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\"The<\/a>
The Healing Hands for Haiti facility after it was rebuilt following the 2010 Haiti earthquake(Photos courtesy of Cindy Clough)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe problem was that these individuals were merely the vanguard of distant, massive organizations whose managers seemed less interested in nuances or painful lessons on the ground. And their \u2013 our \u2013 ability to report back those nuances was inhibited by the fact that we were viewing life through a bubble, separated by language, class, and divisions that stretched back farther than Haitian history.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

– From \u201cThe Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster<\/a>,\u201d by Jonathan M. Katz.<\/p>\n

An Associated Press reporter in Haiti during the 2010 earthquake, Katz was writing about journalists, aid workers and diplomats who flooded the country, ostensibly to help, but who in reality became part of the problem. The earthquake killed between 85,000 and 315,000 people.<\/p>\n

\"Cindy<\/a>
Cindy Clough worked with physical therapy student Steph Anie (in the white shirt) in co-treatments with children who came to the HHH clinic for services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Cindy Clough takes students from the UWM College of Health Sciences (CHS) to Haiti in spring semester 2015, she may have them read the Katz book in preparation. It will be Clough\u2019s third trip to Haiti, but her first with students, done in cooperation with the Center for International Education at UWM.<\/p>\n

Clough hopes her work in Haiti will accomplish at least two things: educate UWM students about the country\u2019s complex socio\/political\/health situation and eventually nurture a relationship between CHS and Healing Hands for Haiti.<\/p>\n

Students asked, Clough listened \u2013 and researched<\/b><\/p>\n

A clinical assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Technology, Clough\u2019s interest in Haiti was piqued by a student\u2019s question during a seminar following the earthquake: \u201cProfessor Clough, can you take us to Haiti?\u201d Later, a visiting physician spoke about emergency aid response following the earthquake.<\/p>\n

\"Cindy<\/a>
Cindy Clough (front center, seated) and volunteers from Minnesota had some time to explore Haiti, here at a fort in the mountains that surround Port au Prince. The Minnesota team included a physician, nurse, physical therapist, orthotist, prosthetist and a student in prosthetics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He mentioned Healing Hands for Haiti<\/a> (HHH) and Clough followed its website<\/a> , eventually arranging to work at the organization\u2019s clinic in Port au Prince for two weeks in January 2014; she plans to return for three weeks in August.<\/p>\n

She served as a volunteer occupational therapist at the HHH clinic, which had recently been rebuilt. Her patients were adults who had experienced stroke and spinal cord injuries, children with cerebral palsy, brachial plexus palsy and an infant with torticollis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first week I did a lot of observing, asking questions. We collaborated and shared ideas and strategies,\u201d Clough said.<\/p>\n

Needs, expertise could fuel UWM-HHH partnership<\/b><\/p>\n

Haiti\u2019s public health problems \u2013 including lack of clean water and sanitation, overcrowding and infrastructure damage \u2013 can lead to stress that contributes to a high number of strokes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did a lot of physical rehabilitation, helping people with mobility, standing or learning how to use an arm to perform tasks. When I go back in August, they want me to talk to doctors and help educate them on what rehabilitation services can offer [stroke patients],\u201d Clough said.<\/p>\n

Clough also envisions a potential partnership between HHH and UWM.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have all the rehabilitation services on campus, and that gives us the opportunity to help train therapists in Haiti. We also have a great deal of expertise in assistive technology and universal design, and with so much loss of infrastructure in Haiti, that could be very helpful,\u201d she said. Working with the clinic in Haiti online is also a possibility.<\/p>\n

When Clough takes her class to work at the clinic in 2015, they will stay in the HHH guesthouse with volunteers and others working in Haiti. A common dining area and lounge will provide what Clough calls \u201ca real educational opportunity,\u201d as the students will meet people from around the world.<\/p>\n

In addition, students will do readings in Haitian history, culture and voodoo \u2013 a subject much misunderstood in the United States. That\u2019s where the Katz book and others will come in.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaiti has had a difficult history for years, and the United States played a significant role in that. I want our students to understand that,\u201d Clough said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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