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ArticleGlobal health action2014

Making mapping matter: a case study for short project international partnerships by global public health students.

Rosemary Wyber, James R Potter, Jennifer B Weaver

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Article in Global health action, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Rosemary WyberDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Rosemary.Wyber@telethonkids.org.au.
James R PotterDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Jennifer B WeaverDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA large number of global public health students seek international experience as part of their academic curriculum. These placements are often short, given the constraints of cost and time available within the academic calendar. In contrast to international electives for clinical students there are few published guidelines on practical, ethical or feasible projects. This paper describes a ten-day sanitation mapping project in Mumbai, India and explores the broader implications for global public health student electives.

methodsThree graduate public health students conducted a geographic review of sanitation facilities in Cheeta Camp informal settlement, Mumbai. Forty-six toilet blocks with 701 individual seats were identified. The project was reviewed ethically, educationally and logistically as a possible model for other short-term international projects.

conclusionsClearer guidelines are needed to support non-clinical placements by global public health students. Projects that are feasible, relevant and meaningful should be foster maximise benefit for learners and host communities.

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InternationalityStudents, Public HealthCurriculumGeographyHumansIndiaMaps as TopicPublic HealthSanitationeducationGISglobalmappingsanitation

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PMID24964783
PMCPMC4071304

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