Andrea Spoto

Los Angeles

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USC Medical January 2015 Honduras



Andrea's Message

Dear friends,

This winter, I am participating in a Global Medical Brigade trip to Honduras in order to make healthcare services accessible to rural populations in need. We bring along a couple of medical and dental professionals with us with the intention of setting up a week-long clinic for the residents of several Honduran villages.

Any donations would be absolutely incredible and will go toward a truly beneficial cause.

Thank you so much for your time and consideration!

Sincerely,
Andrea Spoto

Volunteer Activity Description

Volunteers on Medical and Dental Brigades work closely together with licensed medical and dental professionals to provide quality health initiatives to a community that otherwise has limited access to health care. Volunteers spend three days in a community in order to optimize the amount of time patients are able to spend with the physicians and dentists. Each patient receives a physician consultation, public health talk, and prescribed medicines as well as have access to PAP smears, prostate exams and restorative dental care as necessary. Children, in addition, receive teeth cleaning, a fluoride treatment, and vitamins necessary for proper growth and development. Volunteers have the opportunity to take patient vitals, obtain patient history and current symptoms, shadow and assist licensed physicians and dentists, participate in preventative education, and fill prescriptions under a licensed pharmacist. Volunteers will become familiar with the prevalent health issues in their community and learn about how to prevent and treat those illnesses. These brigades provide each volunteer with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on a specific community while gaining real life experience in the field of international medicine and dentistry.

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