Florida Gulf Coast U Med/Public Health Brigade May 2015 Nicaragua


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: May 5, 2015 12:00 AM
End Date: May 13, 2015 12:00 AM

Global Brigades offers 7 day Medical Brigades for volunteers to participate in throughout the year. During a medical brigade, volunteers have the opportunity to take vitals and patient history in triage, shadow licensed doctors in medical consultations, and assist in a pharmacy under the direction of licensed pharmacists. Each of our partner communities receives a brigade approximately twice a year. Between brigades, our in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up and to conduct Community Health Worker (CHW) trainings to empower local leaders to sustain a consistent level of healthcare. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends.

On Public Health Brigades, volunteers travel to Central America and Ghana to develop sustainable health solutions and establish a standard of health quality by emphasizing prevention and education. The Public Health Program achieves prevention and education by implementing in-home infrastructure projects, providing health education, and engaging community members. Each Public Health Brigade will work with individual families, local schools, and community leaders with a focus on holistic and preventative health measures on both an individual and community-wide scale.

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Abigail Huelsman

Passionate about: My name is Abby Huelsman and I am passionate about helping others. I am currently a full time duel enrollment student at Florida Gulf Coast University and will be graduating from Naples High School t... [Read More]

Adam Marshel

Passionate about: Going to school for Biochemistry

Belen Rodriguez

Passionate about: Learning about anything related to the sciences.
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