Emma Balison

Green Bay, WI / Chicago, IL

Passionate About:

Helping Global Brigades empower rural communities to achieve their goals through holistic sustainable development.
“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.”
― Mother Teresa
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End Date: Dec 12, 2015 12:00 AM
Volunteer Activity Message

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.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

[Org. Admin] Erika Amador donated $-21

Saying "Transfer to General donation"

Dec 14, 2015 03:23 PM

Emma Balison donated $80

Nov 20, 2015 06:20 PM

Anonymous donated $550

Oct 07, 2015 06:09 PM

Anonymous donated $700

Oct 06, 2015 02:43 PM

Emma Balison donated $250

Sep 23, 2015 03:33 PM

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