Christina Sancken will be serving as a Community Health Promoter for the Peace Corps Community Health project in Peru from September 15, 2011 to November 24, 2013. The purpose of the Community Health project is that community members living in rural communities will have improved health conditions through adopting healthy lifestyle practices. As a CHP (and most likely the only American in my community), she will be collaborating with NGOs, local health posts, educational institutions, and community groups to help achieve the goals of the Peace Corps Community Health project.
Sustainability is one of the most important aspects of this program. In order to create sustainable practices and programs, she will spend a significant amount of her time dedicated to needs assessments, teaching, training, and evaluations for different groups of community members on nutrition, proper hygiene, and disease prevention.