The Guatemala Health Initiative involves Penn faculty and students and the mostly Tzutujil Maya community of Santiago Atitlan, in the western highlands of Guatemala. Together we are exploring culturally sensitive ways to improve health outcomes, in general, and maternal and child health, in particular.
Where
Santiago Atitlán, western highlands of Guatemala
Researchers
Dr. Fran Barg, Anthropology and Family Practice, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Kent Bream, Family Practice, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Mamie Guidera, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Claudia R. Valeggia, Anthropolgoy, University of Pennsylvania
Additional Sponsors
Hewlett Award for Innovation in International Offerings
Public Health Program, University of Pennsylvania
Since 2005, the Guatemala Health Initiative (GHI) has coordinated interdisciplinary research, education, and service programming involving the School of Nursing, School of Medicine, School of Arts and Sciences, Wharton, and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. GHI partners with the Hospitalito Atitlán (HA) in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, and other local groups to develop and organize community initiated programs aimed at improving health outcomes in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala.
