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Health, Family and Lifestyle: What Americans Can Learn from Island Villagers of the South Pacific
How a medical volunteer trip changed a doctor's view of life and health in the U.S.

By Dr. Kevin Campbell, Contributor |Sept. 6, 2017, at 6:00 a.m.
 

During the last month, I've had the privilege of living and working in a medical clinic on a remote South Pacific island off the coast of Fiji known as Batiki. The island, only 12 square kilometers in size, is home to 234 native Fijians spread across four villages. The island and its people were devastated by Cyclone Winston in February 2016 as a Category 5 storm – the most powerful storm to ever make landfall in Fiji.

http://health.usnews.com/health-care/for-better/articles/2017-09-06/health-family-and-lifestyle-what-americans-can-learn-from-island-villagers-of-the-south-pacific