UC Riverside Public Health Brigade June 2013


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
End Date: Jun 23, 2013 12:00 AM

UCR PHB 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 five infrastructure projects meant to improve the health of the home and surrounding environment: eco-stoves, latrines, pilas (water storage units), showers, and concrete floors. Additionally, as a key component of the program, UCR 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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David Duong

Passionate about: Becoming financially free and also helping others whether it may be in terms of healthcare of just regular advice!

Fatima Ahmed

Passionate about: helping others and making a positive difference in the world. I am going into a health career and plan on doing international aid work as well as working with communities in need here at home.

Jonathan Phung

Passionate about: Service above self.

Miles Ondoy

Passionate about: Family, food, and medicine.
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