Building Healthy Communities In The Dominican Republic
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Katherine Brown, Biological Sciences; Chloe Schockling, Health Science; Michelle Fuentes, Language and International Health; Rebecca Lenti, Psychology.
The overall goal of this presentation is to inform how translational research can be used to expand the use of U.S. evidence-based public health assessment tools to reach communities worldwide. In order to contribute to improving the health and well-being of communities in the third-world like Las Malvinas in the Dominican Republic, Clemson University students via a Creative Inquiry have partnered with Dominican University students (UNIBE) and Las Malvinas neighborhood association and school. This collaborative effort will lead the research team to create a comprehensive Community Health and Assets Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan. The students will share with participants about the methodological approach to adapt the CDC’s CHANGE tool, both culturally and linguistically, to capture the public health needs of this community. In addition, students will share about challenges of this process (e.g., working from abroad, language barriers, limited community organizations, binational IRB approval, etc.).