As of Today, July 19th, our project is progressing quite nicely. We are close to meeting our goal of surveying all targeted facilities, and the information gathered thus far has been enlightening. There have been a few bumps along the way; certain questions have proven to yield ambiguous answers, certain choices in terminology have embarrassingly revealed our layperson status on medical issues, and we have identified pertinent information that was left out of the survey. In the name of "good science" and consistency, we have fought the urge to alter the survey mid-collection. In spite of the minor shortcomings, the final data promises to be extremely useful for the Gender Resource Center and Community Health Volunteers.
For the upcoming week, we are all excited to partake in a community outreach meeting, which will be instrumental in identifying potential health volunteer candidates (it will also be our first attempt at the Appreciative Inquiry method of data collection). Additionally, we will be venturing to another Gender Resource Center in the area to see which programs they have instituted and hopefully learn a thing or two...or twenty.
Blaire Davis, Intern (Denver University, U.S.A)
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