This paper provides an analysis of the community health system in the Dominican Republic. The first section provides a brief history of community initiative health-based projects in the Dominican Republic and the benefits of such endeavors. The second section is an account of various experiences the author had, during her two month research period in Santiago, Dominican Republic, working with Caritas Internationalis. The third section is conclusions and recommendations that the author feels would benefit the organization and the people of the Dominican Republic.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Bililies, Alexia D.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-102708-214932

Advisor

• Addison, W. A. Bland
• Rivera, Angel A.

Year

• 2008

Sponsor

• Caritas Internationalis Dominicana

Date created

• 2008-10-27

Location

• Santiago de los Caballeros

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• International & Global Studies

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-02