Document Type
General Interest Article
Abstract
Global Health Corps is a non -profit organization that provides a field -based training program for post-secondary students in the area of cross-cultural community health. Students practice a variety of culturally appropriate community health activities domestically in the United States, as well as villages and shantytowns around the world. Preventive health activities include basic health assessments, hypertension clinics, program evaluations, health fairs, breastfeeding promotion, hygiene programs, fitness promotion, safety and first-aid programs, violence prevention programs, and educational programs on topics such as nutrition, dental health , prenatal care, well-baby care, reproductive health , infectious disease prevention, cancer prevention, school health , and many others.
Publication Date
2001
Journal Title
International Journal of Global Health
Volume
1
Issue
2
First Page
50
Last Page
51
Copyright
©2001 International Journal of Global Health
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Miller, Linda K.
(2001)
"Profile: Global Health Corps Short-Term Health Education Missions,"
International Journal of Global Health, 1(2), 50-51.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijgh/vol1/iss2/7