Assignment 1: Discussion—Culture, Health, and Medicine Not only do various societies have differing perspectives on health and healing, but they also vary extensively in their views on medicine, physicians, healthcare, and treatment options. In this assignment, you will explore the role that health and medicine play within your own family, and by extension, your cultural norms. Discuss the following: What role does medicine play in your family and for you as an individual? What steps do you take to treat yourself when you are sick? What do you do for a cold or for a headache? If you take medicine, do you know what is in the medicine you take? How do you feel about the nature of your culture’s healthcare overall? Consider the theoretical approaches to understanding health. Which of these theoretical approaches do you think your responses would fall under? Support your statements with examples and scholarly references where applicable. Write your initial response in 1–2 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. By Week 2, Day 3 , post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area . Through Week 2, Day 7 , review and comment on at least two peers’ responses. .

1. Assignment 1: Discussion—Culture, Health, and Medicine
Not only do various societies have differing perspectives on
health and healing, but they also vary extensively in their views
on medicine, physicians, healthcare, and treatment options. In
this assignment, you will explore the role that health and
medicine play within your own family, and by extension, your
cultural norms.
Discuss the following:
What role does medicine play in your family and for you as an
individual?
What steps do you take to treat yourself when you are sick?
What do you do for a cold or for a headache?
If you take medicine, do you know what is in the medicine you
take?
How do you feel about the nature of your culture’s healthcare
overall?
Consider the theoretical approaches to understanding health.
Which of these theoretical approaches do you think your
responses would fall under?
Support your statements with examples and scholarly references
where applicable.
Write your initial response in 1–2 paragraphs. Apply APA
standards to citation of sources.
By
Week 2, Day 3
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through

2. Week 2, Day 7
, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.