Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines
Slide 1: While Chinese people have migrated all over the world, the demographic being focused on are the individuals living in China. Census data from 2012 stated that China’s population was at 1.2 billion, and is on a steady rise despite attempts to control the population . More than half of these people live in rural China.
Slide 2: Ethnic practices include gendercide. Each family is allowed one child, unless the first is a girl. Then they are allowed to try for a second child. Many baby girls are killed or left for dead in China because of this rule. As a result, an estimated 2 million undocumented young girls live in China today . Cultural health practices include modern medicine, as well as following Dao teachings. Practicing the Dao demands the individual learn they are a part of all things, and allow this intricate pattern to heal them.
Slide 3: The primary religion is Buddhism. Sixty-five percent of the population practices one of the tree branches: Han, Southern, and Tibetan. Other religions include Islam, Christianity, Confucianism, and Taoism (Dao) .
Slide 4: 91% of males and 95% of females in China are literate . Formal education begins when the child is two. When they reach first grade, they are able to recognize 400 Chinese symbols and write 150 . The attendance rate for the 9 years of required public school in China is 98%. However, this does not include many rural or undocumented children.
Slide 5: Some of the countries practices and beliefs cause poor health. Poor people donate plasma to earn extra money. In doing so, the blood of twenty people is mixed together (unclean and unsafe) in an effort to save the health center money. If one person has HIV, twenty people leave with HIV. Cultural beliefs state that many rural families will not be in the same room with an infected individual; they think they can contract the disease this way .
Slide 6: The CDC had found China at risk for chronic diseases. Eleven percent of the population was found to have multimorbidity diseases (heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure) . Typically the country is cooperative with efforts to help but many rural families or undocumented children cannot or do not receive care because they are hard to get to or are living in the country illegally .
Slide 7: Practicing the Dao and fear cause a health conflict .
Slide 8: The assessment is important because it allows us to see beyond the stereotypes of some cultures. We are able to understand a culture better when we evaluate it as a whole and not just accept the portion best represented.
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