Implementing an interprofessional hypertension clinic in a rapidly growing community outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Abstract

Onaville Community Health Center is a Haitian-staffed clinic in the fastest growing area of Haiti, due to the displacement of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince after the 2010 earthquake. The Center has implemented a community hypertension program to provide education, nursing care, physician supervision, nutritional education and medication to this community.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Authors

Becky M. Baird
Ellen L. Palmer
Rachel Zimmerman

Author Details

Becky M. Baird, MS, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA; Ellen L. Palmer, PhD, International Child Care USA, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; Rachel Zimmerman, We Care Haiti Ministries, McKinney, Texas, USA

Sigma Membership

Delta Theta

Lead Author Affiliation

The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Community Health Center, Haiti, Hypertension

Recommended Citation

Baird, Becky M.; Palmer, Ellen L.; and Zimmerman, Rachel, "Implementing an interprofessional hypertension clinic in a rapidly growing community outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti" (2017). Convention. 160.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2017/posters_2017/160

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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