Natalie Welch

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Organization: Global Brigades Germany
Organization: Global Brigades in Canada
Organization: Global Brigades Ireland
Organization: Global Brigades Switzerland
Organization: Global Brigades United Kingdom
Organization: Global Brigades USA
Chapter: Business Brigades at Indiana University
Chapter: Business Brigades at the University of Michigan
Chapter: Environmental Brigades at Ball State University
Chapter: Environmental Brigades at Indiana University
Chapter: Human Rights at Indiana University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Ball State University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Central Michigan University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Indiana University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Michigan State University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Oakland University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at the University of Michigan Dearborn
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Western Kentucky University
Chapter: Medical/Public Health Brigades at Univ of Michigan
Chapter: Microfinance Brigades at Central Michigan University
Chapter: Microfinance Brigades at Michigan State University
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Central Michigan University
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Emory University
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Ferris State University
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Michigan State University
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Notre Dame
Chapter: San Diego State Water Brigades Chapter
Chapter: Water Brigades at Indiana University

Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Medical Brigades

About Us

Western Kentucky University is a chapter of Global Medical Brigades, an international movement of students and medical professionals working alongside local communities and staff to implement sustainable health systems. We work in remote, rural, and under resourced communities in Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua and Ghana who would otherwise have limited to no access to health care. Each community receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are provided access to healthcare and volunteers deliver public health workshops. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends. nnIn conjunction with our Medical Program, Global Brigades also supports communities with economic development, sanitation 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.



Upcoming Initiatives

Western Kentucky University Medical Brigade May 2025 Guatemala

Global Brigades offers 7-9 day Medical Brigades throughout the year in Honduras, Panama, Ghana, Guatemala, Greece and Belize. 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.