public health brigades information session honduras summer 2014

Public Health Brigades Information SessionHonduras Summer 2014

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj56NSxkTHw

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GLOBAL BRIGADESGlobal Brigades’ Mission: To empower volunteers to facilitate sustainable solutions in under resourced communities

Global Brigades’ Vision: To improve equality of life, by igniting the largest student-led social responsibility movement on the planet.

ABOUT LOCATION PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTIONCONTRIBUTION

2 in 5 people in rural Central America lack access

to improved sanitation infrastructure

In 2008, 11% of deaths in Central American children under-5 were attributed to diarrheal disease

For every 1 Public HealthVolunteer

1 water storage pila can be built

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For every 2 Public HealthVolunteers

1 family can benefit from

a latrine

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For every 15 Public HealthVolunteers

2 familiescan benefit from4 projects for health infrastructure

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IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Health Infrastructure Affects• Health• Sanitation and hygiene• Time and ease

In-home Health Infrastructure• Reduces time spent walking to water sources• Reduces skin diseases• Reduces respiratory illnesses• Increases sanitation


How does Public HealthBrigades help?

Public Health Brigades•Improves health through the construction of eco-stoves, latrines, water storage units, and concrete floors•The four projects were chosen based on observations of medical brigade patient records, which illustrated high levels of respiratory illness, chagas disease and other preventable ailments caused by poor in-home health infrastructure•Basic Sanitation Committees are formed in communities to ensure project sustainability and maximum health impact

WHAT IS PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES?


PROJECT SUSTAINABILITYCommunity Selection•Based onoNeedoHealth infrastructureoCommunity commitment

Sustainable Practices•Establish Basic Sanitation CommitteeoCommunity ledoLead building of further projects•In-country staffoLead your brigadeoTrain community councils and committeesoPerform continuous community follow-up and monitoringoSelect future communities to work with


How can you help?

How can you help?

WHY WE WANT YOU

Your Benefits•Contribute to sustainable change•Education applicationoSpanish language immersionoPublic health needs and solutionsoInternational development experience

Community Benefits•EmpowermentoStudents empower communitiesoReinforces communities commitment to their health•Investment for health infrastructure projects


What does a brigade look like?What does a Public Health Brigade Look Like?

ONE WEEK BRIGADE

Eco-Stoves•Build eco-stoves with chimneys for proper release of carbon elements from homes

•Harmful pollutants that cause many respiratory illnesses are diverted

•Eco-stoves burn more efficiently, limiting deforestation


eco-stoves latrines water storage concrete floors education

ONE WEEK BRIGADE



Latrines•Build latrines for sanitary and proper waste disposal

•Latrines provide convenient and inexpensive solution near the home

ONE WEEK BRIGADE



Water Storage Pilas•Build water storage pilas as a clean and secure place to store water

•Water “pilas” allow for convenient storage, saving families hundreds of hours per year walking to water sources

•In collaboration with Water Brigades, provide constant access to clean, chlorinated water in the home

ONE WEEK BRIGADE



Concrete Floors•Chagas is a potentially fatal disease spread through insects that burrow the ground and in adobe bricks

•Children learn to crawl and walk in homes with bare feet, increasing parasitic infection

•Concrete floors are a simple solution to this health challenge

ONE WEEK BRIGADE



Adult And Family Health Education •Focuses on the importance, care, and maintenance of the construction projects•This also initiates the proper dialogue to share other critical health concepts, such as treatment of potable drinking water and proper sanitation practices

Along with the construction of public health projects, brigades also include education workshops.

Kid's Health Education •Dynamic mix of songs, games, and interactive simple activities but highly effective •Teaches health promotion and disease prevention methods, and serves as a supplement to health education already taking place in the classroom

How do I sign up?

How is your Public Health Brigade Funded?•Volunteers’ Program Contribution: $790oBrigade expenses oProgram sustainability•Airfare: Variable ( ~$800)•Total = ~$1560 Program Contribution Details•7 day program• Accommodations and meals (vegetarian options available)• Clean drinking water• Airport pick-up and drop-off• In-country transportation• Spanish translators and coordinators• Program sustainability and follow-up between brigades• Public Health project materials - $100

TOTAL CONTRIBUTION


RESOURCES FOR YOUFundraising Tool www.empowered.org Send links of brigade project information to donors Create personalized profile to share with your donors Track donation progress on individual and group level

Student Resource Site globalbrigades.wikidot.com Brigade planning materials Collection of reports from past brigades Community profilesFrequently asked questions

In-Country Advising Team Team of incountry-trained staff Share best practices for all aspects of brigade preparation Answer questions about brigade and community


http://www.brigades.org/

• Applications can be found on our website• First come first serve basis. • $250 deposit paid to our empowered link with

72 hours of acceptance (link will be sent once you are accepted)

• $20 membership fee due at first meeting Spring Quarter

• Total :$1560 • http://uclaglobalpublichealthbrigades.wordpress.com/

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