Collaborative Sahsa Health Initiative (CSHI)

The Collaborative Sahsa Health Initiative uses a geographic surveillance system to asses the household health care needs in the Sahsa area of Región Autonoma del Atlantico Norte (RAAN) in Nicaragua.  Our current emphases are on women's health, family planning, immunizations, and the burden of diarrheal diseases.  This project supports efforts from the University of Nicaragua, Leon (UNAN) to improve community health in and around Sahsa.  Established by UNC medical students in 2008, CSHI involves UNC medical, public health, and nursing students working alongside UNAN medical students and faculty toward this common goal.  We are recruiting interested UNC students to continue this work in Summer 2010!

2010 applications are now closed.  We'll contact applicants in early November after interviews are complete.  Thanks for your interest! 

CSHI Feature Story on UNC Institute for Global Health and ID site!

CSHI again on the institute's blog

2009 CSHI Team