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Affiliated Organization: Global Brigades USA
Group: Public Health Brigades at UC Davis
Volunteer Activity Description
Public Health volunteers spend 7 days in Honduras, 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 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, 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.
joshua pann donated $44 to Elhaum Rezaii 62 days ago
Elhaum Rezaii donated $757 to Elhaum Rezaii 65 days ago
Elhaum Rezaii joined UC Davis Public Health Brigade June 2013 Honduras
72 days ago
Elhaum Rezaii joined UC Davis Public Health Brigade June 2013 Honduras
177 days ago
Elhaum Rezaii donated $649.0000 to Elhaum 357 days ago
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UC Davis Public Health Brigade June 2013 Honduras
Global Brigades USA