{"id":19509,"date":"2023-05-04T02:47:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T02:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/?p=19509"},"modified":"2023-05-04T02:49:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T02:49:57","slug":"montgomery-county-issue-new-edition-of-health-care-providers-handbook-on-hindu-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/2023\/05\/04\/montgomery-county-issue-new-edition-of-health-care-providers-handbook-on-hindu-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Montgomery County Issue New Edition of Health Care Providers\u2019 Handbook on Hindu Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MARYLAND, UNITED STATES May 1, 2023 (Press Release, Montgomery County MD): Coinciding with the celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, The Health Care Providers\u2019 Handbook on Hindu Patients was released today marking a major initiative by Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich\u2019s Office of Community Partnerships Asian Pacific American Advisory Group (APAAG.) The handbook provides detailed information specifically for Hindu and Jain patients. This endeavor is led by the advisory\u2019s group\u2019s co-chair, Ishani Chowdhury, who launched this effort several years ago. The project found a partner when the newly-formed Health Subcommittee formed by Gov. Wes Moore&#8217;s Commission on South Asian American Affairs took interest. The guidebook aims to inform health care providers of religious beliefs and traditions practiced by Hindus, as well as dietary needs of Jain patients. It covers a broad range of topics including prayer, maternity services, diet, traditional medicines and remedies, end of life issues, care for the elderly, as well County and state resources. <br><br>&#8220;This handbook is part of the ongoing effort in Montgomery County to ensure that health care providers have a better understanding of their patient\u2019s cultural and religious backgrounds,\u201d said Montgomery County Executive Elrich. \u201cThis effort lines up with our equity goals for healthcare in the County and will help families get the best care possible.\u201d Adapted for the state of Maryland from a guidebook developed by Queensland Health, Government of Australia, the 24-page &#8220;Health Care Providers&#8217; Handbook on Hindu Patients&#8221; draws insight from a diverse Hindu advisory committee and contains information not often addressed, such as astrological beliefs, abortion, home visits and medicines containing animal by-products. Queensland Health\u2019s novel initiative was featured in the January\/February\/March 2013 edition of Hinduism Today magazine.  <br><br>More at source.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.montgomerycountymd.gov\/mcgportalapps\/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=43287\n\">https:\/\/www2.montgomerycountymd.gov\/mcgportalapps\/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=43287<br><\/a><br>Health Care Providers\u2019 Handbook on Hindu Patients is available online for download here.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/aahiinfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Healthcare-Handbook_Hindu.pdf\n\">https:\/\/aahiinfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Healthcare-Handbook_Hindu.pdf<br><\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MARYLAND, UNITED STATES May 1, 2023 (Press Release, Montgomery County MD): Coinciding with the celebration of Asian American and Pacific,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19509"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19516,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19509\/revisions\/19516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}