana Maria Camber; [2023]
   Keywords : Interculturality; multicultural; western health care; indigenous peoples; indigenous females; Mexico; hegemony;

   Abstract : Cultural traditions in indigenous peoples about maternity, childbirth and puerperium are fundamental bases to their history and knowledge for the well-being of the community. However, government and private health services in general only offer Western birthing practices, making pregnant indigenous women fall between two systems: one based on their traditions and beliefs but weakened by poor resourcing and inefficiencies, and the other by policies of acculturation. READ MORE

3. 2. Outdoor environments for elderly people with different cultural backgrounds : an interview study based on individual experiences

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Lisa Asp; [2022]
   Keywords : health promoting landscape architecture; intercultural design; perception; place attachment; nursing home;

   Abstract : There is a lot of solid research on how to design the outdoor environments in nursing homes to benefit the users general well being and place attachment. In this thesis the emphasis lies on the experiences of elderly people who identify themselves with a distinct culture and are deeply involved and attached with its traditions and beliefs. READ MORE

4. 3. beEmpathy DESIGNING WITH AND FOR EMPATHY

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

   Author : Judith Sievers; [2021-06-04]
   Keywords : Empathy; Emotional literacy; Intercultural competence; ; Children; Education; Emphatic Design; Inclusive Design;

   Abstract : In my Master thesis, I explore how design can mediate empathy among school children in order to foster creativity, intercultural competence, and complex identities. I focus on the psychology of empathy and on design-informed ways of establishing it. READ MORE

5. 4. Intercultural communication between Arabic speakers in Sweden as a microculture and the Swedish health care system as a macroculture in the context of healthcare

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Hiba Al Abdallah; [2021-02-03]
   Keywords : arabiska; SIK; intercultural communication; healthcare; Arabic; organizational culture; macroculture; microculture; Cultural Gap; Delivering Health Care;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate the communication between Arabic speakers in Sweden as a microculture and the Swedish health care system as a macroculture in the context of healthcare. The study has both a qualitative and a socio-cultural perspective. READ MORE

6. 5. Danish Certified Prosthetists and Orthotists’ experience of their intercultural competencies in the treatment of immigrants : A qualitative interview study

   University essay from Jönköping University/HHJ. Ortopedteknisk plattform

   Author : Christina Louise Jørgensen; Nynne Harrishøj Schultz; [2021]
   Keywords : Intercultural competencies; Immigrants; Experience; Prosthetist and orthotist; Denmark;

   Abstract : Background: To be able to meet social harmony in a continuously globalizing world, intercultural competencies are important to possess as an individual. Thus, it is also important for Certified Prosthetists and Orthotists (CPOs) and other health care providers since they meet many diversities in connection to their work. READ MORE