Public Health Brigades Information Session Honduras Summer 2014

1. Public Health Brigades Information Session Honduras Summer 2014

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3. ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTION LOCATION CONTRIBUTION GLOBAL BRIGADES Global 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.

4. 2 in 5 people in rural Central America lack access to improved sanitation infrastructure

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

6. For every 1 Public Health Volunteer 1 water storage pila can be built =

7. For every 2 Public Health Volunteers 1 family can benefit from a latrine =

8. For every 15 Public Health Volunteers 2 families can benefit from 4 projects for health infrastructure =

9. ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTION LOCATION CONTRIBUTION 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

10. How does Public Health Brigades help?

11. ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTION LOCATION CONTRIBUTION WHAT IS PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES? • 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

12. ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTION LOCATION CONTRIBUTION PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY • Community Selection • Based on • Need • Health infrastructure • Community commitment • Sustainable Practices • Establish Basic Sanitation Committee • Community led • Lead building of further projects • In-country staff • Lead your brigade • Train community councils and committees • Perform continuous community follow-up and monitoring • Select future communities to work with

13. How can you help? How can you help?

14. ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTION LOCATION CONTRIBUTION WHY WE WANT YOU • Your Benefits • Contribute to sustainable change • Education application • Spanish language immersion • Public health needs and solutions • International development experience • Community Benefits • Empowerment • Students empower communities • Reinforces communities commitment to their health • Investment for health infrastructure projects

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

16. ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTION LOCATION CONTRIBUTION 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 concrete floors education eco-stoves water storage latrines

17. ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTION LOCATION CONTRIBUTION ONE WEEK BRIGADE • Latrines • Build latrines for sanitary and proper waste disposal • Latrines provide convenient and inexpensive solution near the home concrete floors education eco-stoves water storage latrines

18. ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTION LOCATION CONTRIBUTION 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 concrete floors education eco-stoves water storage latrines

19. ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTION LOCATION CONTRIBUTION 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 concrete floors education eco-stoves water storage latrines

20. ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTION LOCATION CONTRIBUTION ONE WEEK BRIGADE Along with the construction of public health projects, brigades also include education workshops. • 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 • 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 concrete floors education eco-stoves water storage latrines

21. How do I sign up?

22. ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTION LOCATION CONTRIBUTION TOTAL CONTRIBUTION • How is your Public Health Brigade • Funded? • Volunteers’ Program Contribution: $790 • Brigade expenses • Program 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

23. ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTION LOCATION CONTRIBUTION RESOURCES FOR YOU • Fundraising 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 profiles • Frequently 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

24. 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/

25. ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTION LOCATION CONTRIBUTION JOIN THE NEXT BRIGADE! Sign up or contact UCLA’s Global Public Health at: PhotEuclaphb@globalbrigades.org http://www.facebook.com/uclaphb Website uclaglobalpublichealthbrigades.wordpress.com/ Photo Here

26. Questions?