Borrowing From the East to Strengthen the West

Merging Public Health Case Studies of Community-Based Service-Learning Practices From India and the United States

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6076797
AutoresDonna E Howard (University of Maryland, College Park), Chythra R Rao (0000-0002-4016-2683, Manipal Academy of Higher Education), Sharon M Desmond (University of Maryland, College Park)
Ano2010
Volume18
Fascículo2-3
Páginas336-360
Data de publicação2010-08-20
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10705422.2010.486997
OpenAlexW2129388922
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas26

Case studies of classroom-based pedagogy linked with service-learning practicum experiences, which promote population health by encouraging civic engagement and community-based participatory actions, are highlighted. The community diagnosis activities engaged in by the Department of Community Medicine, Manipal University, Karnataka, India and the community health fair implemented by the Department of Public and Community Health (in partnership with the Seat Pleasant community), University of Maryland, USA are described. Opportunities for service learning, community collaboration, and health education are presented

Citizen journalism · Civic engagement · Community engagement · Community health · Community organization · Community-based participatory research · General partnership · Health department · Health education · Medical education · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Population health · Practicum · Public health · Public relations · Service-learning · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Medicine · Nursing · School Health and Nursing Education · Service-Learning and Community Engagement