Nursing 2220A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Old Order Mennonite, Environmental Health, Health Promotion
9 Dec 2016
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The health beliefs of old order mennonite women in rural ontario, canada. This is the first time mennonite women in this region have participated in a study. The theoretical framework of place effects" on health is used to examine how oom women perceive their health in an environmentally contaminated area. It is concluded that the belief system and attachment ot place developed through the religious socialization of these rural oom women have created a presumed sanctified space protected from the health effects of a highly contaminated environment. They refer to this phenomena as belief-informed place effects . Marginalized ethnic groups who are set apart from contemporary canadian society pose a challenge to nurses, midwives and other hcps. Challenges can be more in rural areas with a long history of industrial environmental pollutions. This article examines understandings of health among women form an old order. Mennonite (oom) community in a high contaminated area.
