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Traditional Healing and Medical Pluralism in an Ohio Amish Community

Dessecker, Maeghan
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This study examines the unique cultural practices related to disease prevention and health maintenance within a Holmes County, Ohio Amish community. This research focuses on the many options for healthcare within this community and the decisions behind their use. By engaging with these Amish community members to discuss their methods of managing health, the non-Amish medical professionals who treat Amish patients can learn cultural understandings of health within the community. As we learn that there are useful techniques to health beyond the dominant biomedical model, it is valuable to incorporate more traditional methods into our existing healthcare in to boost compliance and comfort for those seeking medical help.

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2014-12-17
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Amish, Medical pluralism, Alternative medicine, Complimentary medicine, Traditional medicine; Powwow; Reflexology; CAM
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Dessecker, Maeghan. 2014. "Traditional Healing and Medical Pluralism in an Ohio Amish Community." Georgia State University. https://doi.org/10.57709/6037468
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2014-08-26
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