UC Irvine Public Health Brigade March 2012


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Mar 25, 2012 9:59 PM
End Date: Mar 31, 2012 9:59 PM

UCI 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, UCI 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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Adrian Valdecanas

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Aissa Fernandez

Passionate about: Love, Compassion, Kindness, Family

Alice Young

Passionate about: “All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.” ― Martha Graham

Benjamin Cacanindin

Passionate about: people

Cindy Yan

Passionate about: TRAVELING & COMMUNITY SERVICE
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Marcee Dela Cruz donated $20 4761 days ago
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ANA DELACRUZ donated $30 4761 days ago
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