Abstract

This collaboration between a medical mission team and a community service organization in the country of Guatemala addressed a United Nations developmental goal concerning safe drinking water. After the installation of clean water filters in two rural Guatemalan villages the percentage of infections was found to have decreased.

Author Details

Linda Johanson, EdD, MS(n), RN, Department of Nursing, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA

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Unknown

Lead Author Affiliation

Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

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Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Guatemala, Clean Water, Collaboration

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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A collaboration for clean water in Guatemala

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This collaboration between a medical mission team and a community service organization in the country of Guatemala addressed a United Nations developmental goal concerning safe drinking water. After the installation of clean water filters in two rural Guatemalan villages the percentage of infections was found to have decreased.