Monday, May 27, 2013

HELLO to all who are listening!

So today's adventures entail finding sources for my research topic. Surprisingly the search is difficult and somewhat discouraging, but never the less I still press on to get the job done. I've been looking into EBSCOhost search engine for some ideas, but all I find are issues involving mortality rates and improving on their Millennium development goals. I did have some luck and found a small article on new health policies of clinics, so maybe things are turning around... For my background information I've been reading the information on the WHO (World Health Organization) site.I'm just trying to juggle some ideas of how to format my paper. But through this research I did happen to find some cool sites and topics to further support. The evolution of the country and how the surrounding area should reflect its progress... and alternative medicine (Ayurveda). I would definitely like to get a better appreciation for Ayurveda practice, to meet a medicine would definitely be an adventure. Especially considering the strides they make on modern medicine. I wonder how their contributions affect the general public? What do the locals prefer private,public or alternative sectors for healthcare?

 
“Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.” 
― Winston Churchill

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Introduction

Greetings to all who are listening!

       My name is Dominique Clarke, an up and rising senior who attends Agnes Scott College. The nature of my study is Public Health with a focus on health administration and public policy. I am interested in health policy to better the health and well being of individuals through global health and outreach. Currently I have been invited into a research project to study the impact of future health policies on the elderly in Nepal!! Right now I'm study some background information to get a better understanding of the people and the struggles as a whole. 
   Furthermore, I am very excited to get started, and can't wait to start my journey into saving the world!!! I am currently in preparation to leave the country with reading BBC news and understanding the culture. So join me on an adventure and hopefully we can both learn something new....This is my first time leaving the US so my expectations are very high. I have been planning this endeavor for quite some time now, with scholarships, research articles, plane tickets this trip has been A LOT of work. But all is fair in adventure and spontaneity, so I dare you to take the challenge with me and travel outside your comfort zone...