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dc.contributor.authorLundberg, Camille
dc.contributor.authorBhagat, Fatema
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Katherine
dc.contributor.authorMoore de Peralta, Arelis
dc.date2022-08-11T08:08:05.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T15:41:50Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T15:41:50Z
dc.date.issued2018-03-09
dc.date.submitted2018-03-15
dc.identifier.doi10.13028/5n20-kj17
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/26729
dc.description.abstractBreakout Session 1C: The Building Healthy Communities Creative Inquiry is an ongoing undergraduate and graduate student-led project from Clemson University. Its goal is to facilitate community-driven improvement of a small rural community in the Dominican Republic, Las Malvinas II. We strive to address five public health priorities, identified in consultation with the community, including vaccine-preventable diseases, chronic diseases, education, sanitation, and unwanted pregnancies. To address these areas for improvement, our research used a mixed-methods approach, using both qualitative and quantitative data gathering tools. Qualitative methods included focus groups and interviews with community leaders and relevant governmental and non-governmental organizations from five different sectors, including work, education, community institutions/organizations, health care, and community-at-large sector. The findings were then analyzed to create a Community Health Assessment. For quantitative methods we utilized arcGIS technology. Students created surveys based on health priorities and mapped a comprehensive survey including any personal assets the community household members may have. In spring 2018, students will conduct a photovoice project with the youth of the community.
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dc.language.isoen_US
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectDominican Republic
dc.subjectLas Malvinas II
dc.subjectdisease
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectsanitation
dc.subjectpregnancy
dc.subjectmixed methods
dc.subjectCivic and Community Engagement
dc.subjectCommunity-Based Research
dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectHigher Education
dc.subjectInternational Public Health
dc.subjectPublic Health Education and Promotion
dc.subjectTranslational Medical Research
dc.titleBuilding Healthy Communities in the Dominican Republic: A Mixed-Methods Approach towards Engaging the Community
dc.typePresentation
dc.identifier.legacyfulltexthttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1130&context=chr_symposium&unstamped=1
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/chr_symposium/2018/program/9
dc.identifier.contextkey11783322
refterms.dateFOA2022-08-23T15:41:51Z
html.description.abstract<p>Breakout Session 1C: The Building Healthy Communities Creative Inquiry is an ongoing undergraduate and graduate student-led project from Clemson University. Its goal is to facilitate community-driven improvement of a small rural community in the Dominican Republic, Las Malvinas II. We strive to address five public health priorities, identified in consultation with the community, including vaccine-preventable diseases, chronic diseases, education, sanitation, and unwanted pregnancies. To address these areas for improvement, our research used a mixed-methods approach, using both qualitative and quantitative data gathering tools. Qualitative methods included focus groups and interviews with community leaders and relevant governmental and non-governmental organizations from five different sectors, including work, education, community institutions/organizations, health care, and community-at-large sector. The findings were then analyzed to create a Community Health Assessment. For quantitative methods we utilized arcGIS technology. Students created surveys based on health priorities and mapped a comprehensive survey including any personal assets the community household members may have. In spring 2018, students will conduct a photovoice project with the youth of the community.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathchr_symposium/2018/program/9


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