Cultural Jeopardy

Cultural Jeopardy

ELDER Project

Fairfield University School of Nursing

African American Culture

Supported by DHHS/HRSA/BHPR/Division of

Nursing Grant #D62HP06858

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I don’t feel well..

What’s fordinner?

Part of the family

Holidays Potpourri



Viewed as a state of individual well being.



What is good health?



Illness can be viewed as an expression of this.



What is divine punishment?



Natural, occult and spiritual.



What are types of illnesses?



This can be the result of supernatural forces.



What are occult illnesses?



Treatment for spiritual illnesses.



What is the power of God through religious healers?



Popular term for African American cooking.



What is soul food?



Popular staple of the African American diet.



What is white rice?



Soul food typically includes these foods.



What are fried foods and fatty meats?



Efforts to change the African American diet are seen as efforts

to do this.



What is eradicate Black culture?



These two heath problems have resulted from the African American dietary habits.



What are obesity and cardiovascular disease?



Family support is grounded in this.



What is respect?



Believe older adults are closest to these.



Who are ancestors?



Quality of life and life satisfaction are enriched by contact with family and

this group of people.



Who are friends?



Caregiving for relatives is the traditional role of this member.



Who is the female?



The hallmark of healthcare in the African American

community.



What is intergenerational family support?



Celebrated between December 26 and January 1st.



What is Kwanza?



Swahili phrase “matunda ya Kwanza”.



What are first fruits?



The number of principles celebrated throughout Kwanza.



What are seven?



The gifts described in the principle of Zawadi are symbols of labor, love of parents and this.



What is commitment?



This principle focuses on the rewards or fruits of

productive labor.



What is Karamu or the Feast?



This is thought as more important than written

communication.



What is oral communication?



These practitioners can put a hex on or ward off evil.



What are root and herb doctors?



Believe this is the only one who can determine time of death.



What is God?



Withholding life support and life sustaining therapies may be

seen as this.



What is genocide?



Crisis oriented healthcare approach involves using these areas in

local hospitals.



What are the emergency departments?



Reference

• Baer, H. African American Religious Experience. Retrieved December 16, 2010 from http://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/african.htm.

• Hargrave, R. (2010). Health and Healthcare of African American Older Adults. Retrieved December 16, 2010 from http://geriatrics.stanford.edu/ethnomed/african_american.



Cultural Jeopardy Activity Created by:

Joyce Cunneen, MSN, RN

Fairfield University School of Nursing

ELDER Project Education Coordinator



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