 Mission/Vision
CFHI is a global family of health professionals and students working at the grassroots level. We support our International Partners though community health projects and Global Health Immersion Programs. CFHI's 20+ programs in 5 countries connect local health professionals with international...
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CFHI is a global family of health professionals and students working at the grassroots level. We support our International Partners though community health projects and Global Health Immersion Programs. CFHI's 20+ programs in 5 countries connect local health professionals with international students -transforming perspectives about self, global health and healing.
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What does the organization do?
- Foster learning and service that sparks transformational personal change for all involved
- work to achieve sustainable solutions in healthcare services and disease prevention
- emphasize respect and understanding across cultures
- facilitate the sharing of medical resources,...
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- Foster learning and service that sparks transformational personal change for all involved
- work to achieve sustainable solutions in healthcare services and disease prevention
- emphasize respect and understanding across cultures
- facilitate the sharing of medical resources, knowledge, and experience
- give priority to underserved communities
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Opportunities for Youth
* Global Service Learning -- medical student programs that focus on cultural competency in the health setting, located at 14 program sites in Bolivia, Ecuador, India, Mexico, and South Africa.
* Clinical programs are 4 to 12 weeks long, and include clinical rotations with local...
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* Global Service Learning -- medical student programs that focus on cultural competency in the health setting, located at 14 program sites in Bolivia, Ecuador, India, Mexico, and South Africa.
* Clinical programs are 4 to 12 weeks long, and include clinical rotations with local preceptors in a variety of clinical settings each day during the week, housing with local homestay families, or, in some cases, guest houses where homestay families are not available, and language instruction in Spanish-speaking countries.
To take a look at the variety of program possibilities, please visit our website at http://www.cfhi.org and view the program descriptions.
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News (RSS)
Students Asking Difficult Questions on Global Health Engagement and Development May 7th, 2012
Students and faculty are recognizing the need for well thought out global health programming and international engagement. Yet there is still far to go! go to page
CFHI Sexual Health in Ecuador Program Highlights Constitutional Priorities April 24th, 2012
In the realm of sexual and reproductive health, the adoption of this article into the Ecuadorian constitution has created funding and support for real action on the ground. go to page
Celebrating 20 Years of CFHI January 5th, 2012
Happy Birthday, Child Family Health International! 2012 marks the 20th anniversary of CFHI' s transformative Global Health Education Programs and Community Empowerment. This milestone gives us a chance to celebrate and to look back on the impact... go to page
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