HADM 494 Rural Healthcare and Culture in Morocco 2019 Spring - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The MSUB Health Administration program is proud to

• ffer HADM 494 Rural Healthcare and Culture in

Morocco -- a global community health engagement field

• experience. This global service learning experience will

take participants to Zawiya Ahansal, Morocco and villages in the Central High Atlas Mountains. Students will compare and contrast rural healthcare in Morocco with the healthcare system in Montana and participate in community-based, healthcare-related service learning

• projects. Students will learn about the rich culture and

traditions of rural Morocco and complete a two-day trek to villages accessible only by foot in the Central High Atlas Mountains.

HADM 494 – Rural Healthcare and Culture in Morocco 2019 Spring Semester

HADM 494 – May 7-28, 2019 (3 weeks)

• Course taught by Leigh Taggart, MPH, BSN
• 3 credits (MSUB)
• Open to any student as an elective or restrictive elective
• This is a great service-learning opportunity to help students get into

graduate programs

• May substitute this course for Capstone – HADM 499 or Capstone –

HADM 697 (second semester)

• Cost is estimated at $3,600 (depending on airfare)
• Estimated cost does not include:
• Passport fees
• Health/travel insurance
• Tuition and fees for non-MSUB students

Morocco is a little larger than the state of California

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“I came here thinking I was going to help

• thers, but I find every day that they are the
• nes helping me. I cannot explain the impact

this has had on me mentally, physically and spiritually.” – Morocco Program Participant, May 2017

Women’s leadership group. MSUB program at the Zawiya Ahansal Middle School in Amezray. First evening of the trek on the high plateau

• Population: About 36 million
• Median age: 29
• Ethnic groups: Arab, Berber, Europeans, Sub-

Sahara African, and Gnawa

• Predominate Religion: Muslim (Sunni)
• Official Languages: Arabic & Berber
• Literacy: 68.5% (Males - 78.6% / Female - 58.8%)

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Country Demographics

Physician Density: 0.62 physicians per 1,000 (2014)

SOURCE: https://www.cia.gov/index.html

“Hiking into the “back country” has really shown me how rough so many people have it. There are no services anywhere. Garbage in many villages. So remote…I can’t begin to imagine living as a rural

• Moroccan. I wouldn’t make it. It was

funny traveling through some of the rural areas because people would come out and just stare at us like they were seeing ghosts.”

• Morocco Program Participant, May 2017

Zawiya Ahansal

• Located deep in the

Central High Atlas Mountains, east of Marrakesh

• Faculty-led, service-

learning course

• Population: About

10-15 thousand

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The Importance of Service-Learning

“We learned about the village’s water supply. There is a lot that goes into having clean water available here. I was surprised that so many young people cared enough to come together and provider their people with a clean water system. It truly was inspiring.” – Morocco Program Participant, May 2017

The Importance of Service-Learning

Leigh Taggart, BSN, MPH

The Morocco program will give you on-the-ground, practical experience in working with people from a drastically different culture and society. This experience will help to ‘bring the book to life’ and will enrich your path toward becoming a global citizen and healthcare provider.

Government boarding school at Amezray

Health Awareness Days - Women

ACF purchased menstrual hygiene kits for a non-profit organization called Days for Girls. These kits included underwear, three reusable pad liners, six pads, soap, washcloths and a baggie for storage. The village women do not track their menstrual cycles on a calendar; rather, most detect the start of their periods by their symptoms. “Today we did a lot of great things! In the morning, we spoke to a group of local women about breast cancer awareness. It was amazing to see all those women step up to be leaders. I got pretty emotional when the older ladies mentioned that the younger girls are the leaders because they are educated. I feel like I took my education for granted growing up after hearing that.” – Morocco Program Participant, May 2017

Health Awareness Days - Children

“I believe the government school lessons went very smooth and it looked like the kids were enjoying the lessons. I’m very thankful to have Chafiya and Bahamu with me to translate. Both seem very happy and grateful that our group is here in Zawiya to teach health care. Even the kids seemed concerned and scared of diabetes in their families and themselves.”

• Morocco Program Participant, May 2017

Beautiful Scenery

“It is absolutely beautiful

• ut here. I cannot believe

that I am camping in the mountains in Africa.”

• Morocco Program

Participant, May 2017

Incredible Culture

Rustic

Great Food

Great Friends

“I took some time for myself to just sit and breathe in the air and reflect on different parts of this trip. I think I need to make some changes for my own health when I return home. It was an extremely emotional morning (when we left Zawiya Ahansal). We said our good byes and it was all I could do to keep it together. In such a short time we have grown so close. I felt like I’m leaving my family. I pray I will be able to see them all again.” – Morocco Program Participant, May 2017