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Health Culture In Muslim World

Health Culture In Muslim World. II. Health Protection. Dr. Sherine Shawky. Learning Objectives. Identify Muslims’ approach to protect health. Performance Objectives. Fortify promotive actions Strengthen preventive measures Reinforce Supportive programs. Health Protection?.

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Health Culture In Muslim World

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  1. Health Culture In Muslim World II. Health Protection Dr. Sherine Shawky

  2. Learning Objectives Identify Muslims’ approach to protect health

  3. Performance Objectives • Fortify promotive actions • Strengthen preventive measures • Reinforce Supportive programs

  4. Health Protection? How can we best protect health?

  5. Health Threats • Harm • Weakness

  6. Harm Any factor that exposes the individual to even the slightest evil is considered harm. Even a drop of any factor, that if taken in excess, may affect the brain should be avoided.

  7. Behavior Nutrition Life style Socio-economic Sexual behavior Pathological Pollution Disasters Harm

  8. Harm 1- Behavior • Fear • Hunger • Miserly • Squandering • Conceit • Flattery • Scoff • Jealousy • Enviousness • Anger

  9. Harm 1- Behavior (cont.) • Hatred • Insult • Violence • Sabotage • Discrimination • Lying • Theft • Murder

  10. Harm2- Nutrition • Eating dead bodies, blood or pork meat • Excessive eating • Eating non-wholesome food • Intake of uncovered or unclean food or water

  11. Harm3- Life Style • Lack of hygiene • Reversal of sleeping pattern • Sedentary life • Alcohol Consumption • Intake of narcotic substances

  12. Harm4- Socio-economic • Lack of knowledge • Unemployment • Gambling

  13. Harm5- Sexual behavior • Adultery • Heterosexual anal intercourse • Heterosexual intercourse during menstruation • Homosexuality

  14. Harm6- Pathological • Genetic damage • Pathogens

  15. Harm7- pollution • Air • Water • Auditory

  16. Harm8- Disasters • Earthquakes • Volcanoes • Thunder • Lightening • Storms • Fire

  17. Weakness1- Physiological • Pregnant woman • Fetus • Newborn • Youngster • Elderly

  18. Weakness2- Social • Poor • Orphan • Traveler

  19. Weakness3- Pathological • Sick • Disabled

  20. Measures For Health Protection • General • Religious • Individual • Development • Community • Specific • Promotion • Prevention • Support • Environment

  21. General Measures 1- Religious • Shahadah (Declaration of Faith) • Salat (Prayer) • Zakat (Alms giving) • Saum Ramadan (Fasting) • Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)

  22. General Measures (cont.)2- Individual • Proper behavior • Observer eye • Listening ear • Feeling heart • Critical thinking • Problem solving

  23. General Measures (cont.)3- Development • Continuous education • Continuous research • Continuous productivity

  24. General Measures (cont.)4- Community • Peace • Unity • Integration • Team work

  25. Specific Measures1- Health promotion • Healthy behavior • Healthy life style • Healthy nutritional habits • Drinking clean water • General cleanliness and regular bathing

  26. Specific Measures (cont.)1- Health promotion (cont.) • Cleaning gums, brushing teeth and rinsing mouth • Body strengthening through exercise • Wearing clean protective clothes

  27. Specific Measures (cont.)1- Health promotion (cont.) • Marriage • Having children • Preservation of family life • Acquiring comfortable clean house

  28. Specific Measures (cont.)1- Health promotion (cont.) • Taking rest • Taking enough sleep at night • Having entertainment

  29. Specific Measures (cont.)2- Health Prevention • Avoiding all types of harm • Avoiding exposure to diseases

  30. Specific Measures (cont.)3- Health Support • Pre-marriage, antenatal, natal & postnatal care • Pre-marriage counseling • Care for woman and fetus during pregnancy and labor

  31. Specific Measures (cont.)3- Health Support • Care for newborns • Breast feeding for two years • Care for the youngsters • Care for the poor

  32. Specific Measures (cont.)3- Health Support (cont.) • Care for the orphans • Care for the travelers • Treatment of the sick • Rehabilitation of the disabled

  33. Specific Measures (cont.)4- Environment • Avoiding environmental pollution • Protection of all living and non-living creation • Protection against disasters

  34. Conclusion Health is a complicated multi-factorial process with many intermingled determinants. The debate will never end and efforts will always continue as we only have very minute knowledge

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