Benchmark Assignment 'Heritage Assessment Tool'

Benchmark Assignment-Heritage Assessment The Heritage Assessment Tool is used by clinicians to assist them in understanding a patient's ethnic, religious and cultural background. The writer completed three Heritage Assessment Tools interviews where two of the people were of different backgrounds and one of similar background to the writer. For health care workers to provide competent care, it is important to have an understanding of the barriers to adherence for the patient. Patients may hold strong to a belief or ritual that may affect their health care. Through open and honest dialogue this information can be obtained, to assist the clinician in providing care for the person as a whole. The Heritage Assessment Tool provides the clinician

Peters was born in Trinidad, as were both of her parents. She grew up in a home with her siblings and parents and attended Catholic church weekly. Similar to the writer’s experience growing up, with the exception that a grandmother also lived in the home. The diet in Trinidad is flavorful and rich Creole and Caribbean influences. It incorporates fish and chicken with fruits and vegetables. Rice and beans are staples in the Trinidad diet with most meals prepared in the home. The diet for the writer consisted of red meat, fresh fruits, and vegetables. Health prevention included vaccines for Mrs. Peters and exercise outside. As a child, if she were ill family and friends would be consulted before seeking medical attention. Today, she seeks medical attention first, as do her children. Her early childhood experience is different from the writers, as it was the writer’s family practice was to seek traditional medical attention

Dobbins’ mother was born in the Philippines, and her father was born in the Fiji Islands. She is married and raising two children with her spouse. Mrs. Dobbins was born in the U.S. and vaccinated as a child; her children vaccinated for prevention of disease. She was taken for routine physicals and dental checkups and takes her children as well. Her mother cooked traditional Philippine food and her father cooked traditional Indian food. Mrs. Dobbins’ has embraced both cultures and cooks both Philippine and Indian food in the home. Traditional Philippine food includes fresh vegetables, sea food that is rich in spices. Adobo is a dish that is made with either chicken or pork and is a meat stew that she makes in her home. Lumpia which can be made with vegetables or meat and is rolled in a wrapper and fried is a staple in her home. From her father’s influence, she made dishes using curry as a spice and served over rice with naan which is an Indian flat bread. Most Indian dishes she makes are vegetarian. Although vegetarian, many Indian foods are high in fat and carbohydrates making them