Marianopolis Med/Dent/PH Hybrid June 2014 Honduras


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jun 18, 2014 12:00 AM
End Date: Jun 26, 2014 12:00 AM

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.

The Public Health Program achieves this 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.

100% Complete (success)
$40,666.82

of $23,250.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal


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100% Complete (success)
29

of 25

volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal


Afuad Hossain

Passionate about: nature, animals, learning about different cultures, and so much more!

Andre St-Jacques

Passionate about: Global health!
Activity details were updated 2008 days ago
Koray Demir donated $812 3855 days ago
Jonah Dabora donated $339 3856 days ago
Jonah Dabora donated $82 3857 days ago
Dan Ton-That donated $562 3857 days ago

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