Chapter Profiles GlobeMed at University of Cincinnati
Who We Are
GlobeMed at the University of Cincinnati made its debut in the 2011-2012 academic year. We are one link in GlobeMed’s 46 university strong network of campuses across the country. Collectively, we are striving to improve health equity throughout the world.
To that end, GlobeMed at UC is partnered with SAW, or Social Action for Women, to improve access to health care for Burmese refugees living in western Thailand. Together, we will implement the Community Health Outreach Program, or CHOP, which teaches important healthcare lessons to rural migrant communities.
Our Partner - Social Action for Women in Mae Sot, Thailand
Social Action for Women (SAW) works with Burmese women and children who have fled Burma due to the recent political unrest in that country. Displaced from their homes and families, with no legal status or means of earning an income, these women and children are prone to exploitation, human trafficking, and sexual slavery. SAW combats these issues head on with basic health care and health education classes, emergency shelters, schooling for the children, and income generation projects for adults.
Our Project - $6,000 for a Community Health Outreach Program
SAW and GlobeMed at UC are collaborating on the Community Healthcare Outreach Program, or CHOP. The goal of CHOP is to venture out into the rural Phop Phra area and begin to disseminate important lessons about basic and reproductive healthcare. Ten, day-long sessions will be held in 10 different rural communities, with approximately 30 adult community members participating in each. Trained SAW employees will conduct workshops and also solicit feedback from participants about what they perceive as the most pressing issues, so as to conduct more targeted workshops in the future.
Phase II of CHOP, which has been earmarked for future collaboration, would involve returning to the same target communities and training "Peer Educators" in each location. These Peer Educators would remain in the communities as trained experts, able disseminate good health practices throughout the society and maintain contact with SAW for future collaborations.
Partnered With
Social Action for Women
Mae Sot, Thailand
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