Lia Lee

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Lia Lee

• Read the case study on Lia Lee.
• Think about how her familys beliefs about health
  affected her care.

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How people from different cultures view health
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Muslims

• Believe illness is caused by the elements being
  out of harmony with the body. They use herbal
  cures and massages to help make people better.

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Buddhists

• Believe that health is an imbalance of the yin
  and yan.

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Jews

• Believe that no matter how ill a patient is he or
  she has the gift of life and it is forbidden to
  take that gift away.

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Hindus

• Hindus believe that the body has four humours
  similar to our PIES and when someone is ill it is
  because these humours are out of balance. They
  believe the best treatment is yoga and massage.

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Islam

• The Islamic religion believes that it is your own
  responsibility to keep well by keeping healthy
  and fit.