This individual must be of a different cultural/ethnic background from you. I think a Mexican person will be perfect. Let me know if you have any question. 

Cultural Diversity in Health Care –Spring 2016

Cross-Cultural Assessment Assignment

 

The quality of this assignment will determine how many points you receive. The assignment must be turned into the appropriate D2L drop box by 11:59pm on April 11, 2016.

The drop box will close at 11:59 pm. 2 points will be deducted every day that the paper is late starting after 11:59 pm on the due date. No hard copies will be accepted. No hand written copies will be accepted. No exceptions.

Using the Heritage Assessment tool, that is available on D2L and found on page 2 below, you are to complete a heritage assessment. The Microsoft Word document on D2L allows you to fill in your answers to each question. This assessment must be completed with another individual. This individual must be of a different cultural/ethnic background from you. You are to complete all of the questions and then write a summary. In your summary, you must address the following questions:

1.         Who you selected and why you selected that individual.

2.        What stood out for you in doing this assessment?

3.        Was there anything that surprised you?

4.        Describe some ways this individual is different from you and how is he or she the same?

5.        Imagine that this individual is one of your patients.

6.         How would the information you obtained influence future health care encounters? Would you consider this individual to be more culturally traditional or acculturated and why?

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Professor Kako

 

Rubric

Completed Heritage Assessment Tool-3 points

Completed Summary—6 pts (1 pt per question as noted above)

Formatting-error free, follows guidelines -1pts

Heritage Assessment Tool  (From Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness, Rachel Spector, 2004)

This set of questions is to be used to describe a given client's ethnic, cultural, and religious background. In performing a heritage assessment it is helpful to determine how deeply a given person identifies with his or her traditional heritage. This tool is most useful in setting the stage for assessing and understanding a person's traditional health and illness beliefs and practices and in helping to determine the community resources that will be appropriate to target for support when necessary. The greater the number of positive responses, the greater the degree to which the person may identity with his or her traditional heritage. The one exception to positive answers is the question about whether or not a person's name was changed.

 

1. Where was your mother born? _______________

2. Where was your father born? _______________

3. Where were your grandparents born? ____________

a. Your mother's mother? ______________

b. Your mother's father? _________________

c. Your father's mother? _________________

d. Your father's father? _________________

4. How many brothers __ and sisters __ do you have?

5. What setting did you grow up in? Urban __ Rural __ Suburban ___

6. What country did your parents grow up in?

                Father ______________________

                Mother _______________________

7. How old were you when you came to the United States? _____

8. How old were your parents when they came to the United States?

                Mother _______________

                Father ________________

9. When you were growing up, who lived with you?

10. Have you maintained contact with

                A. Aunts, uncles, cousins? (1) Yes __ (2) No __

                B. Brothers and sisters? (I) Yes __ (2) No __

                C. Parents? (I) Yes __ (2) No __

                D. Your own children? (1)Yes __ (2) No __

11. Did most of your aunts, uncles, cousins live near your home?

                (1) Yes __ (2) No __

12. Approximately how often did you visit family members who lived outside of your home?

                (1) Daily __ (2) Weekly __ (3) Monthly __ (4) Once a year or less __ (5) Never __

13. Was your original family name changed?

                (1) Yes __ (2) No __

14. What is your religious preference?

                (1) Catholic __ (2) Jewish __ (3) Protestant __ Denomination __ (4) Other __ (5) None __

15. Is your spouse the same religion as you?

                (1) Yes __ (2) No __

16. Is your spouse the same ethnic background as you?

                (1) Yes __ (2) No __

17. What kind of school did you go to?

                (1) Public __ (2) Private __ (3) Parochial __

18. As an adult, do you live in a neighborhood where the neighbors are the same religion and ethnic background as yourself!

                (1) Yes __ (2) No __

19. Do you belong to a religious institution?

                (1) Yes __ (2) No __

20. Would you describe yourself as an active member?

                (1) Yes __ (2) No __

21. How often do you attend your religious institution?

                (1) More than once a week __ (2) Weekly __ (3) Monthly __ (4) Special holidays only __

                (5) Never __

22. Do you practice your religion in your home?

                (1) Yes __ (2) No __ (if yes, please specify)

                                (3) Praying __ (4) Bible reading __ (5) Diet __ (6) Celebrating religious holidays __

23. Do you prepare foods special to your ethnic background?

                (1) Yes __ (2) No __

24. Do you participate in ethnic activities?

                (1) Yes __ (2) No __ (if yes, please specify)

                                (3) Singing __ (4) Holiday celebrations __ (5) Dancing __ (6) Festivals __

                                (7) Costumes __ (8) Other __

25. Are your friends from the same religious background as you?

                (1) Yes __ (2) No __

26. Are your friends from the same ethnic background as you?

                (1) Yes __ (2) No __

27. What is your native language? _____________ _

28. Do you speak this language?

                (1) Prefer __ (2) Occasionally __ (3) Rarely __

29. Do you read your native language?

                (1) Yes __ (2) No __