1. II. Health Protection Health Culture In Muslim World Dr. Sherine Shawky

2. Learning Objectives Identify Muslims’ approach to protect health

3. Performance Objectives Fortify promotive actions Strengthen preventive measures Reinforce Supportive programs

4. Health Protection? How can we best protect health?

5. Health Threats Harm Weakness

6. Harm Any factor that exposes the individual to even the slightest evil is considered harm. Even a drop of any factor, that if taken in excess, may affect the brain should be avoided.

7. Harm Behavior Nutrition Life style Socio- economic Sexual behavior Pathological Pollution Disasters

8. Harm 1- Behavior Fear Hunger Miserly Squandering Conceit Flattery Scoff Jealousy Enviousness Anger

9. Harm 1- Behavior (cont.) Hatred Insult Violence Sabotage Discrimination Lying Theft Murder

10. Harm 2- Nutrition Eating dead bodies, blood or pork meat Excessive eating Eating non-wholesome food Intake of uncovered or unclean food or water

11. Harm 3- Life Style Lack of hygiene Reversal of sleeping pattern Sedentary life Alcohol Consumption Intake of narcotic substances

12. Harm 4- Socio-economic Lack of knowledge Unemployment Gambling

13. Harm 5- Sexual behavior Adultery Heterosexual anal intercourse Heterosexual intercourse during menstruation Homosexuality

14. Harm 6- Pathological Genetic damage Pathogens

15. Harm 7- pollution Air Water Auditory

16. Harm 8- Disasters Earthquakes Volcanoes Thunder Lightening Storms Fire

17. Weakness 1- Physiological Pregnant woman Fetus Newborn Youngster Elderly

18. Poor Orphan Traveler Weakness 2- Social

19. Sick Disabled Weakness 3- Pathological

20. Measures For Health Protection General –Religious –Individual –Development –Community Specific –Promotion –Prevention –Support –Environment

21. General Measures 1- Religious Shahadah (Declaration of Faith) Salat (Prayer) Zakat (Alms giving) Saum Ramadan (Fasting) Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)

22. General Measures (cont.) 2- Individual Proper behavior Observer eye Listening ear Feeling heart Critical thinking Problem solving

23. General Measures (cont.) 3- Development Continuous education Continuous research Continuous productivity

24. General Measures (cont.) 4- Community Peace Unity Integration Team work

25. Specific Measures 1- Health promotion Healthy behavior Healthy life style Healthy nutritional habits Drinking clean water General cleanliness and regular bathing

26. Specific Measures (cont.) 1- Health promotion (cont.) Cleaning gums, brushing teeth and rinsing mouth Body strengthening through exercise Wearing clean protective clothes

27. Specific Measures (cont.) 1- Health promotion (cont.) Marriage Having children Preservation of family life Acquiring comfortable clean house

28. Specific Measures (cont.) 1- Health promotion (cont.) Taking rest Taking enough sleep at night Having entertainment

29. Specific Measures (cont.) 2- Health Prevention Avoiding all types of harm Avoiding exposure to diseases

30. Specific Measures (cont.) 3- Health Support Pre-marriage, antenatal, natal & postnatal care –Pre-marriage counseling –Care for woman and fetus during pregnancy and labor

31. Specific Measures (cont.) 3- Health Support –Care for newborns –Breast feeding for two years Care for the youngsters Care for the poor

32. Care for the orphans Care for the travelers Treatment of the sick Rehabilitation of the disabled Specific Measures (cont.) 3- Health Support (cont.)

33. Specific Measures (cont.) 4- Environment Avoiding environmental pollution Protection of all living and non-living creation Protection against disasters

34. Conclusion Health is a complicated multi- factorial process with many intermingled determinants. The debate will never end and efforts will always continue as we only have very minute knowledge