{"id":4190,"date":"2016-09-17T10:11:09","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T16:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/?p=4190"},"modified":"2016-09-17T10:11:09","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T16:11:09","slug":"health-sciences-students-provide-health-care-in-guatemala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/2016\/09\/17\/health-sciences-students-provide-health-care-in-guatemala\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Sciences Students Provide Health Care in Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Student<\/a>During Belmont\u2019s spring break last March, students and faculty from the nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy and social work programs traveled to Guatemala to provide health screenings, patient teaching programs and medications and\u00a0vitamins to citizens in Antigua. The trip was made possible through the university\u2019s partnership with a Guatemalan coffee company, Kafes Guatemala, through its CoffeeMed Program. The students and faculty served over 350 people.<\/p>\n

Belmont\u2019s College of Health Sciences and Nursing has been involved with the CoffeeMed Program for the last three years, serving more than\u00a0800 patients. The program aims to provide basic needs to workers on Guatemalan coffee plantations who don\u2019t always work under ideal conditions. In addition, the program takes students on a hands-on tour of plantations, hoping they\u00a0will realize the importance of their involvement. Students who participate in the program are expected to fund the trip themselves by selling coffee from Kafes Guatemala in their communities.<\/p>\n

In addition to current students and faculty, 2015 nursing graduate Claire Zetak served as a team leader on the trip. Zetak noted the importance of student engagement in an interview conducted recently with Roast Magazine. \u201cIn the health care profession, interdisciplinary works are\u00a0always taking place,\u201d said Zetak. \u201cNurses are working with doctors or physical therapists or pharmacists, so this is an example of what they\u2019ll be doing in their future careers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Founder and President of Kafes Guatemala Pablo Castaneda realizes the value of the help Belmont students bring to Guatemala and expressed his gratitude for their work. \u201cThank you, Belmont students, for your love for others,\u201d Castaneda said. \u201cNever forget you can change lives for good. Your love for others is impacting so many lives, and it goes beyond medical attention to proving you are serving a living God.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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