Mental Health Awareness
Our mental health is as important as our physical health. Don’t ignore it. https://twitter.com/amamedia_mn/status/1421191423639138308?s=20
Anti-Racism
Everyone should respect each other no matter how they may look. What’s on the outside shouldn’t define a person. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fballequity%2Fphotos%2Fa.480301452124979%2F2060223294132779%2F&show_text=true&width=500
Bicultural Healthy Living
Bicultural Healthy Living has brought people and communities closer. Remember that its perfectly fine to celebrate many cultures. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fballequity%2Fphotos%2Fa.480301452124979%2F2058717427616699%2F&show_text=true&width=500
Karen
Language: The most common languages Karen speaks are; S’gaw Karen, Eastern Pwo Karen, and Western Pwo Karen. They can also speak English and other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 10% of Karen don’t have health insurance. Some medical barriers Karen have to face are poverty, language, and genetic barriers. This causes Karen to have […]
Thai
Language: The most common languages spoken by Thai are Thai and English. They can also speak a wide variety of other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 10% of Thai don’t have healthcare. Some barriers Thai experience are; language, spiritual, and cultural barriers. Thai believe that their practices in the Thai tradition will keep them […]
Laotian
Language: Many Laotian are able to speak Lao. They also can speak English and other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 7% of Laotian don’t have healthcare. Some barriers Laotian experience are; language, genetic race, and cultural belief barriers. Laotian believe that the body imbalance causes health complications. The sicknesses may also be brought by […]
Korean
Language: Majority of Korean are able to speak Korean and English. Many of them are also able to speak other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 7% of Korean don’t have healthcare. Some barriers Korean experience are; genetic race, language, and cultural beliefs. Some medical beliefs are that Koreans feel as if they were a […]
Japanese
Language: The most common languages spoken by Japanese are Japanese and English. They can also speak a wide variety of other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 10% of Japanese don’t have healthcare. Some barriers Japanese experience are; language, race, and cultural beliefs. Many Japanese believe that poor health is shameful. Japanese use combinations of […]
Chinese
Language: Many Chinese are able to speak Mandarin and English. They are also able to speak a variety of different languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 7.5% of Chinese don’t have medical insurance. Some barriers Chinese have to face are language barriers, genetics, and cultural barriers. Many Chinese believe in Chinese Medicine. Chinese Medicine is […]
Vietnamese
Language: Majority of Vietnamese are able to speak Vietnamese and English. Many of them are also able to speak other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 12% of Vietnamese don’t have healthcare. Some barriers Vietnamese experience are; their poor living conditions, malnutrition and genetics. Many Vietnamese believe that telling an older family member about their […]