Question

List and explain the racial and ethnic categories created by the Office of Management and Budget.

How does cultural play a role in a person’s behaviors (including risk behaviors) and beliefs about health.

Answer 1

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic

The racial categories represent a social-political construct for the race or races that respondents consider themselves to be and, generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country. OMB defines the concept of race as outlined for the U.S. Census as not scientific or anthropological and takes into account social and cultural characteristics as well as ancestry, using appropriate scientific methodologies" that are not primarily biological or genetic in reference.The race categories include both racial and national-origin groups

All cultures have systems of health beliefs to explain what causes illness, how it can be cured or treated, and who should be involved in the process. The extent to which patients perceive patient education as having cultural relevance for them can have a profound effect on their reception to information provided and their willingness to use it. Western industrialized societies such as the United States, which see disease as a result of natural scientific phenomena, advocate medical treatments that combat microorganisms or use sophisticated technology to diagnose and treat disease. Other societies believe that illness is the result of supernatural phenomena and promote prayer or other spiritual interventions that counter the presumed disfavor of powerful forces.Cultural issues play a major role in patient