Stony Brook Public Health Brigade Panama 2014


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jun 8, 2014 12:00 AM
End Date: Jun 14, 2014 12:00 AM

Stony Brook PHB volunteers spend 7 days in Panama, 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 countrys 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 four infrastructure projects meant to improve the health of the home and surrounding environment: eco-stoves, latrines, pilas (water storage units), and concrete floors. Additionally, as a key component of the program, Stony Brook 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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Enida Zekovic

Passionate about: As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others -AH

Hamed Rafiq Kidwai

Passionate about: the fruits of hard work

Jilliane Kayla Abella

Passionate about: I am passionate about trying to provide healthcare to individuals without the means and resources to provide for themselves. Also to bring joy in people\\\'s lives through my actions or just through a... [Read More]
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