health and culture
TRANSCRIPT
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
1/27
Prepared by:
Kristine Jane B. Timajo SN
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
2/27
HealthA state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity.
World Health Organization
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
3/27
CultureThe shared characteristics
of a group of people, whichmay include patterns of
behavior, beliefs, customs,
traditions, artistic expression,
and language.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
4/27
Through the educational
system and mass media, manydistorted values have been
propagated.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
5/27
In year 1985, Pardo de
Tavera notes that acolonial
mentalityremains.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
6/27
Reinforcement of the Westis Best mentality is enforcedas the health science curricula
continue to be oriented towardoverseas hospital basedpractice.
(Claudio-Estrada and Tan,1989)
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
7/27
There is also the renewed
emphasis on high-techimported medical technology.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
8/27
Large Metro Manila
hospitals have been featuring
full page newspaper
advertisements announcing thenew purchases such as
lithotriptors and magneticresonance image (IMR)
scanners.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
9/27
Lithotriptors
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
10/27
Magnetic Resonance Image
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
11/27
The use of infant formula
among low-income families
without access to safe water
supplies continue to be
promoted despite the ban.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
12/27
Superstitious beliefs
regarding the cause and cure
of diseases continue to prevail.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
13/27
In addition to age-old
superstitions are new ones like
believing in the magical power
of modern technologysymbolized by the white-
gowned physician (TAN,1987a).
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
14/27
Patients have been
conditioned to passive,
subservient and totallydependent on professionals
without being educated for
self-responsibility.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
15/27
The Philippine MedicalAssociations (PMA)vehement
opposition to the Generics Actunderscores resurgent medical
elitism, one bordering on
arrogance.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
16/27
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
17/27
Galvez-Tan (1986; 1987)claims that people have beeninfluenced to respond only
when there is a crisis inhealth. Consequently,promotive, preventive and
rehabilative aspects of healthare neglected.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
18/27
There is also theproliferation of do-gooder
organizations, including themany fundamentalist religious
groups entering the country
with their dole-out missions.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
19/27
Religious Practitioners - Faith
healers cure illness by prayer or
touch. The several thousand
healers are Christians. Theybelieve that if they ask for a fee,
their power will disappear.
Patients are generous with giftsbecause healers are greatly
respected.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
20/27
Faith Healers
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
21/27
Perspectives on Health andRehabilitation - Poverty and
religious beliefs have fueledthe development of alternative
forms of medicine in the
Philippines.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
22/27
POVERTY and RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
23/27
Concept of Independence -Families typically hold to theidea that There is no need for
disabled persons to live
physically and financially apart
from their families.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
24/27
Health Beliefs and Superstitions
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
25/27
PREGNANCYAll windows and doors should
be wide open for the laboring
mothers easy delivery.A comb is submerged in
coconut milk with sugar tomake the mother's breast full
of milk.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
26/27
BODY MARKS AND SHAPESA person with big ears will
have a long life.
A person with a mole on his
foot is a born adventurer.
-
8/4/2019 Health and Culture
27/27
Thank you forListening