250864 Operation Smile Vietnam: A journey of miracles

Monday, October 31, 2011: 4:30 PM

Ellen Agler , International Programs, Operation Smile, Norfolk, VA
Operation Smile first arrived in Vietnam in 1989. This short video documents the first 20 years of Operation Smile's work in Vietnam, providing free medical care to children born with Cleft Lip and/or Cleft Palate. Along the way, the simple smile of a child helped by Operation Smile also helps to mend the scars left from the Vietnam War and heals the wounds remaining between former enemies.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Basic medical science applied in public health
Clinical medicine applied in public health
Diversity and culture

Learning Objectives:
1. Deomonstrate the use of soft power to establish communication between the United States and former combatant countries. 2. Explain through the story of Operation Smile's original foundation, Operation Smile Vietnam, the potential for growth with investment in developing countries. 3. Discuss the successful achievements of Operation Smile and Operation Smile Vietnam.

Keywords: Child Health, Birth Defects

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because, I have worked for Operation Smile for 14 years and currently serve as Operation Smile's Senior Vice President for Interantional Programs.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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