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Internal Medicine Physician
Faculty Advisors:
- COM : John Sinnott, MD, FACP
- CON : Sandra Cadena, PhD
- COPH : Ann DeBaldo, PhD
USF Health Students:
- COM - 16
- CON - 3
- DPT - 1
- COPH - 5
- Masters - 2
Nurse Practitioner
We partnered with Peace Corps Volunteer, Elizabeth Cairns for this El Yayal trip
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Community of El Yayal
- Approximately 30 km outside of Nagua
- Population aproximately 300 people (roughly 100 homes)
- Main source of income is agriculture and animal husbandry
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Ventilated Improved Pit Latrines
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Organized by the Women's group of El Yayal and the Peace Corps Volunteer.
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33% of the homes in the community did not have latrines.
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Of the homes that had latrines only 27% are in good/fair condition
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16% of the houses had one or more family embers with a case of diarrhea
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Community Clinic
- We organized and operated a clinic for the community.
- Physician and Nurse Practitioner saw approximately 300 adults and administered anti-parasitics to over 200 children.
- Students were able to work in triage, shadow the physician or nurse practitioner, or distribute medication in the pharmacy.
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