Abigail Paras

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Jan 01	Volunteer Activity: SLU Public Health Brigade December 2014 Nicaragua

SLU Public Health Brigade December 2014 Nicaragua

End Date: Jan 08, 2015 11:30 PM

Volunteer Activity Message

Medical Brigade volunteers will set up temporary clinics in pre-identified communities in Eastern Panama to provide healthcare where access is limited. Each community receives a brigade every 3-4 months. Students on the brigade are given the opportunity to shadow licensed health care professionals while learning about local Panamanian culture. A typical Medical/Dental Brigade clinic consists of six stations: Intake, Triage, Consultation, Dental, Charla (health education), and Pharmacy. Electronic patient records are collected during the brigade to ensure patient follow-up as well as to monitor overall community health trends. Between brigades, the in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up and conduct community health worker training aimed at empowering local leaders to perpetuate a consistent level of health care. For every student who volunteers on a Global Medical Brigade, sixty patients can see a doctor who otherwise would not be able to.

Public Health Brigades volunteers empower under resourced communities in the developing world to decrease life threatening diseases by improving home infrastructure and providing public health education. Working side-by-side with community members, volunteers improve the overall infrastructure within the home by building compost latrines.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Curran Eigelberger donated $29

Dec 04, 2014 04:47 PM

Julia Snyder donated $90

Dec 02, 2014 08:14 AM

donated $100

Saying "Proud of you Abi....can't wait to hear about your adventure!!"

Nov 30, 2014 10:03 AM

Suzanne Eckberg donated $50

Nov 11, 2014 10:08 PM

Heather Lewis donated $70

Saying "Go Abi! "

Nov 11, 2014 09:07 PM

Heather lewis donated $50

Nov 11, 2014 09:04 PM

ULLYSSES SOTO donated $50

Saying "Best Wishes!"

Nov 11, 2014 06:04 PM

Anonymous donated $378

Oct 27, 2014 07:14 AM

Michele Small donated $40

Sep 28, 2014 09:00 PM

Laura W Lee donated $100

Saying "Enjoy!"

Sep 26, 2014 07:20 AM

Allison Haislip donated $25

Saying "What a great cause."

Jul 25, 2014 09:55 AM

Deborah March donated $50

Jul 23, 2014 08:27 AM

Salvador Villalobos donated $15

Saying "Keep up the great work!"

Jul 22, 2014 12:57 PM

Elizabeth Hooper donated $20

Jul 21, 2014 07:51 PM

Jodiann Paras donated $250

Jun 29, 2014 08:28 AM

$1,316.60

of $1,818.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal

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volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal