Lutz, A.2016-04-192016-04-192009Presented at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 28 April 20094146_VT_presentation_April_2009.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68397The mission of Partners in Health (PIH) is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. They ask a community what they need and create community partnerships for the benefit of impoverished communities. Rather than solely treating disease, Partnership in Health tackles the root causes of illness including poverty. PIH has site locations in Haiti, Guatemala, Peru, Mexico, Boston, Russia, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, and Lesotho.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightHealth impactsCommunity developmentQuality of lifeHealthCommunity participationHaitiPartners in healthDiseasesHealthcareEcosystemPresentation