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Research

Assessing community health in a Tz'utujil Maya village upon the reconstruction of Hospitalito Atitlán [pdf] : Justin Schram (School of Medicine) and Nancy Etzel’s (School of Nursing) report on a 2005 community health survey of Santiago Atitlán completed by a team of volunteers from University of Pennsylvania and Hospitalito Atitlán. Other Penn students involved in this survey were Marilyn Arenas (SON) and Philip Lederer (SOM).

Other students who have done research projects in Santiago Atitlán;

Avantika Chander (SOM): Understanding community health beliefs about diabetes, nervios, and pregnancy in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala (2005)

Cynthia Bartus (SOM): Epidemiology of skin disease in Santiago Atitlán (2006)

Jaehyun Byun (SOM): Indoor biomass fuel combustion and respiratory illness in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala (2006)

Penn students who conducted research in Santiago Atitlán have obtained funding for project and personal expenses from the New York Academy of Medicine, the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the Global Health Programs Office.

Several students have found the following neighborhood-level maps of Santiago Atitlán useful for surveying purposes: