Background

I have started this blog in an attempt to understand the current and recent history of health care among the Mayans in Guatemala. I encourage posts so that we can learn together how to help these wonderful people achieve their potential. These indigenous groups have suffered from a condition known as "medical pluralism": that is, Western medicine has been competing with the traditional healing medicines and herbs instead of trying to understand and adapt to the Maya culture. It is my hope that we can understand more clearly what has happened/is happening so we can resolve conflicts and empower the Maya communities to be able to take care of the problems and issues they face.

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Friday, February 12, 2010

A couple of great updates

First of all, I just wanted to express my gratitude for the Wikipedia assignment we just completed. It forced me to think about how to take the research I have and put it into a professional format. If you're interested in the contribution I made, the link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala. I added the section entitled "Medical anthropology and pluralism."

Second, I am pleased to announce a friend of mine--Aaron Holmes--found out about a doctor who just came back from Guatemala with his medical supplies. So guess who is going to ask him about the history of health care down there? You guessed it.

Third, Malcolm Botto just returned from a study abroad in Argentina. Professor Botto teaches K'iche at BYU Provo and will be helping out with my Social Venture Competition project. He also knows quite a bit about the Mayan culture, having worked there himself.
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  1. PatriciaFebruary 12, 2010 at 3:14 PM

    Sounds like you found some good sources of help. Seems pretty exceptional to find a teacher at BYU teaching K'iche. I've never heard of it. How many people speak it? Is it spoken anywhere besides Guatemala?

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  2. SusieFebruary 19, 2010 at 8:43 AM

    Your wiki article was amazing, I enjoyed reading it.

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