TY - JOUR
T1 - Borrowing from the east to strengthen the west
T2 - Merging public health case studies of community-based service-learning practices from India and the United States
AU - Rao, Chythra R.
AU - Howard, Donna E.
AU - Desmond, Sharon M.
PY - 2010/8/31
Y1 - 2010/8/31
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1080/10705422.2010.486997
DO - 10.1080/10705422.2010.486997
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77955986044
SN - 1070-5422
VL - 18
SP - 336
EP - 360
JO - Journal of Community Practice
JF - Journal of Community Practice
IS - 2
ER -
