Guatemala Health Initiative is an organization of students from the University of Pennsylvania working in partnership with communities in Guatemala. Since 2005, GHI has primarily worked with Hospitalito Atitlán to improve health in the Tz’utujil Maya town of Santiago Atitlán.
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Category: STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Community Service Category
Students for Nutrition at Penn (SNaP)
SNaP strives to improve medical student awareness of and appreciation for the importance of nutrition in their own lives and the lives of their future patients. They aim to accomplish this goal through educational lectures on diverse topics ranging from practical counseling to theories of nutrition and disease.
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Community Health Initiatives at Penn (CHIP)
The purpose of CHIP is to promote health care in the local Philadelphia community through volunteer service in local clinics, financial support of healthcare non-profits and free clinics in West Philadelphia and abroad through fundraising events, and community outreach through participation in community health fairs and health events.
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Penn Fitness for Life
Fitness for Life is a non-profit, student-run community service organization at the University of Pennsylvania dedicated to fighting the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle. Its goal is to empower children and young adults to take control of their health and fitness level through physical activity and eating right.
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Penn Med Student Organizations
A directory of student organizations in the Perelman School of Medicine.
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Service Link at Sayre Health Center
As a school-based community health center, Sayre Health Center in West Philadelphia serves a high population of patients who are low-income and uninsured. Service Link strives to fill the gap between medical care and social services by using online tools to connect low-income patients with basic resources that they need to stay healthy, such as health insurance, food, housing, and heating assistance.
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