native hawaiians and pacific islanders (nhpi)
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Pacific Islander CultureBy: Rosiland Scobey
Asian & Pacific Islander Health Forum. (2010)
Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians (PI & NA)
“Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander” refers to persons with ancestry in any of the original peoples of the islands of Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia
0.3% of American population
Franks, 2010
An American of Japanese and European Ancestry Born in Hawaii
Raised in 1950’s Hawaii
Moo-moo’s on Fridays and Lei’s on King Day
Hoales
“It’s not all just beaches and surfing”
Franks, 2010
Attitude Toward Health CareMom
Family of 11
Access to Health CareOrthodontics
Language barriers
Disparities◦Lumping◦Chronic Illnesses
Franks, 2010Ro, 2010
Franks, 2010
Communication PatternsVerbal praise and disappointment
An accent
Relationships Among PeopleNot “touchy feely”
Ohana
Franks, 2010Hintz, 1999
Similarities Between Our Cultures
Religion
Importance of education
Respect for
elders
Taro and yams
Differences Between Our CulturesAquatic recreation
-he’e nalu-Sliding on a wave
We are “touchy feely”
How we view biculturalism
Implications for Therapeutic InterventionBrain damage from hypoxia
caused by drowning
Celebrating 1st birthdays and valuing elders
American Samoans and football
Franks, 2010Hintz, 1999
Ro, 2010
Out of the ShadowsHealth Care Disparity SolutionsDisaggregation
Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR)
Increased research
Thomas, 2007
Hawaiian TutorAloha
Ae
Aole
Mahalo
“Da kine grinds Hawaii mo bettah.”
Welcome, goodbye, I love you
Yes
No
Thank you
“The food in Hawaii is really good.”
Thomas, 2007
Old Hawaiian saying:
“If you plan for one year, plant taro.
If you plan for ten
years, plant koa.
But if you plan for a hundred years, teach your children.”
ReferencesAsian & Pacific Islander Health Forum. (2010). Asian & Pacific
Islander Health Disparities. Retrieved from http://www.apiahf.org/images/stories/Documents/publications_database/nhpi_health_disparities.pdf
Bitton, A., Zaslavsky, A. M., Ayanian, J.Z. (2010). Health risks, chronic diseases, and access to care among US Pacific Islanders. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25, 435-440. DOI 10.1007/s11606-1241-0
Hintz, M. (1999). Many islands, many cultures. In D. Teramoto (Consultant), America the beautiful: Hawaii (pp. 104-115). New York, NY: Children’s Press
Ro, M. J., Yee, A. K. (2010). Out of the shadows: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. American Journal of Public Health, 100, 776-778. DOI 10.2105/AJPH.2010.192229
Thomas, W. D. (2007). Portraits of the states: Hawaii. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens Publishing.
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