3. GOAL
To gain practical experience
Introduce and apply the social determinants of health
Help minimize the impact of health risk within the
community
To acquire and learn Mexican culture and
understand the people
Learn a second language (Spanish)
5. METHOD
Recognize existing problem, identify possible reasons for
the observed problem and create a plan of action to
resolve it
Evaluate which set of procedure, tools will produce the
desired result to help the family enrolled at COMANI
center
To create an opportunity for ITSON student and
exchange students to work together on projects
Allowing students to incorporate and exchange ideas in order
to maintain a project on the set
To find a way to recruit volunteers
To initiate a fundraising method
6. Project Focus
To develop an educational program for the mothers of the
children enrolled at COMANI
Educated mothers may have healthier children
Knowledge about health care and nutrition, have healthier
behaviour and Hygiene
Educated mothers are more likely to have better health,
which genetically leads to better health for their children
Mothers education is directly associated with the
physical, mental and social well being of their family
Increased school readiness, level of achievement and
adulthood
Education-healthier population-decreased mortality and morbidity rate
7. Work Completed
Applied a need assessment survey to evaluate
parents need
Introduced the 12 Social Determinants of Health and
how to it could be used to evaluate a community
Designed educational program for parents
Proposed to head departments of ITSON to offer
training courses to mothers free of charge
Benefit of Volunteers
Collaborated with ITSON student and exchange
students to work together on the projects
8. Achievement
Grow immensely both personally and professionally
International Experience in Public Health
Career
Develop a program
Leadership
Public Speaking
Long Term Network
Open minded
Ability to read, speak and write basic Spanish
