ND and Penn State Public Health and Architecture Brigade NIC 2015


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Mar 8, 2015 12:00 AM
End Date: Mar 14, 2015 12:00 AM

Public Health volunteers spend 7 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 programs 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, showers, pilas (water storage units), and concrete floors. Additionally, as a key component of the program, 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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Allison Hogan

Passionate about: I am passionate about helping others! I am so excited to combine my interest in health and my love of service and travel for this amazing trip!

Amy Wang

Passionate about: Service, medicine, painting, drawing, global health

David Reed

Passionate about: I am passionate about helping others and working hard to better the lives of a population of people that really deserve it!

Maggie Arriola

Passionate about: I am passionate about providing quality healthcare--ranging from opportunities for the under and uninsured to basic necessities like clean water and unpolluted air--in underprivileged areas. I am an E... [Read More]
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