Cameron Catherine

Chapel Hill, NC

Passionate About:

Medical Anthropology, Health as a Human Right, Sustainable Community Health Programs, Culturally Appropriate Care, Spanish, Caipiriñas, Jugo de Mora

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UNC Chapel Hill Public Health Brigade March 2015 Honduras



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Hello friends! I will be participating in the 2015 Global Public Health Brigades in Honduras. While in Ecuador, I have learned so much about culturally appropriate health care. With your funding help, I hope to learn more about sustainable public health practices this March! I am leaving Ecuador "broke and happy"--I spent all of my funds traveling and exploring down here. Any contribution helps-and they are all 100% tax deductible. Gracias y que te vayas con los benediciones de Dios :)

Volunteer Activity Description

UNC Chapel Hill 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, UNC Chapel Hill 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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