Areliana Parra

Honduras

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I am passionate about helping others and motivating people to move forward. Coming from a Dominican background has inspired me to learn about cultures similar to the one I grew up in. I will be minoring in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University at Albany. This trip will allow me to experience a culture I've been learning about as well as do what I love, help others. My intended major is Business Administration, where I will be taking that knowledge and bringing it into Hotel Hospitality work.

I can not afford to pay for this trip and would appreciate any donations.

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My Affiliations
Organization: Global Brigades USA
Chapter: Medical Brigades at State University at Albany
Medical Brigades at State University at Albany
Website: http://globalbrigades.org

Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Medical Brigades

About Us

SUNY Albany is a chapter of Global Medical Brigades, an international movement of students and medical professionals working alongside local communities and staff to implement sustainable health systems. We work in remote, rural, and under resourced communities in Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua and Ghana who would otherwise have limited to no access to health care. Each community receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are provided access to healthcare and volunteers deliver public health workshops. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends. nnIn conjunction with our Medical Program, Global Brigades also supports communities with economic development, sanitation and clean water projects, and uniquely implements these programs in a holistic model to meet a community’s health and economic goals. Our model systematically builds community ownership and collaboratively executes programs with the end goal of sustainably evolving to a relationship of impact monitoring. To learn more, please visit www.globalbrigades.org.




Upcoming Initiatives

SUNY Albany Medical Brigade December 2025 Belize

 Global Brigades offers 7-9 day Medical Brigades throughout the year in Honduras, Panama, Ghana, Guatemala, Greece and Belize. During a Medical Brigade, volunteers have the opportunity to take vitals and patient history in triage, shadow licensed doctors in medical consultations, and assist in a pharmacy under the direction of licensed pharmacists. Each of our partner communities receives a brigade approximately twice a year. Between brigades, our in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up and to conduct Community Health Worker (CHW) trainings to empower local leaders to sustain a consistent level of healthcare. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends.