global brigades information session april 2015. lealeadership team becca polyack peter krzywosz...
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LEALEADERSHIP TEAM
• Becca Polyack• Peter Krzywosz• Michelle Naporano• Victoria Spradling• Kristin Creel
What is ?• The world’s largest student-led global health
and development movement• Started at Marquette University in 2003• Operates in four countries: Honduras, Panama,
Ghana, and Nicaragua• Ten programs• Since 2004, almost 40,000 volunteers from six
countries
• Started at UD in 2011• Six brigades: three to Honduras, two to
Nicaragua and one to Panama• Over 250 student
volunteers
Honduras, 2011
RURAL NICARAGUAN STATISTICS
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Average level of education is approximately 5th grade
Typically no doctors within a 20 mile radius
70% of the population have no access to a dentist
65% have no access to public sanitary services
Typical families walk 6 hours a day to get access to water
Limited to no access to microfinance
Every 20,000 Nicaraguan People typically has access to only the following healthcare resources:
7 doctors 1 dentist 20 nurses
Medical Brigades• Provides communities with access to doctors and medicine every
3-4 months
• Through multiple 9 day brigades, community members receive doctor care, medicine, and health education workshops
• Brigadistas are trained in communities to help provide follow-up to care and refer medical emergencies between brigades
WHAT IS A MEDICAL BRIGADE?
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Public Health Brigades• Improve 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
• Brigadistas are trained in communities to ensure project sustainability and maximum health impact
WHAT IS A PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE?
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In-take StationVolunteers record the following information from each patient using forms created by Global Brigades:• Name, age, gender• Community Residence & date of Visit
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in-take triage consultation dental education prescriptionpick-up
MEDICAL CLINIC STATIONS
Triage StationBelow are some of the items volunteers may record for each patient:• Vitals & Chief complaints• Blood pressure & temperature• Allergies, etc.
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MEDICAL CLINIC STATIONS
MEDICAL CLINIC STATIONS
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Consultation Station• Doctors diagnose & prescribe
medication to patients• Students shadow and ask questions
throughout consultation• Students also translate for doctors.
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MEDICAL CLINIC STATIONS
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Gynecology Station• All women 16 years and older are
strongly suggested to go to the gynecology station.
• One-two female students can shadow the physician and assist in taking pap smears.
in-take triage consultation dental education prescriptionpick-up
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Dental Station• Dental Initiative will include teeth
cleaning, extractions, fluoride treatments, and educational charlas.
in-take triage consultation dental education prescriptionpick-up
MEDICAL CLINIC STATIONS
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Education Station• While prescriptions are filled, patients
receive public health educationo Dental careo Understanding personal healtho Preventative care
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MEDICAL CLINIC STATIONS
MEDICAL CLINIC STATIONS
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Pharmacy Station• Patients pick-up prescriptions, volunteers
provide the following information:o Types of medicationo Dosage amountso Directions for medication usage
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Basic Hygiene Station
• Consists of one structure with a pila, latrine, and shower.
• Build latrines for sanitary and proper waste disposal.• Water “pilas” allow for convenient
storage, saving families hundreds of hours per year walking to water sources• Showers provide a safe, clean, and
private space to bathe oneself
PPUBLIC HEALTH PROJECT
ONE WEEK BRIGADEConcrete 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
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
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Usually eggs, beans, rice, and fruit
By bus and van; up to 2.5 hours
Boxed lunch; tortillas, beans, rice common
An electronic medical record is maintained for each patient
Meat or fish, beans , rice common
Later: Reflection on day’s activities; relaxation
How is your Brigade Funded?• Volunteers’ Program Contribution: $950 (Nicaragua)
o Brigade expenses o Program sustainability
• Airfare: Variable
Program Contribution Details• 9 day program (Nicaragua)• Accommodations and meals (vegetarian options available)• Clean drinking water• Airport pick-up and drop-off• In-country transportation• Spanish translators and coordinators, and security• Program sustainability and follow-up between brigades
TOTAL CONTRIBUTION
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Timeline
• Medical/Public Health Brigade January 9-17, 2016
• Applications due online by April 27
• Acceptance emails sent April 30
• $250 deposit due by May 10
• $800 or Full airfare due Nov. 1
• Final amount due Jan. 1
TIMELINE
Expectations
• UDI 376– WEEKLY MEETINGS (FRI 3:00)– READINGS
• Fundraising– GOAL - $11,000 for meds and supplies
• Medical/Dental Supply Donations• Passport (Valid for 6 months after arrival)• Spanish Language Skills
EXPECTATIONS