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Health Science and Master of Public Health students will have the opportunity to visit the Simply Smiles Home for Children in Oaxaca, Mexico. Students will be immersed in the Simply Smiles home, sharing meals and activities with the children. In the morning, students will work on a project around the home. In the afternoon, students may help the children with schoolwork or lead health-focused activities. There will be excursions into downtown Oaxaca and to either San Bartolo Coyotepec or Monte Alban.
For MPH students, this program will be embedded in PBH-550 Community Health Development. MPH students will create a product (e.g., educational resource, advocacy campaign) that satisfies an unmet need within the organization. Prior to travel, students will meet with stakeholders to define project goals and a timeline for completion. Health Science students will design activities to do with the children as part of a health-themed week. Internship credit is available for Health Science students.
MPH student objectives:
- Apply skills to develop solutions to a community health problem
- Work with various stakeholders to identify, define, and quantify assets and barriers to solving community health problems
- Apply a theoretical perspective to community health development
- Apply tools and techniques used to promote team development and conflict resolution
- Communicate proposal or research findings with a diverse group of stakeholders
HS student objectives:
- Examine their own norms, values, traditions, and communication styles and how these might differ from those in the host culture
- Demonstrate cultural humility to interact more effectively with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
- Develop and implement a preventive health education activity
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| Faculty |
Dr. Sofia Pendley
pendleys@sacredheart.edu
(203)416-3944
Dr. Kerry Morgan
Morgank3@sacredheart.edu
(203) 396- 6562
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Accommodations |
Students will stay in a shared dorm-style room in the Simply Smiles facility
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| Costs |
Fall 2021 Program Fees & Due Dates
The total program fee due to Sacred Heart University is $1,855.00
Due dates:
Upon acceptance - $45 application fee, $840 confirmation fee, $35 emergency fund fee
TBD - $935
PROGRAM FEE INCLUDES: Program orientation, international airfare from NY area, U.S. and local ground transportation from NY area, housing in a shared dorm-style room, most meals, and mandatory basic international health and evacuation insurance.
PROGRAM FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE: Free day excursions, snacks, major medical insurance, visa/resident permit fees (U.S. residents do not need a visa), and all personal expenses
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| Excursions |
There will be excursions into downtown Oaxaca and to either San Bartolo Coyotepec or Monte Alban.
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| Scholarships |
Suggested organizations for possible scholarship money is provided in the Fundraising Guide available by downloading here: CHP/CON Fundraising Guide.
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| Contact |
Meggy Adorno
Assistant Director of Global Health Programs
Phone: 203-365-4509
Email: adornom2@sacredheart.edu
Location: Center for Healthcare Education N257
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| Location |
It´s always good to visit Oaxaca, a city recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. In March, for example, the jacarandas bloom, emphasizing the greenish of its original quarry stone. Oaxaca is one of the cities where all the historical periods of Mexico shine: pre-Hispanic, colonial, independent, modern, and contemporary are expressed with its natural elegance in every street, colonial building, museum, magical festival, colorful crafts, pre-Columbian ruins, and the many splendorous baroque churches that are to be found in every corner of the city.
Ecotourism, fluorescent lagoons, lush mountains, archaeological sites, colonial treasures, culture, crafts, gastronomy, folklore, parties and many more great experiences will set the tone of your vacation in Oaxaca, the third best city in Central and South America according to Travel and Leisure magazine.
Source: Visit Mexico
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TBD
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