January 2012 UC Berkeley Public Health Brigade


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jan 9, 2012 10:00 PM
End Date: Jan 15, 2012 10:00 PM

Berkeley 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, Berkeley 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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Adrienne Sabety

Passionate about: Honduras

Alex Beletsky

Passionate about: Medicine and Public Health

Geneva Vogelheim

Passionate about: Building healthy communities.

Hanna Kim

Passionate about: I work to help better the world in my own small ways that I work to make a big difference in the future.

Jenine Hassoun

Passionate about: Service, Sports
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