John Asmus

Fredericksburg, VA

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I am pursuing a career in dentistry because I am fascinated by the structure, development, and health of the human mouth and teeth and I like helping others. The brigade I went on in January 2019 was the best and most humbling experience of my life and I'm so excited to be going on another one. It is a great opportunity to shadow dentists (and doctors) and interact with and patients who are not as fortunate and don't receive the same dental or medical care as we do in the States.

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Phone: Detroit Area


Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Medical Brigades

About Us

Detroit Area is a chapter of Global Public Health Brigades, an international movement of university students working to improve health conditions in the developing world. Through an evidence-based model, we work alongside local community members to build projects that tangibly improve lives in Honduras, Nicaragua and Ghana. Volunteers work with local masons and families to build eco-stoves, latrines, concrete floors, showers, and/or water storage units. To ensure long-term sustainability and maintenance, the Public Health program team trains and empowers local community leaders in the formation of a Basic Sanitation Committee. The Basic Sanitation Committee is responsible for carrying out in-home assessments and monitoring the status of the projects. nnIn conjunction with our Public Health Program, Global Brigades also supports communities with healthcare, economic development and clean water projects, and uniquely implements these programs in a holistic model to meet a community’s health and economic goals. Our model systematically builds community ownership and collaboratively executes programs with the end goal of sustainably evolving to a relationship of impact monitoring. To learn more, please visit www.globalbrigades.org.