Teresa Nguyen

Chicago/ St.Louis

Passionate About:

Traveling, Volunteering

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5,504

Fundraised

3

Initiatives

End Date: Aug 26, 2013 12:00 AM
Volunteer Activity Message

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.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Tina Nguyen donated $301

Aug 09, 2013 12:29 AM

Teresa Nguyen donated $600

Aug 07, 2013 09:27 PM

Paulette Weindel donated $200

Saying "You will be a blessing to the people you meet and they
will be a blessing to YOU. This will be a life changing experience!"

Jul 17, 2013 08:16 PM

Teresa Nguyen donated $100

Jul 17, 2013 07:58 PM

Teresa Nguyen donated $250

Jul 01, 2013 10:49 PM

Teresa Nguyen donated $250

May 28, 2013 11:26 PM

100% Complete (success)
$1,701.00

of $1,701.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal


Complete

Thank you for your support!

20% Complete (success)
7

of 35

volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal