PeaceCare

[Katherin...@gmail.com]

Following is an email and description of a project started by a fellow
member of GHSIG, Andrew Dykens.

Greetings and Happy New Year,
I would like to introduce to you a project entitled 'Peace Care' that
recently placed 1st out of 95 competing Global Health ideas in the
first round of voting in an initiative entitled "Ideas for Change in
America" on Change.org!!!
http://www.change.org/ideas
The second, and final, round of voting is from January 5 through
January 15. At the end of voting, the top ten ideas will be presented
to the Obama administration and provided with a lobbying committee
that will actively assist with the implementation, through policy, of
these ideas. This is quite an opportunity for Global Health and for
Global Health Education!
About the Project
Peace Care, is a proposed collaboration between Peace Corps and US
Primary Care Residency Programs and US Schools of Public Health to
improve the health of Global Communities. Please take a look at the
Peace Care website to learn about the project. On the website you
will find video presentations; summaries in English, French, Spanish,
and Arabic; and an informative list of Frequently Asked Questions.
http://www.peacecare.org

How you can Help
1. Vote for Peace Care on Change.org from Jan. 5 through Jan 15.
http://www.change.org/ideas/view/peace_care_--_bring_together_peace_corps_and_resident_physicians_to_impact_global_health
2. You can also share this project with all friends and colleagues by
joining the Peace Care Cause on Facebook...
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/163214?m=c776db28&recruiter_id=30608082
3. And Forward this email to all of your friends, colleagues, and
family!
Thanks for voting at http://www.change.org/ideas!!!
Please don't hesitate to contact Andrew with questions or comments at
peaceca...@gmail.com

--
Andrew Dykens MD, MPH
University of Illinois--Chicago
Dept of Family Medicine
www.peacecare.org

Detailed description:

Peace Care: a World of a Difference

Peace Care is a proposed collaboration that brings together Peace
Corps and US resident physicians to improve the health of global
communities. The basis of Peace Care would be that students, who enter
the Peace Corps through the Masters International Program, in order to
complete their field experience toward a public health degree, would
coordinate a project that aids the local community in a Low Income
Country in organizing their own resources for the betterment of the
health of their citizens. In conjunction with this, the Peace Corps
Volunteer could organize opportunities for professional exchange
between US medical professionals and Host Country medical
professionals. US physicians and training institutions would
collaborate with host country health leaders in order to organize
educational seminars and community health interventions to build local
health workforce, help establish improved systems of performance and
patient care, and, offer clinical services during a visit to the host
country. There exist large disparities in health status, disease
distribution, and access to healthcare among the various communities
of the world, and through Peace Care, we could make a World of a
Difference.
With nearly 5,000 children dying daily from diarrhea related
illnesses; with HIV/AIDS ravaging communities worldwide: with the
under-recognized threat of chronic diseases overwhelming the health of
the world's communities, there is a dire need to build healthcare
capacity in low-income countries. Peace Care would sustainably foster
the ability of the local healthcare workforce to address the global
burden of disease by emphasizing primary care in low resource
settings. In addition, Peace Care would encourage research in low-
income countries further benefiting future impact. Peace Care would
illustrate a favorable role of the US in global health initiatives
while increasing exposure to global health concerns for our resident
physicians, better preparing them for working in their own
communities.
Peace Care, through fully utilizing the resources of the well
respected institutions of Peace Corps and US Primary Care Residency
Training Programs could truly have a considerable positive impact on
the health of global communities and make a World of a Difference.

Please visit us at
http://www.peacecare.org/ or send comments / questions to
peaceca...@gmail.com

Thanks again,
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions, ideas,
suggestions, advice, etc.