Discussion Forum -- Case Study on Cultural Competence
Public health workers are offering free measles vaccinations to children. You are one of those workers, and you are speaking with the parents of a child and explaining why the vaccination is important. But the parents express concerns that the vaccine will interfere with God's plan, and they refuse to have the child vaccinated. Consider these questions:
What are the parents' beliefs about how health is maintained?
How do the theories of health and illness discussed in this chapter apply to this case study?