UNC Chapel Hill Public Health Brigade March 2012


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Mar 6, 2012 12:00 AM
End Date: Mar 12, 2012 12:00 AM

UNC Chapel Hill 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, UNC Chapel Hill 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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Asia-LaRae Walker

Passionate about: Combating chronic health disparities and infant mortality

Eeshan Khandekar

Passionate about: Bringing tangible change to peoples lives, that can be sustained by their lifestyle.

Emma Seagle

Passionate about: Improving Public Health Across the World!
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