新编文档-CulturalSensitivityandPhysicalActivity文化敏感性和体育活动-精品文档

1、CULTURAL 丿 SENSITIVITY ANDPHYSICAL ACTIVITYPresenter: Dk Sherin HusseinOBJECTIVES Experience with the Muslim community in London Preparation stage Lessons learned from thesis Development of Health and Well-Being classes for Arab women in London OutcomesMY EXPERIENCE WITH THE MUSLIMCOMMUNITY IN LONDO

2、N Facing a resistant, unaware local community Highlighting the distinction between religious and cultural norms Myself vs. "the others" Support from open-minded Muslim Leaders in LondonPREPARATION STAGE Direct Outreach: Increasing awareness witliin the Muslim womens community Increasing aw

3、areness witliin the Muslim community at-large physicians, registered dieticians registered nurses5 pharmacists Exercise classes once per week on FridaysPREPARATION STAGE CONT，D Indirect Outreach: Utilising weekly Friday Prayer sermons at the London Muslim Mosque to deliver and emphasise the importan

4、ce of maintaining positive bio, psycho, socio, and spiritual health through exercise Establishing Muslim Wbmens Social Committee Through social events, and interaction witlun the communityMY THESIS1. Culturally-sensitive intervention to reduce riskfactors for Type 2 diabetes among Arab women2. Cultu

5、ral sensitivity integration, and parti cipation3. Purpose: to describe two lifestyle prevention strategies in ACMWLESSONS LEARNED1. Low physical activity levels2. High Body Mass Index3. Large waist circumference4. High calorie, carbohydrate, and fat consumptionLESSONS LEARNED CONT，D Barriers to exer

6、cise in Arab Canadian MuslimWomen: Few places for exercise Lack of affordability Lack ot timeSTAGES OF CHANGE FORPHYSICAL ACTIVITY1. Pre-contemplation2. Contemplation3. Preparation4. Action5. MaintenanceDEVELOPED HEALTH AND WELL-BEINGCLASSES FOR ARAB WOMEN IN LONDON Three times per week (mornings an

7、d evenings) Language: instructions delivered in Arabic and English 1 hour per session Babysitting provided TransportationHEALTH AND WELL-BEINGCLASSES CONT?D Turned to community to educate myself on different cultural dances and steps Used familiar cultural dances as form of aerobics (Dabke) Music Media outreachOUTCOME Development of social support within the group Participating in social programs Women re-discovering and establishing themselves EmpowermentCONCLUSION There is a growing need, in Canadian society for the int