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Practices such as making promises, visiting shrines, offering medals & candles, & offering prayers are common.

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Health care providers should use additional methods to communicate with Hispanics such as: translator, dictionaries, handouts with preferred language, & computer translator programs.

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Hispanics believed in using healers when sick. A female family member or neighbor was consulted first. home remedies such as teas from herbs and spices were used first along with the assistance of a senora/abuela. If this did not work they would consult a message therapist, midwife, or herbalist.

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Illness is an imbalance in a persons body. An illness that is "hot" must be treated with a "cold" substance & vice versa. An example would be a person having a baby is a "hot" experience so she would not be allowed to ear pork because that is a "hot" food.

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Another crucial health barrier is poverty. Malnutrition, Lead Poisoning, & Tuberculosis are contributing factors.

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Language is the main health barrier between hispanics & health care. Not being able to understand instructions can greatly affect ones health.

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Hispanics like for their caregivers to be confident. They like for them to show respect and speak Spanish even if it is only one or two words.

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Thought of in U.S. as Mexican Independence Day. Happened in 1862. Victory of the Mexican army against French forces.

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Mexico,Puerto Rico,Cuba,South/Central America or other Spanish Cultures.