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Honduras Health Mission, 2009
Peter Crow participated in the 2009 mission trip. He traveled to both Los Terreros and Madrigales taking many photographs, interviewing Honduran and American participants, and shooting hours of video. The result was this moving and informative documentary,
Honduras Health Mission, 2009. 14 minutes. Requires Quicktime to view.
Cultural Competence and Cultural Awareness
The organization, Unite for Sight, has prepared an online course for people interested in working abroad in a clinical setting. The
Cultural Competency Online Course
(http://www.uniteforsight.org/cultural-competency/) is free of charge and is completely self directed.
Honduran Glossary
Glossary for Honduran Medical Mission By Stephanie S. Scarce. Stephanie has served as an interpreter on several mission trips. (PDF)
English to Spanish glossary in MS Word.
Staying Healthy in Honduras
A collection of helpful hints prepared by Chris Bernart (updated August 2009)
. Chris served as a medico in Madrigales in 2008 and in Los Terreros in 2009. (PDF)
Spanish Classes
Kristin Canady, a mission interpreter from the 2009 trip, will teach our beginner and intermediate classes this Fall. Classes begin September 21 and end on December 7th. The cost will continue to be $100 per person, payable to Kristin. All classes are held at St. Stephens in the Davis Room. Intermediate class starts at 6 pm and ends at 7:15. The Beginner class starts at 7:15 and ends at 8:30. Both classes will use Easy Spanish Step-by-Step, published by McGraw Hill. Copies are available from Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, and Borders. All are welcome to participate even if you can't go to Honduras.
Books
Available through Amazon.com, Powells.com, bn.com, and former travelers, etc.
- Enrique's Journey: The story of a boy's dangerous odyssey to reunite with his mother by Sonia Nazario, Random House, 2006
- Don't Be Afraid, Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks From The Heart : The Story of Elvia Alvarado Harper Perennial, 1987
- Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook by David Werner, Hesperian Foundation, 1992 (also available in Spanish)
- Where Women Have No Doctor: A Health Guide for Women by Ronnie Lovich and others, Hesperian Foundation, 1997
- Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder, Random House, 2004
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