Danielle Judkins

Chicago, IL

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Travelling, education, helping others, and making a difference!

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DePaul Medical/Dent/Public Health Dec 2014 Nicaragua



Danielle's Message

Hello Friends and Family,

I am very excited to be taking part in this Global Brigades trip benefitting Public Health in Nicaragua! Since I haven't had the opportunity to study abroad while in college, I thought this would be a great way to end my time at DePaul by traveling and helping others at the same time. I am very excited to work closely with team for nine days and work on my rusty Spanish skills. We are closing in on the date to reach our Initiative Goal, so donations of any shape and size are greatly appreciated! Thank you so much for your support!

Peace,

Dani

Volunteer Activity Description

Global Brigades offers a 9 day Medical/Public Health Brigade for volunteers to participate in throughout the year in Nicaragua. Medical Brigade volunteers have the opportunity to shadow licensed doctors in medical consultations and assist in a pharmacy under the direction of licensed pharmacists. Each of our partner communities receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are treated and volunteers deliver public health workshops. Between brigades, our in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up and to work with local Community Health Worker (CHW), known as Brigadistas, to empower local leaders to sustain a consistent level of healthcare. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends.

Coming on a medical/dental/public health brigade to Nicaragua, you have the advantage of getting to know where Global Brigades (GB) has recently decided to start work. A nine day brigade includes a tour of the surrounding area, three clinic days, and three public health project implementation days. Through these public health brigade days you will get the unique opportunity to learn about Global Brigades’ sustainable holistic model and how we are attacking the root causes of the majority of symptoms one sees on a medical brigade. The main health concerns in our communities include diarrhea, respiratory illnesses, waterborne illnesses and abdominal pain.

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