The Choice of Health Care Providers among Old Order Amish in a Pennsylvania Valley

Authors

  • Gretchen Schafft American University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18061/jpac.v1i1.7804

Keywords:

health care providers, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), Amish dentist, psychological care, chiropractors, culturally appropriate health care

Abstract

The Amish offer an interesting mix of conventional and complementary choices regarding health care and health care professionals. Based on the author's experiences in an Amish community located in a valley of central Pennsylvania, these culturally based advantages and disadvantages in choices are discussed. The article concludes with a set of recommendations for developing improved and culturally appropriate practices for the Amish and their interactions with health care providers.
The Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities Volume 1, Issue 1, Summer 2020

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Published

2020-09-18

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Summer 2020

Section

Fieldwork and Reflections

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Copyright (c) 2020 Gretchen Schafft

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