Lisa Hong

Berkeley, CA

Passionate About:

...assisting others and sharing my love for life, people and food. Living a healthy life is hard and I'd like to assist individuals and communities live a healthier lifestyle through access to healthcare and health education.

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UC Berkeley PB Med/Pub Health May 2014 Nicaragua
  1. Affiliated Organization: Global Brigades USA
  2. Program: Medical Brigades
  3. Chapter: Medical Brigades at UC Berkeley Postbaccs
End Date: May 27, 2014 12:00 AM
Volunteer Activity Message

Volunteers on Medical Brigades work closely together with licensed medical and dental professionals to provide quality health initiatives to a community that otherwise has limited access to health care. Volunteers 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 receives a physician consultation, public health talk, and prescribed medicines as well as have access to PAP smears, prostate exams and restorative dental care as necessary. Children, in addition, receive teeth cleaning, a fluoride treatment, and vitamins necessary for proper growth and development. Volunteers have the opportunity to take patient vitals, obtain patient history and current symptoms, shadow and assist licensed physicians, 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.

In addition, Public Health Brigades, 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.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $40

Saying "Ch 22566 The Benevity Community Impact Fund
"

May 29, 2014 10:41 AM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $506

Saying "Ch 165 Lisa Hong
"

May 13, 2014 04:20 PM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $-63

Saying "Transfer to general donations"

May 05, 2014 11:58 AM

ANNIE HONG donated $100

Saying "Have fun Lisa! Love you cousin! <3 <3 <3 "

Apr 25, 2014 05:39 PM

SHANNON MONROE donated $40

Saying "You go, girl!! Make it happen! "

Apr 22, 2014 01:43 PM

Harry C Mak donated $20

Saying "For you Lisa =)
Guess who...from India!"

Mar 22, 2014 10:20 PM

Phong T Thanh Le donated $10

Mar 19, 2014 03:28 PM

elissa mondschein donated $25

Saying "have a safe and wonderful trip!"

Mar 19, 2014 02:50 PM

Victoria Chan donated $100

Saying "Dear Lisa,
Wish you a fun and fruitful trip. Send me your pictures.
Ah Yee"

Mar 18, 2014 11:55 PM

Jeremy Lam donated $50

Mar 18, 2014 11:42 AM

Emily Ho donated $25

Saying "Good luck, Lisa!
-E. Ho"

Mar 15, 2014 10:54 PM

Lisa Hong donated $10

Saying "From Lori Hong"

Mar 14, 2014 10:01 PM

Lisa Hong donated $20

Saying "From Dave Wong"

Mar 14, 2014 10:00 PM

Lisa Hong donated $25

Saying "From Lily Chen"

Mar 14, 2014 09:58 PM

Jason Mak donated $50

Mar 14, 2014 06:52 PM

Muoi Nguyen donated $15

Mar 09, 2014 09:39 PM

Alina Christian donated $20

Mar 02, 2014 04:19 PM

Nancy tang donated $10

Saying "Good luck cousin!"

Mar 01, 2014 01:37 PM

Lisa Hong donated $3

Saying "From Ryan H."

Feb 25, 2014 10:19 PM

Lisa Hong donated $20

Saying "From Barbara M."

Feb 25, 2014 10:15 PM

Lisa Hong donated $50

Saying "From Duc T."

Feb 25, 2014 10:09 PM

Lisa Hong donated $100

Saying "From Crystal V."

Feb 25, 2014 10:04 PM

peter soriano donated $20

Feb 11, 2014 12:26 PM

Phong T Thanh Le donated $20

Feb 10, 2014 09:59 AM

[Org. Admin] Judith Fell donated $50

Saying "transfer from gf, donation of leesa tran"

Feb 09, 2014 08:46 PM

Reza Rezvani donated $25

Saying "Go Lisa!"

Feb 09, 2014 11:18 AM

Lucy P McDonald donated $25

Feb 06, 2014 04:13 PM

Jody Joines donated $100

Saying "Hi Lisa! So glad I could help you in trying to reach your goal! Good luck and my prayers are with you for a successful trip. Love, Mrs. Joines"

Feb 05, 2014 10:36 PM

Lauren Massell-DeVink donated $20

Saying "Best of Luck Lisa!!! Be sure to represent the Main Stacks :-)"

Feb 05, 2014 08:49 AM

Alexander H Wapniarski donated $20

Saying "Good luck with your endeavor!"

Feb 04, 2014 07:34 PM

John M. Robinson donated $20

Saying "Good luck Lisa - be safe!"

Feb 04, 2014 11:31 AM

FengXin Liang donated $5

Feb 03, 2014 02:47 PM

Charlotte C Rubens donated $100

Saying "YOU GO GIRL!

Come back safe, sound and tired!

Charlotte"

Feb 03, 2014 02:11 PM

Indira Chakrabarti donated $20

Saying "We're so excited for you! What a wonderful thing to do. Be sure and send Luxmi a postcard. "

Feb 02, 2014 11:14 PM

Susan Muramoto donated $2

Saying "Good luck and have fun!"

Feb 01, 2014 06:36 PM

Kristian W tandoc donated $20

Saying "This is an amazing opportunity for an amazing person..... I wish you the best of luck and all my blessings through all of this...... Go be amazing or in other words Stay the LISA HONG WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE... "

Feb 01, 2014 12:28 PM

Richard Krishnan donated $20

Feb 01, 2014 11:48 AM

Lauren Gan donated $5

Saying "Going to miss you, Lisa! Have fun and be safe. :D"

Feb 01, 2014 11:45 AM

Anonymous donated $2

Feb 01, 2014 10:28 AM
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$1,649.19

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