UCSD Public Health Brigade June 2013


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jun 21, 2013 12:00 AM
End Date: Jun 27, 2013 12:00 AM

UCSD 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, UCSD 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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Alma Esparza

Passionate about: Family, Friends, helping others, and soccer.

Amy Huynh

Passionate about: To help underserved communities to become self-sufficient individuals that will allow them to lead healthier lives.

Bianca Jimenez

Passionate about: food, friends, and public health!
Activity details were updated 2084 days ago
Anonymous donated $10 4317 days ago
Thanh Vo donated $100 4321 days ago
Larissa von Nyssen donated $456 4322 days ago
Virpal Kaur donated $221 4323 days ago

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