The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #41760

Joy Mockbee, MD, MPH, Doctors for Global Health, Doctors for Global Health, PO Box 1761, Decatur, GA 30031, 520-327-1014, jmockbee@aol.com

This session will discuss the origins and initial stages of the "Buquivaba", or Sonora Indigenous Health Project, which is a partnership between the Sonora Indian Women's Alliance, the Traditional Indian Council, the O'Odham Communities Human Rights Fund, and Doctors for Global Health. The project seeks to improve primary health services, health education, community health and human rights for the indigenous population in Sonora, Mexico. The planning, design and initiation of the project using a community-driven and community-centered focus will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe an example of a community-initiated health and human rights project.
• List the steps taken by one native community in designing a health clinic and health education project.
• Discuss an example of the initiation of a partnership between local community-based groups and an international non-governmental health and human rights organization.

Keywords: Native and Indigenous Populations, Primary Care

Related Web page: www.dghonline.org

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.