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re: We Begin Our Journey to Haiti: How the ‘Pearl of the Antilles' Lost its Luster

Ruth Barnard — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:10:23 GMT

I am glad to see your observations about Haiti. I was asked by my church to respond to requests by Haitians who wanted a nursing school. Their goal was to improve care at the local church supported hospital, thinking that care would improve with students.

Children do not have much motivation to stay in school and prepare for the future. They don't see a future any different than what they are experiencing. The quality, depth and currency of knowledge has been lacking in nursing programs, so the nursing care and patient teaching was not good. Health problems in Haiti are similar to other developing countries. Hypertension, diabetes, cancer, diarrheal diseases, malnourishment, and communicable diseases. Nurses have not been involved in patient and family teaching. Now that the first 4-year baccalaureate nursing program has been started and the first class has graduated, people are realizing what contributions nursing can make to the Haitian people to improve health and prevent illness. The Dean of the FSIL school of nursing says that Haiti's solutions are education, education, and education. More anon.

re: We Begin Our Journey to Haiti: How the ‘Pearl of the Antilles' Lost its Luster

darleen willliamson — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:43:08 GMT

I read book club's "Mountains Beyond Mountains" and I am interested to see what else I can learn about Haiti. It seems like it must be another world nd something hard to imagine practically at our own back door.