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SJP Welcomes the Future
Fri, Aug 20 2010 10:55
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San Jose Partners is pleased to welcome the Class of 2014 to the University of Rochester School of Medicine!
As you find your place at URSMD, we hope you will explore and become involved with San Jose Partners.
In a nutshell, we offer:
- Your avenue into applied global health at URSMD!
- Direct access to the longitudinal public health projects in San Jose, Honduras (water access, water filtration, latrines, cookstoves, microfinance, etc.)
- Direct access to our educational programs (scholarships, curriculum development)
- Web design/maintenance opportunities
- Fundraising opportunities
- The chance to be as much of a leader, a mover and a shaker as you would like
For a better understanding of what we (you!) do, please peruse our website.
- "Who We Are --> The Basics" for a general overview
- "What We Do --> Interventions --> pick one" for details on our various projects
- "What We Do --> Trip Reports" for a description of how our work transpires during a brigade
And of course, please contact us at sanjosepartners@gmail.com with any and all questions.
Welcome!
-Matt and the SJP Team
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The Spring Brigade Returns
Tue, Jun 22 2010 01:47
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The most recent trip to San Jose has recently returned, which means a few new items will be appearing on the site:
- The trip report summarizing all the activities of the brigade will soon appear under "What We Do --> Trip Reports"
- Brigade members are encouraged to share photos on the password-protected album site
As always, we welcome questions and inquiries about our work. Please don't hesitate to contact us at sanjosepartners@gmail.com
San Jose Partners goes to Yale
Sat, Apr 24 2010 02:44
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Where: Unite for Sight Global Health and Innovation Conference at Yale University
What: Research poster presented: "Malek M, Stockman D. Effects Of Community Health Worker Follow-Up On Compliance With In-Home Ceramic Water Filters: A Randomized Controlled Trial In Rural Honduras."
Who: SJP member Matt Malek
When: April 17, 2010
Why: To share the knowledge gained through San Jose Partners' research
We look forward to continuing to combine top-quality research with grassroots, sustainable community development. Please explore our site to find out more about what we do...
'Tis the Season!
Thu, Dec 10 2009 10:33
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Latrine with a view?
That’s what my mother wants for Christmas
This holiday season, please consider giving a gift from our alternative gift shop: Gifts of Health. Your gift will make a difference in San Jose and you'll receive a card of recognition to give to the state-side "recipient."
Shop the Gifts of Health Alternative Gift Shop now...
Website Updates!
Wed, Nov 11 2009 05:07
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The recent weeks have brought several upgrades to our website:
- Expanded explanations of our interventions.
- A more complete description of our history and purpose.
http://sanjosepartners.org/whoweare/background/
- Streamlined ways to donate.
We hope you'll find the new material interesting and useful.
-The SJP Team
Thanks to The Highlands at Pittsford for hosting San Jose Partners
Thu, Sep 17 2009 12:41
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To all those at The Highlands,
We wish to extend you our warmest thanks for kindly hosting us on your campus. We always enjoy the opportunity to share our stories and we hope that we were able to challenge and inspire. Together we can continue achieving worthy things.
Please take a minute to explore our website. You will find information on our projects, links to related publications, opportunities for creative giving, and archived stories and pictures from Matt's experience.
If you would like to contact Matt (the medical student who spoke with you) directly, please feel free to email him at mateo.malek@gmail.com.
Thanks again, and welcome to San Jose Partners!
-The SJP Team
We wish to extend you our warmest thanks for kindly hosting us on your campus. We always enjoy the opportunity to share our stories and we hope that we were able to challenge and inspire. Together we can continue achieving worthy things.
Please take a minute to explore our website. You will find information on our projects, links to related publications, opportunities for creative giving, and archived stories and pictures from Matt's experience.
If you would like to contact Matt (the medical student who spoke with you) directly, please feel free to email him at mateo.malek@gmail.com.
Thanks again, and welcome to San Jose Partners!
-The SJP Team
Rochester Medicine Article: A Year in Honduras
Fri, Jul 31 2009 03:34
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A medical student learns about healing while he works on the basic needs of water, nutrition and education for the people of San José Since July 2008, third-year medical student Matthew Malek, 25, has spent his year-out in the rural village of San José, a community of approximately 300 households situated in the rugged western mountains of Honduras. Electricity services only 6 percent of the houses, and about 80 percent of the houses lack piped water. Nobody has a flush toilet; about half don’t even have a latrine. Getting to the nearest Internet connection requires a walk of from one to three hours. Matt has been living alone in the adobe community building in San José, working in the dual capacity of researcher and community health volunteer.
Full Article
May 2009 Trip Report Now Available
Sat, Jun 20 2009 11:53
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Please check out the latest work going on in San Jose:
http://sanjosepartners.org/whatwedo/tripreports/
National Geographic Article - Community Health
An interesting article on community health care workers in India.
Original article: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/12/community-doctors/rosenberg-text
Medical Migration patters image and text available here: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/12/community-doctors/follow-up-text
Thank you for the article Dr. Campbell.
COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO DENTAL CARE Article Published!
Tue, May 12 2009 11:22
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Download Latest Issue (article on page 22): here
Abstract
Access to dental care is becoming an increasing problem
in the United States, as in other parts of the world. The
dental program at the University of Rochester clinic in
Honduras, as well as other projects, have demonstrated
that the ability to deliver quality care can be enhanced by
expanded use of medical personnel, other than dentists,
and even by civic action. While there is no substitute for
the trained dentist, perhaps techniques learned in these
projects can alleviate some of the predicaments until such
a dentist is accessible.
Access to dental care is becoming an increasing problem
in the United States, as in other parts of the world. The
dental program at the University of Rochester clinic in
Honduras, as well as other projects, have demonstrated
that the ability to deliver quality care can be enhanced by
expanded use of medical personnel, other than dentists,
and even by civic action. While there is no substitute for
the trained dentist, perhaps techniques learned in these
projects can alleviate some of the predicaments until such
a dentist is accessible.
