College Of St. Benedict & St. John’s University Medical/Dental Brigade May 2016 Honduras

Start Date: May 9, 2016 12:00 AM
End Date: May 15, 2016 12:00 AM

The CSB/SJU Global Health Affairs Club will be embarking on our third Brigade this coming May 2016. We will be serving in rural Honduras for 7 days. 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.