TSN will increase opportunities for residents of Trinidad, improve health care in the region, and create a more sustainable health care system in Honduras.
The Project
Tufts International Development is working in partnership with Action for Education to establish the Trinidad School of Nursing in Honduras. This project was created by Marianna Marques, a Tufts alumna, and Jorge Encalada, Action for Education's Director of Operations in Honduras.
TSN is an upcoming project that will establish an auxiliary nursing program in Trinidad. This program will allow graduates to gain the skills and insight to provide for the healthcare needs of Honduras’ rural regions.
Tufts International Development is working in partnership with Action for Education to establish the Trinidad School of Nursing in Honduras. This project was created by Marianna Marques, a Tufts alumna, and Jorge Encalada, Action for Education's Director of Operations in Honduras.
TSN is an upcoming project that will establish an auxiliary nursing program in Trinidad. This program will allow graduates to gain the skills and insight to provide for the healthcare needs of Honduras’ rural regions.
Why is this important?
Opportunities
Career opportunities in rural areas are scarce. There is little connection to the citites, where most universities are located. If there is access to a school, it is likely to be too expensive, or unrealistic for those with jobs. These programs seek to provide people living in Trinidad and the surrounding areas with a chance to enter the health care industry, which they would not otherwise have. Our tuition-free programs will enable all those interested in health care to participate.
Health Care
Upon graduation from our program, nurses will go on to work in community health care. Thanks to our excellent curriculum, these nurses will be equipped with the best technical skills and community health training needed to treat populations in rural Honduras.
Additionally, throughout the course of the program, students will conduct monthly community health education programs in their respective home villages. These seminars will teach community members, and especially youths, about important primary prevention practices, such as the importance of drinking water and less coffee, brushing teeth, family planning, and nutrition. We expect these seminars to reach over 10,000 people, and we will conduct baseline, mid-term, and endline surveys regarding basic health knowledge and behaviors to evaluate their success. These integrated community health components make our program the only one of its kind in Honduras.
The System
Honduras' health care system, especially in rural areas, is largely dependent on foreign workers, and many rural areas only receive care for short periods of the year. In just a few years of TSN, tens of nurses will be providing healthcare to Hondurans in rural areas. Honduras' health care should depend on Hondurans, and this program is intended to increase its capacity to do so.
Career opportunities in rural areas are scarce. There is little connection to the citites, where most universities are located. If there is access to a school, it is likely to be too expensive, or unrealistic for those with jobs. These programs seek to provide people living in Trinidad and the surrounding areas with a chance to enter the health care industry, which they would not otherwise have. Our tuition-free programs will enable all those interested in health care to participate.
Health Care
Upon graduation from our program, nurses will go on to work in community health care. Thanks to our excellent curriculum, these nurses will be equipped with the best technical skills and community health training needed to treat populations in rural Honduras.
Additionally, throughout the course of the program, students will conduct monthly community health education programs in their respective home villages. These seminars will teach community members, and especially youths, about important primary prevention practices, such as the importance of drinking water and less coffee, brushing teeth, family planning, and nutrition. We expect these seminars to reach over 10,000 people, and we will conduct baseline, mid-term, and endline surveys regarding basic health knowledge and behaviors to evaluate their success. These integrated community health components make our program the only one of its kind in Honduras.
The System
Honduras' health care system, especially in rural areas, is largely dependent on foreign workers, and many rural areas only receive care for short periods of the year. In just a few years of TSN, tens of nurses will be providing healthcare to Hondurans in rural areas. Honduras' health care should depend on Hondurans, and this program is intended to increase its capacity to do so.
To learn more about our project, visit action4education.org/trinidad-school-of-nursing