Introduction

The Russian Federation is the biggest country in the world and contains 21 republics. Russia occupies two continents where it covers part of Europe and part of Asia. Poland is a country found in central Europe, but over 8 million people in the United States identify as having Polish background. On the other hand, Thailand is a country found in Southeast Asia and happens to be the only country in that region that was not colonized. Russia, Poland and Thailand are all countries that have their heritage and some of their beliefs contribute directly to the delivery of evidence-based healthcare (Brinton, Kagan, O., & Bauckus, 2017).

Similarity in their healthcare belief

Russian, Polish and Thais heritages are very much dedicated to observing the good health care of their people. They have some similarities in their beliefs, and one similarity is on pregnant women. All the three cultures believe in the proper taking care of pregnant women, especially some few weeks before they deliver and the following months after delivery. According to them the women should not work or get involved in tedious work during that period and should be under close watch each and every time. A second similar belief concerning healthcare in the three cultures is that of healthy eating. All the heritages believe that to stay away from diseases and illnesses one is supposed to eat a lot of healthy foods to help the body remain strong and raise the immunity (Isurin, & Ivanova-Sullivan, 2018). They all have the refined foods that they eat and identify themselves using.

How they see health and disease and customs to deal with them

Both Polish and Russian cultures believe getting medical attention when ill is the right action to take. In Russia health care access is free, and everyone seeks medical attention courtesy of the government while the polish goes to the medical facilities although most of them wait until the symptoms are severe to visit them. On the other had the Thais consider the Thai folk therapies from their traditional healer as their priority while seeking medical attention. However, in the instances that the therapies fail they do consider attending the available hospitals but as a secondary option. Polish people see health care as the only way to survive by receiving it and making sure that people eat healthy food (Wytrwal, 2015).  Russians, on the other hand, believe in high life expectancy and work as hard as possible to make sure that the mortality rate is low.

How they View the Dead

Russian, Polish and Thais cultures all have different views and how they handle the dead or the dying amongst them. To begin with the Russians, they believe that the dead should die in peace and all the family members should be notified in advance. They also do not cremate the dead but prefer burring them. For the Polish, death is part of their life, and they show a lot of respect for the dying people. This is the moment that brings them together, and they demonstrate it by sharing food and chores. The hold burials for their dead through a Catholic mass before intermitting them. For the Thais, it is a little bit different because they believe that one’s a person dies; they are reborn in another place. Thai Buddhist culture advocates for the cremation for the dead rather than having to bury them. The sons of the dead are ordained, and this is believed to be a method of making sure that the dead person goes to heaven.

Health care belief and the delivery of evidence-based healthcare

The health care beliefs of the three cultures affect and influence the delivery of evidence-based health care in different ways. To begin with the Thais, they affect it whereby they believe so much on their traditional healers that the modernized facilities of health care delivery. The healers work through beliefs and lack facts, and this can be attributed to the high mortality rates experienced among the Thailand communities. Or the Polish and the Russian cultures, they influence in a significant way the delivery of evidence-based healthcare (Wytrwal, 2015). This is because they advocate for their members quality health by urging them to visit the medical facilities whenever they are sick. They also influence evidence-based health care by advocating for healthy living lifestyles where the diet is looked into while the pregnant are adequately taken care of.

Conclusions

Heritage and culture of a community in a big way contributes to the delivery of health care amongst its members. Russian, polish and the Thai heritages have their own culture and beliefs towards the delivery of quality health care. All their beliefs are valid because most of them are helps people on how they can live a healthy life that is free from diseases and illnesses. Health care providers should, therefore, make sure they consider the patient’s culture during the administration of health care services.

References

Isurin, L., & Ivanova-Sullivan, T. (2018). Lost in between: The case of Russian heritage            speakers. Heritage Language Journal, 6(1), 72-104.

Wytrwal, J. A. (2015). America’s Polish Heritage: A Social History of the Poles in America.         Endurance Press.

Brinton, D. M., Kagan, O., & Bauckus, S. (Eds.). (2017). Heritage language education: A new  field emerging. Routledge.