GLOBAL BRIGADES Information Session APRIL 2015. LEALEADERSHIP TEAM Becca Polyack Peter Krzywosz Michelle Naporano Victoria Spradling Kristin Creel.

GLOBAL BRIGADESInformation SessionAPRIL 2015

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

ABOUT LOCATION MEDICAL BRIGADE TAKE ACTIONCONTRIBUTION

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

For every 1 MedicalVolunteer

24 people receive access to medical care

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For every 1 Public HealthVolunteer

1 water storage pila can be built

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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?


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?

ABOUT LOCATION PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE TAKE ACTIONCONTRIBUTION

What does a brigade look like?

In-take StationVolunteers record the following information from each patient using forms created by Global Brigades:• Name, age, gender• Community Residence & date of Visit


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.






Consultation Station• Doctors diagnose & prescribe

medication to patients• Students shadow and ask questions

throughout consultation• Students also translate for doctors.




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.



Dental Station• Dental Initiative will include teeth

cleaning, extractions, fluoride treatments, and educational charlas.




Education Station• While prescriptions are filled, patients

receive public health educationo Dental careo Understanding personal healtho Preventative care





Pharmacy Station• Patients pick-up prescriptions, volunteers

provide the following information:o Types of medicationo Dosage amountso Directions for medication usage



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


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


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

Thank you!

GLOBAL BRIGADES Information Session APRIL 2015. LEALEADERSHIP TEAM Becca Polyack Peter Krzywosz Michelle Naporano Victoria Spradling Kristin Creel.

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