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End Date: Aug 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Volunteer Activity Message

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.

Public Health volunteers will spend their time 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, Public Health 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.

The individuals that will only be participating in the Public Health or Med/Dental Brigade will fundraise $750 for the program contribution, while those participating in both the Public Health and Med/Dental Brigades will fundraise $1,400 for the program contribution.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $-500

Saying "Transferred back to Zoe K.D. Haynes for refund"

Feb 21, 2014 08:39 AM

[Org. Admin] Judith Fell donated $-150

Saying "reimbursement for luggage fee to christian milhatran."

Oct 21, 2013 12:34 PM

[Org. Admin] Judith Fell donated $-1,050

Saying "reimbursement for meds to venkatapathi nallapa"

Aug 22, 2013 11:09 AM

Alia Ahmed donated $100

Aug 08, 2013 09:36 PM

Nikhil Adapa donated $100

Aug 08, 2013 06:46 AM

George Panicker donated $100

Saying "$100 for the medication contribution from Aaron Panicker"

Jul 26, 2013 02:17 PM

Emily M. Seczawa donated $100

Jul 26, 2013 11:18 AM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $100

Saying "Transfer from Mrunalini Tankasala"

Jul 03, 2013 03:52 PM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $760

Saying "Transfer from Delontae Sullivan and Zoe KD Haynes"

Jul 02, 2013 06:55 PM

Nikki White donated $100

Jun 29, 2013 10:38 PM

Jasmeet Kooner donated $100

Jun 29, 2013 07:34 PM

Archita Achanta donated $100

Jun 23, 2013 09:00 PM

Sasha-Gay Haynes donated $100

Jun 03, 2013 11:56 AM

Kellie Clark donated $100

May 31, 2013 09:39 AM

Samantha Mathews donated $100

May 30, 2013 08:55 PM

Lisa Spencer donated $100

May 30, 2013 08:50 PM

Ritika Bhatia donated $100

May 30, 2013 06:46 PM

Richa Bhatia donated $100

May 30, 2013 06:45 PM

Dianne Vargo donated $100

May 30, 2013 04:04 PM

Megan Blake donated $100

Saying "This is the Medication contribution for Megan Blake"

May 29, 2013 12:40 AM

Kirsten Moy donated $100

May 28, 2013 09:57 PM

Joesina Manalel donated $100

May 28, 2013 04:59 PM

Febin Payyappilly donated $100

May 28, 2013 10:26 AM

Sonny Memaj donated $100

May 26, 2013 01:08 PM

Noor-Iffaf Mehdi-khan donated $100

May 24, 2013 05:23 AM

Sidra Ali donated $100

May 21, 2013 04:01 PM

Cristian Mihaltan donated $100

May 09, 2013 02:06 PM

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