Child Family Health International
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Child Family Health International (CFHI), founded in 1992, is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization based in the United States that collaborates with universities and individuals to provide community-based global health education programs.
CFHI positions its participants at the frontline of global health alongside healthcare professionals, patients, and community leaders. The organization ...
Child Family Health International (CFHI), founded in 1992, is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization based in the United States that collaborates with universities and individuals to provide community-based global health education programs.
CFHI positions its participants at the frontline of global health alongside healthcare professionals, patients, and community leaders. The organization places a high priority on assisting them with learning about context and health determinants in order to provide a thorough understanding of the interactions between disease processes, social circumstances, poverty, resiliency, geopolitical realities, historical contexts, and the complexities of health and wellness.
This UN-recognized organization utilizes an asset-based community engagement m...
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For over 30 years, CFHI’s work and award-winning programs have centered around offering safe, ethical, and sustainable global health education opportunities to trainees and academic partners. Program participants are embedded in existing health settings under appropriate supervision to learn about determinants of health, Burden of Disease, build deep cultural learning, and form lasting relationships. CFHI’s leadership model offers an alternative
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Emmanuel Phiri
Participated in 2024
AlumniEmmanuel Phiri is a fifth-year medical student at the Copperbelt University School of Medicine in Ndola, Zambia. Passionate about global health and re...
As a fifth-year medical student at the Copperbelt University School of Medicine in Zambia, I felt a profound drive to grasp global health through the lens of Africa. Despite living on this magnificent continent, I realized I knew very little about the intricate cultural nuances and healthcare systems that flourished in other African nations.
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Winnie Ellerman
Participated in 2015
AlumniWinnie believes that traveling abroad is an amazing and challenging opportunity. She is oftentimes the first point of contact at CFHI, where she answe...
I was interested to learn from a new place and get out of my comfort zone. I was interested in learning about how healthcare looks in different places around the world.
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Robin Young
Interviewed in 2019
StaffAs Managing Director at Child Family Health International, Robin supports community-based Global Health Education Programs for students and institutio...
Aside from CFHI's focus on ethical, fair trade engagement with our global partners (which was a huge motivation and inspiration for me to join the team!), I think what I love about CFHI is that we are especially responsive about working with participants in the pre-departure stages of their trip to ensure that their questions are answered and they feel comfortable with their program.
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Child Family Health International (CFHI), founded in 1992, is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization based in the United States that collaborates with universities and individuals to provide community-based global health education programs. CFHI positions its participants at the frontline of global health alongside healthcare professionals, patients, and community leaders. The organization places a high priority on assisting them with learning about context and health determinants in order to provide a thorough understanding of the interactions between disease processes, social circumstances, poverty, resiliency, geopolitical realities, historical contexts, and the complexities of health and wellness. This UN-recognized organization utilizes an asset-based community engagement m...
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Child Family Health International (CFHI), founded in 1992, is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization based in the United States that collaborates with universities and individuals to provide community-based global health education programs. CFHI positions its participants at the frontline of global health alongside healthcare professionals, patients, and community leaders. The organization places a high priority on assisting them with learning about context and health determinants in order to provide a thorough understanding of the interactions between disease processes, social circumstances, poverty, resiliency, geopolitical realities, historical contexts, and the complexities of health and wellness. This UN-recognized organization utilizes an asset-based community engagement m...
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