Anthony Antonelli

Port Jefferson, NY

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May 2012 Public Health Brigades at Stony Brook



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We are a group of students from Stony Brook University who are partnered with Global Brigades. During the year we fundraise for our trip and hold meetings to improve our understanding of public health, global health issues, and our Spanish language skills. While on brigades in Honduras we hold health education workshops and build sustainable amenities for local families. These include clean burning stoves to prevent respiratory illness, concrete floors to prevent parasites and respiratory illness (especially in babies who still crawl), water pilas to catch clean rain water and prevent parasites, and latrines to prevent the spread of oral-fecal route diseases. Join us in helping to make a difference in the lives of as many as possible.

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Stony Brook PHB volunteers spend 7 days in Honduras, improving basic home infrastructure and providing health education to help reduce the incidences of life-threatening, but preventable, diseases in a rural community. With an understanding of the holistic model that focuses on education, community health sustainability and infrastructural development, volunteers first receive a comprehensive introduction to the country\\\'s public health challenges and the Public Health program\\\'s ground-up solution. They will take a tour of the community Public Health is currently working in, introduce themselves to the beneficiary families, and meet with the Basic Sanitation Committee (CSB). Then, working side-by-side with community members and local masons, volunteers construct four infrastructure projects meant to improve the health of the home and surrounding environment: eco-stoves, latrines, pilas (water storage units), and concrete floors. Additionally, as a key component of the program, Stony Brook volunteers collaborate with the Basic Sanitation Committee and local teachers to help provide community-wide education workshops and training, proliferating sanitation and hygiene practices and empowering families with both the knowledge and tools to live healthier lives.

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