Health services quality improvement in Guaymate, Dominican Republic, as the framework for US global health education: a case study

• Main Authors: Dr. Minesh Shah, MD MPH (Author), Andrew Dykens, MD MPH (Author), Amy Huang, MD (Author), Shannon Galvin, MD (Author), Juliet Sorensen, JD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: We explored the feasibility of a partnership approach between the community, the US Peace Corps, and the University of Illinois to improve the quality of local primary health-care services in Guaymate, Dominican Republic. The aim was to do community-based participatory research (CBPR) as...