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: university-of-michigan-medical-brigades-chapter


Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Medical Brigades

About Us

University of Michigan is a chapter of Global Public Health Brigades, an international movement of university students working to improve health conditions in the developing world. Through an evidence-based model, we work alongside local community members to build projects that tangibly improve lives in Honduras, Nicaragua and Ghana. Volunteers work with local masons and families to build eco-stoves, latrines, concrete floors, showers, and/or water storage units. To ensure long-term sustainability and maintenance, the Public Health program team trains and empowers local community leaders in the formation of a Basic Sanitation Committee. The Basic Sanitation Committee is responsible for carrying out in-home assessments and monitoring the status of the projects. nnIn conjunction with our Public Health Program, Global Brigades also supports communities with healthcare, economic development 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.