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COMANI
EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE
Rahwa Kibrom
COMANI CENTER
To gain practical experience
Introduce and apply the social determinants of health
Help minimize the impact of health risk within the community
To acquire and learn Mexican culture and understand the people
Learn a second language (Spanish)
GOAL
Social Determinants of Health
Recognize existing problem, identify possible
reasons for the observed problem and create a plan of action to resolve it
Evaluate which set of procedure, tools will produce the desired result to help the family enrolled at COMANI center
To create an opportunity for ITSON student and exchange students to work together on projects Allowing students to incorporate and exchange ideas in
order to maintain a project on the set To find a way to recruit volunteers To initiate a fundraising method
METHOD
To develop an educational program for the mothers of the
children enrolled at COMANI Educated mothers may have healthier children Knowledge about health care and nutrition, have healthier
behaviour and Hygiene Educated mothers are more likely to have better health,
which genetically leads to better health for their children Mothers education is directly associated with the physical,
mental and social well being of their family Increased school readiness, level of achievement and
adulthood
Education-healthier population-decreased mortality and morbidity rate
Project Focus
Applied a need assessment survey to evaluate
parents need Introduced the 12 Social Determinants of Health
and how to it could be used to evaluate a community
Designed educational program for parents Proposed to head departments of ITSON to offer
training courses to mothers free of charge Benefit of Volunteers
Collaborated with ITSON student and exchange students to work together on the projects
Work Completed
Grow immensely both personally and
professionally International Experience in Public Health
Career Develop a program
Leadership Public Speaking Long Term Network Open minded Ability to read, speak and write basic Spanish
Achievement
PICTURES
FUNDRAISER
Staffs:
University of Manitoba ITSON Students
Project Initiators and Organizers
Thank You