Jenny Cook

Walnut Grove, CA

Passionate About:

"I think health care is more about love than about most other things. If there aren't, at the core of this, two human beings who have agreed to be in a relationship where one is trying to help relieve the suffering of another, which is love, you can't get to the right answer here." - Donald Berwick

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2,750

Fundraised

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Initiatives

End Date: May 06, 2013 12:00 AM
Volunteer Activity Message

Global Medical and Dental Brigades in Ghana work alongside each other on a 10-day long brigade in under-resourced communities around the central region of Ghana. Each medical and dental brigade incorporates a public health portion at the end of the 4 clinical days. The 10-day medical and public health brigade provides volunteers with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on communities while gaining hands-on experience in the field of international medicine. Prior to travel, volunteers collect medicines, recruit health professionals and fundraise. Once in Ghana, the team will visit one partner community to administer a 3-4 day-long clinic and conduct health workshops. During clinical days, community members are able to consult doctors and dentists, fill any necessary prescriptions, receive necessary dental care, and sit-in on health education lectures. At the end of the medical portion, volunteers then have a chance to build public health projects to address some of the environmental health issues. Public Health construction includes latrines, eco-stoves, and water filtration devices.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Jenny Cook donated $-2,130

Saying "Donation partial refunded from bluepay."

Apr 10, 2013 08:38 PM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $-240

Saying "Transfer to club account"

Apr 02, 2013 08:31 AM

Jennifer Cook donated $2,150

Feb 19, 2013 07:31 AM

michelle jaromay donated $20

Saying "Doh! I never gave you money for gas =p."

Jan 31, 2013 10:31 PM

Jennifer Cook donated $250

Nov 19, 2012 01:46 AM

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