Culture Change in an Amish Community

Behavioral risk factors in an Amish community.

A representative sample of 400 Amish adults residing in Holmes County, Ohio, was interviewed about certain health risk characteristics and behaviors, using the Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS). For purposes of comparison, a representative sample of 773 non-Amish adults responded to the same survey by telephone interviews. In general, the Amish report lower rates of alcohol and tobacco consu...

Physical activity in an Old Order Amish community.

UNLABELLED One method to assess the impact of modern technology on physical activity is to examine a group whose lifestyle has not changed markedly in the last 150 yr. The Old Order Amish refrain from driving automobiles, using electrical appliances, and employing other modern conveniences. Labor-intensive farming is still the preferred occupation. PURPOSE The purposes of this study were to c...

Learning from an Amish birth.

Culture Change

Introduction ............................................................................... 357 I. A Brief History of Law and Development ................................ 361 A. Law and Development After 9/11: Development as National Security............................................................. 361 B. Development as Human Rights ....................................... 365 II. Culture a...

Implementing Culture Change in Nursing Homes: An Adaptive Leadership Framework.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To describe key adaptive challenges and leadership behaviors to implement culture change for person-directed care. DESIGN AND METHODS The study design was a qualitative, observational study of nursing home staff perceptions of the implementation of culture change in each of 3 nursing homes. We conducted 7 focus groups of licensed and unlicensed nursing staff, medical care...