Rachael DePalma

New Hampshire

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I'm passionate about helping others, cultural competence, health care, nature, running

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End Date: Jan 17, 2015 12:00 AM
Volunteer Activity Message

Medical Brigades of New Hampshire is a discipline of Global Brigades, the world's largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. The Medical Brigades of New Hampshire chapter systematically works with more than 350 other university groups around the world to deliver and implement one of nine skill-based programs that benefit more than 130,000 Honduran, Panamanian, and Ghanaian community members annually.

Volunteers on the Medical and Dental Brigades will be working closely together to provide quality health initiatives to a community that otherwise has limited access to health care. Volunteers will 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 will receive a physician consultation, teeth cleaning and a fluoride treatment as well as have access to pap smears, prostate exams and restorative dental care as necessary. Volunteers will 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.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

[Org. Admin] Erika Amador donated $-20

Saying "Transfer to Jenna Shellard"

Jan 08, 2015 01:00 PM

Megan Congin donated $25

Dec 29, 2014 04:31 PM

Maria K DePalma donated $520

Dec 28, 2014 08:49 AM

Rachael DePalma donated $100

Dec 28, 2014 08:46 AM

Marissa DePalma donated $100

Dec 24, 2014 06:39 PM

Maria DePalma donated $300

Saying "I'm very proud of all that you do to help people!!!"

Nov 07, 2014 04:05 AM

[Org. Admin] Erika Amador donated $-100

Saying "Transfer to General Donation"

Oct 30, 2014 08:19 AM

Debra L Sokol donated $25

Saying "Good luck in reaching your goal RachaelL"

Oct 20, 2014 06:04 AM

FRANK J. DOHERTY donated $50

Oct 08, 2014 08:50 AM

Eileen Doherty donated $150

Saying "Package Pavement supports your efforts."

Oct 08, 2014 07:51 AM

Eileen Doherty donated $100

Oct 08, 2014 07:48 AM

Rachael DePalma donated $240

Jul 11, 2014 07:59 AM

Anonymous donated $60

Jul 10, 2014 08:30 PM

Anonymous donated $50

Jun 21, 2014 09:23 AM

100% Complete (success)
$1,600.00

of $1,594.50

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal


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87% Complete (success)
21

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volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal