Jessica Linder

Denver CO

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I am passionate about travel, helping others, family, medicine, adventures, food, learning, books, music, motorcycles, couch surfing, new friends, ...pretty much anything.

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University of Denver Medical Brigade March 2012



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Hey Family and Friends!

So in March over my spring break from university I will be traveling to Honduras with 49 other DU students to provide general medical aid to Honduran communities. I have always loved helping people and have been waiting for my next opportunity since helping out in Costa Rica a few years back. I believe that everyone should have the opportunity to be happy and healthy and that if you find yourself in possession of the great gifts of happiness and health that you should do your best to pass it on. I may only be one person, with a undergraduate student's understanding of medicine, but If I can touch just one person's life and change it for the better thats what I will do. Luckily I wont be going as one person and instead will be a part of a greater team or "brigade" (sounds fancy, no?). Please help out in which ever way you feel compelled to (inspiring thoughts, tips on Honduras, a donation towards the trip, etc.)

Thanks and God Bless!
~Jessica

Volunteer Activity Description

Volunteers on the Medical and Dental Brigades will be working closely together to provide quality health initiatives to a community that otherwise has limited access to health care. Volunteers will spend three days in a community in order to optimize the amount of time patients are able to spend with the physicians and dentists. Each patient will receive a physician consultation, teeth cleaning and a fluoride treatment as well as have access to pap smears, prostate exams and restorative dental care as necessary. Volunteers will have the opportunity to take patient vitals, obtain patient history and current symptoms, shadow and assist licensed physicians and dentists, participate in preventative education, and fill prescriptions under a licensed pharmacist. Volunteers will become familiar with the prevalent health issues in their community and learn about how to prevent and treat those illnesses. These brigades provide each volunteer with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on a specific community while gaining real life experience in the field of international medicine and dentistry.

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