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Linnea Capps, MD, MPH, Department of Internal Medicine, Harlem Hospital/Columbia University, 506 Lenox Avenue, Room 14101, New York, NY 10037, 212-939-1423, lcapps@igc.org
This paper will present aspects of several community health projects in Chiapas, Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua which seek to accompany communities and teach health promoters in a manner that helps them find long-term solutions to health problems. Opportunities to volunteer in international projects will also be discussed.
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Keywords: International Public Health, Social Justice
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.