Home Institution
Rice University
Publication Date
Spring 2019
Abstract
RED OSS es una organización en Conchalí, Santiago que provee pruebas rápidas de VIH y actualiza otras pruebas para ETS en una manera gratuita desde 1991. Durante mi pasantía, investigué como una organización disminuye las desigualdades de salud. También aprendí sobre el financiamiento de RED OSS, las pruebas rápidas y el nicho de RED OSS en un país con un sistema pública. Utilicé observaciones y entrevistas para estudiar la clínica. Tuve oportunidades para asistir los talleres para prevenir homofobia y ver las consejerías con un voluntario. También actualicé el sitio web para reflejar los servicios que RED OSS ofrece. En total, aprendí mucho durante la pasantía y entendía cómo los temas de las clases se relacionan con la sociedad.
RED OSS is an organization in Conchalí, Santiago that provides rapid tests for HIV and tests for other STDs free of charge since 1991. During my internship, I investigated how a private organization works to fight inequalities in health in marginalized communities. I also learned about how RED OSS is financed, the rapid tests themselves, and the niche that a clinic like RED OSS has in a country with an established public health system. I had opportunities to observe classes about preventing homophobia by seeing counseling sessions with the volunteers. I also updated the website to reflect the services that the clinic provides. Altogether, I understood how the themes we covered in class relate to society.
Disciplines
Community Health | Inequality and Stratification | Infectious Disease | Latin American Languages and Societies | Latin American Studies | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Medicine and Health | Nonprofit Administration and Management | Preventive Medicine | Public Health
Recommended Citation
Ehsan, Saad, "Pasantía en RED OSS: Más que una Clínica" (2019). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 3120.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/3120
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Community Health Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Infectious Disease Commons, Latin American Languages and Societies Commons, Latin American Studies Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Medicine and Health Commons, Nonprofit Administration and Management Commons, Preventive Medicine Commons, Public Health Commons
Program Name
Chile: Public Health, Traditional Medicine, and Community Empowerment