Q1. Think for a while about cultural practices and how they affect health or illness in your own family (diabetes type 2 and hypertension). They may be difficult to identify as such at first, but they do exist. What ideas about illness prevention does your family adhere to? What do you do when someone gets sick? What rituals does your family practice when someone dies?

Q.2 In thinking of five social determinants of health as identified in Healthy People 2020, identify the social determinants specifically that may be barriers to home care and case or care management services, and explain why.

Req: APA style, 500 words in total (250 each questions) 3 paragraphs (3-4 sentences each), 3 references per question including the textbook. Demarco, R. F., & Healey-Walsh, J. (2020). Community and Public Health Nursing. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health.

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Spiritual and religious cultural practices play a crucial role in influencing health, illness, and death (Demarco and Healey-Walsh, 2020). In my family, solid catholic beliefs are practiced, impacting the health practices and preventing diabetes, type 2, and hypertension. In the Catholic faith, the human body is viewed as a temple of God which mandates all believers to care for their physical health. The Catholic Church’s teachings are potent sources of faith and strength in treating diabetes type 2 and hypertension. My family adheres to the illness prevention practices of emphasis on moderation

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