Question

You are assigned to answer one of the discussion questions related to the Alvord "Scalpel and Silver Bear..." book.

What environmental, political, economic and social realities impact Navajo health, susceptibilities to disease as described by Alvord? What role do you think your client’s environmental, economic and social reality play in your patient’s/client’s health?

Answer 1

Environment, political environment, and social environment of a person have an impact on the health of a person.

Explanation:

Environment, political environment, and social environment of a person have an impact on the health of a person. For instance on social realities take the case of Navajo heritage of Native Indian. The Native Indian community was skeptical of modern medicine; they did not want surgery as they did not want organs to be removed from their bodies (Alvord & Cohen, 2012, p. 4). So if a person's health could be saved through surgery it apparent their health would deteriorate.

Reference:

Alvord, L. A., & Cohen, E. (2012). The scalpel and the silver bear. New York: Bantam Books.