Nicholas Arnold

Birmingham, AL

Passionate About:

There are many things that I would consider myself passionate about, but what specifically comes to mind is the constant improvement of the mental and physical lives of children. I am a psychology pre-health major and I am determined to help fulfill this passion daily. Global Brigades has given me opportunities I could have only dreamed of before and I am so happy to be making such drastic changes in the lives of so many people with each brigade I take. I can't wait to serve as a chapter president this year and lead many others to Panama to continue treating community members and most importantly giving them and their younger generations the knowledge necessary to continue living cleaner, healthier, and happier lives.

I have made a small difference in Honduras but Honduras has completely changed me.

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Website: http://globalbrigades.org

Phone: (206) 489-4798


Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Medical Brigades

About Us

Birmingham 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.