1. Belize as a Classroom Jordan Norris and Molly Calico
Master of Public Health Program
College of Health and Human Services

2. Service Learning Service Learning vs. Study Abroad Methodology
Social Contract

3. Impact Belize Winter Term 2009 and 2010 Location: Gales Point, Belize
Duration of Study: 10 days
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4. Impact Belize History What we do: Medical/Dental clinic
Health education
Environmental Health
Women’s Studies

5. Our role in the program Health education Dental Hygiene Hypertension
Diabetes
HIV/AIDS
Water quality

6. Our role Research Survey Demographic data Perceptions of water quality
Water usage

7. Our role
Water Quality Testing

8. Our role Leadership Team Overseeing the disciplines
Liaison between faculty and students
Leading reflection
On-the-ground problem solving
Meetings with Ministry of Health

9. Immersion in culture

10. Benefit of going twice Building Relationships: “Keeping the Promise”
Research
Project completion
See impact of presence

11. Preparation How our classes prepared us… Health Behavior
Theory in practice
Education and Communication Techniques
Health Fair
Surveys
First-hand experience with research and data collection

12. How it changed us
Cultural competency
Career goals

13. Thank you!
Any questions?