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AMOS Health & Hope: NICARAGUA

AMOS Health & Hope: NICARAGUA. Sarah Paraghamian, MS2 Summer 2011. Community Based Primary Health Care. Responsive to needs Participatory Quality-oriented S cientifically sound Accountable Intersectoral. Where AMOS Works. My Project.

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AMOS Health & Hope: NICARAGUA

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  1. AMOS Health & Hope:NICARAGUA Sarah Paraghamian, MS2 Summer 2011

  2. Community Based Primary Health Care • Responsive to needs • Participatory • Quality-oriented • Scientifically sound • Accountable • Intersectoral

  3. Where AMOS Works

  4. My Project Develop an intervention to prevent, diagnose, and treat iron-deficiency anemia

  5. Pre-Trip:IRB Application

  6. Weeks 1 & 2:Train AMOS Health Promoters

  7. Weeks 3-5:Research Evaluate diagnostic accuracy of Hemoglobin Color Scale compared to reference standard

  8. Results Specificity 57.9% Sensitivity 66.1% Positive Predictive Value 49.7%

  9. Weeks 6 & 7:Health Education Campaign

  10. Budget

  11. Comida tipica: gallo pinto

  12. Questions? Interested? • Please contact me! sarah_paraghamian@med.unc.edu • AMOS Website: http://www.amoshealthandhope.org

  13. Thank You! • Dr. Laura Parajon, Dr. David Parajon, Dr. Alan Cross, and Dr. Douglas Morgan • Sam Hawes and Dr. Martha Carlough • Jan Lovell and the Lucius Blanchard Carolina Family Scholarship • AMOS Staff and Volunteers Photo credits: Cassie Butler, Carolyn Witman, Dave Stalsbroten& Erika Spring

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