Nursing department helps treat immigrants in Dominican Republic
Article By: Staff
For the average American woman, purchasing tampons and sanitary pads to deal with her monthly menstrual cycle is a normal occurrence. But for teen girls and women in rural Dominican Republic, access to feminine hygiene products is almost impossible.
"A package of pads is $3, and these families make $1 a day," said Heather Harris, lecturer of nursing at the University of North Georgia (星空无限传媒). "So it's not possible to pay for them."
So when 星空无限传媒 nursing students, faculty and staff headed to the Caribbean country in May for their seventh trip, they went prepared. The 19 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students, four family nurse practitioners, two pre-med students, and five faculty members took 125 kits of reusable feminine hygiene products. The kits were made by the local Days for Girls (DfG) volunteer team, which was formed by Nina Myer, lecturer of nursing at 星空无限传媒, and her mother.
The distribution of kits was one of several services the 星空无限传媒 contingency supplied. They also established mobile medical clinics to treat Haitian immigrants, who are not eligible for healthcare because they are not Dominican Republic citizens. In addition to taking vital signs and a health history, students helped fill free prescriptions and conducted a dental education course.
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