Melinda Gomez

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End Date: Jan 14, 2014 12:00 AM
Volunteer Activity Message

UConn student volunteers on Medical and Dental 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 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.
UConn volunteers also spend 3 days 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.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Guest user donated $-150

Saying "Donation partial refunded from bluepay."

Feb 20, 2014 08:42 AM

Anonymous donated $1,070

Dec 20, 2013 07:55 PM

Anonymous donated $5

Nov 22, 2013 07:47 AM

Anonymous donated $90

Nov 22, 2013 07:45 AM

VIVEK LAKSHMINARASIMHAN donated $40

Saying "Happy Volunteering! God bless!!!
- From Cognizant EPT Friends"

Nov 11, 2013 08:44 AM

Anonymous donated $250

Saying "Keep up the great work, Melinda!"

Nov 10, 2013 07:37 AM

Wanru Zhang donated $20

Oct 31, 2013 02:07 PM

Anonymous donated $15

Saying "Great project"

Oct 28, 2013 08:26 AM

Brian Sparks donated $50

Oct 25, 2013 10:34 AM

carlos santos donated $50

Saying "Melinda, so awesome that you have the passion to make a difference. "

Oct 25, 2013 08:15 AM

Katherine Carey donated $30

Oct 25, 2013 05:16 AM

Anonymous donated $250

Sep 24, 2013 11:22 AM

91% Complete (success)
$1,720.00

of $1,870.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal


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55% Complete (success)
33

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volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal