AMSA
AMSA's Local Chapter Project Directory
| PROJECT DESCRIPTION/CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Project title | HIV/AIDS, the Millenium Development Goals, and the Health Workers Crisis |
| Project type(s) | Other |
| Date completed | 12/15/2006 |
| Chapter | University of Michigan Medical School |
| Project Coordinator | Sonia Leung |
| Summary of project | Free lunch and . . . 1) Short presentation about the health workers crisis in sub-Saharan Africa and S.3775 by AMSA Global Health Scholar. 2) Call-in to Michigan Senators & President Bush regardng S.3775, African Health Capacity Investment Act 3) Writing holiday cards to Michigan Senators about S. 3775 Scripts were passed out to students. We collected and mailed the holiday cards for everyone. |
| Content area | HIV/AIDS |
| Number of participants | 35 |
| Participant hours involved | 40 hour(s) |
| PROJECT PLANNING | |
| Coordinator roles | |
| Coordinator hours | hour(s) |
| FUNDING & ADVERTISING | |
| Total project cost | ~$150 |
| Project funding | Local chapter funds |
| Funding breakdown of sources and/or donations: | |
| Project advertising | 1) E-mails to the classes, 2) Chalking the boards in lecture hall, 3) Flyers around the lecture halls |
| PROJECT EVALUATION | |
| Success rating (1 = unsuccesful, 5 = very successful) |
4 |
| Lessons/suggestions | -We had originally planned to do this closer to World AIDS Day, but do to exam schedule & other student groups' events had to keep bumping it. -The room we had the event in had poor cellphone reception; a more cell-phone friendly room would facilitate the call-in better. |
| ADDITIONAL COMMENTS | |
| Comments | We chose the bill that national AMSA & PHR were targeting, which made everything easier, because this website has scripts already for letter-writing & call-ins. |
