Peter Rohloff's Presentation at the Ashoka Future Forum 2013 about Storytelling for Social Impact

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Jul. 23, 2013

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Peter Rohloff, MD PhD
Medical Director – Maya Health Alliance
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
peter@ma...

Guatemala has a large Maya population (>20 languages)
There are no “services” in Mayan languages
Poor health is a nexus wh...

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Peter Rohloff's Presentation at the Ashoka Future Forum 2013 about Storytelling for Social Impact

Jul. 23, 2013

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Peter is the Medical Director of Maya Health Alliance and Faculty Member in Global Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He develops rural health systems in Guatemala and advocates for the rights of indigenous populations to access health care in a way that is culturally appropriate and in their own languages.

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Peter is the Medical Director of Maya Health Alliance and Faculty Member in Global Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He develops rural health systems in Guatemala and advocates for the rights of indigenous populations to access health care in a way that is culturally appropriate and in their own languages.

Technology Education Health & Medicine

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Peter Rohloff's Presentation at the Ashoka Future Forum 2013 about Storytelling for Social Impact

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2. Guatemala has a large Maya population (>20 languages) There are no “services” in Mayan languages Poor health is a nexus where many injustices converge – “death” is the final common pathway of marginalization Storytelling as Healing: Maya Health in Rural Guatemala
3. www.wikipedia.org
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