Chelsea Muennichow

Berkeley California

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Medical Outreach

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End Date: Jun 15, 2013 12:00 AM
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Public Health 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 five infrastructure projects meant to improve the health of the home and surrounding environment: eco-stoves, latrines, pilas (water storage units), showers and concrete floors. Additionally, as a key component of the program, Public Health 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.

Volunteers on the Medical and Dental Brigades will be working closely together to provide quality health initiatives to a community that otherwise has limited access to health care. Volunteers will 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 will receive a physician consultation, teeth cleaning and a fluoride treatment as well as have access to pap smears, prostate exams and restorative dental care as necessary. Volunteers will 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.

The individuals that will only be participating in the Med/Dental Brigade (6/2-6/8) or Public Health (6/8-6/14) will fundraise $750 for the program contribution (+ airfare), while those participating in both the Public Health and Med/Dental Brigades (6/2-6/14) will fundraise $1,400 for the program contribution (+ airfare).

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Erik Muennichow donated $80

Saying "Medical Contribution for Chelsea Muennichow"

May 31, 2013 10:19 AM

Erik Muennichow donated $1,025

May 24, 2013 05:20 PM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $50

Saying "Ch 4713 Viking Development Corporation
"

May 23, 2013 08:54 AM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $50

Saying "Ch 9176 Paul or Wanda G West
"

May 23, 2013 08:53 AM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $200

Saying "Ch 2210 Richard S and Betty J Cooper
"

May 23, 2013 08:53 AM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $100

Saying "Ch 7271 David P and Margaret M Waite
"

May 23, 2013 08:53 AM

Lori A. Delgado donated $50

May 01, 2013 08:44 PM

Eunjoo Pacifici donated $50

Saying "Good luck, Chelsea!"

Apr 30, 2013 03:35 PM

Erik Muennichow donated $210

Apr 24, 2013 10:20 AM

Brett Dillenberg donated $300

Saying "May God bless you and your peers on this worthwhile endeavor!!!"

Apr 03, 2013 08:35 AM

Erik Muennichow donated $140

Saying "Heidi's
Mom/Dad"

Apr 02, 2013 11:31 AM

Christina Quinn donated $50

Saying "Great Job Chelsea! xo the Quinns"

Mar 22, 2013 01:14 PM

Isabel Muennichow donated $100

Mar 16, 2013 03:59 PM

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