PUBLIC HEALTH

BRIGADES
INFORMATION
SESSION
January 2, 2017

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION - ABOUT

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.

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION - PROGRAMS

To empower
volunteers, Global
Brigades offers
10 skill-based
programs

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION WHERE WE

WORK

Programs are offered in Honduras, Panama,

Nicaragua, and Ghana
COUNTRIES SELECTED
BASED ON:
Large need in rural areas
Strong community
partnerships
Logistically feasible
Safe for volunteers
NEEDS THAT GLOBAL
BRIGADES ADDRESSES:
Basic services
Healthcare
Economic

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION PROGRAMS AND

COUNTRIES

Programs offered in each country

Ghan
a

Hondura
s

Panama

Dental
Medical
Microfina
nce
Water

Business
Architectu
re
Dental
Engineeri
ng
Medical
Microfinan
ce
Public
Health
Water

Business
Dental
Environme
ntal
Human
Rights
Medical

Nicaragu
a

Medical
Public
Health

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION PROGRAMS AND

COUNTRIES

Programs offered in each country

Ghan
a

Hondura
s

Panama

Dental
Medical
Microfina
nce
Water

Business
Architectu
re
Dental
Engineeri
ng
Medical
Microfinan
ce
Public
Health
Water

Business
Dental
Environme
ntal
Human
Rights
Medical

Nicaragu
a

Medical
Public
Health

WHY
NICARAGUA?

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION RURAL NICARAGUA

STATISTICS

BELIZE

Average level of education is

approximately 5th grade

GUATEMALA
HONDURAS

There are usually no doctors in a 20 mile

radius

EL SALVADOR

NICARAGUA

Over 50% have no access to public sanitary

services

COSTA RICA

PANAMA

Over of the population has no access to

a clean water source
Limited to no access to microfinance

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION RURAL NICARAGUA

STATISTICS

Less than 1 in 2 people in rural

Nicaragua lack
access to improved sanitation
infrastructure

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION PUBLIC

HEALTH

FOR EVERY
TWO
PUBLIC
HEALTH
VOLUNTEERS

1 FAMILY
CAN BENEFIT
FROM
A LATRINE

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION PUBLIC

HEALTH

AND, FOR EVERY

FIFTEEN PUBLIC HEALTH
VOLUNTEERS,
TWO FAMILIES CAN
RECEIVE
COMPREHENSIVE
HEALTH
INFRASTRUCTURE

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION 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
Increases sanitation

HOW DOES
PUBLIC HEALTH
BRIGADES
HELP?

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION WHAT IS PUBLIC

HEALTH BRIGADES?

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES

Improves health through the
construction of latrines, water storage
units, showers, and concrete floors
The 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

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION PROJECT

SUSTAINABILITY
COMMUNITY SELECTION
Based on
- Need
- Access to loans and banks
- Community commitment
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS
Establish the Basic Sanitation Committee
- Community led
- Leads building of further projects
In-country staf
- Lead your brigade
- Train community councils and
committees
- Perform continuous community follow-up
and monitoring
- Select future communities to work with

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION PUBLIC

HEALTH TEAM

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES TEAM

Leads your brigade
Performs community follow-up
Build community relations
- Works with community in preparation
for brigade arrival
Advises chapters with brigade
preparation

HOW CAN YOU

HELP?

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION WHY WE

WANT YOU

YOUR BENEFITS
Contribute to sustainable change
Further your education
- Spanish language immersion
- Public health needs and solutions
- International development
experience
COMMUNITY BENEFITS
Empowerment
- Reinforces communities
commitment to their health
- Students empower communities
Investment for health infrastructure
projects

WHAT DOES A
BRIGADE LOOK
LIKE?

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION ITINERARY

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION ONE WEEK

BRIGADE

CONCRETE FLOORS
Chagas is a potentially fatal disease
spread through insects that burrow into
the ground and into 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

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION ONE WEEK

BRIGADE

LATRINES
Build latrines for sanitary and proper
waste disposal
Latrines provide convenient and
inexpensive solution near the home

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BRIGADE

WATER STORAGE PILAS

In collaboration with Water Brigades,
provides constant access to clean,
chlorinated water in the home
Water pilas allow for a secure and
convenient storage place that also saves
families hundreds of hours per year
walking to water sources

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION ONE WEEK

BRIGADE

SHOWERS
Most homes in communities do not
have a private, provide a clean space
to bathe. Without a shower or pila,
people are forced to use the river or
other unclean sources of water to
bathe themselves
The shower will provide space for daily
bathing. In this new design, the pila,
latrine, and shower will be incorporated
into one joined hygiene station.

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION ONE WEEK

BRIGADE

HYGIENE STATION DESIGN

Proposed by members of the Public
Health Brigade chapter at DePaul
University, this design was piloted by
the in-country staf in November
2011 in El Cantn. It includes the
newest infrastructure project, a
shower. The project was successful
and well-received by the masons and
community members, and has been
incorporated into all Public Health
Brigades.

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION ONE WEEK

BRIGADE
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
KIDS HEALTH EDUCATION
Dynamic mix of songs, games, and
interactive simple activities but highly
efective
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?

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION TOTAL

CONTRIBUTION
HOW IS YOUR PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADE
FUNDED?
Volunteers Program Contribution:
- $850 (Nicaragua)
- Brigade expenses
- Program sustainability
- Airfare: Variable
PROGRAM CONTRIBUTION DETAILS
7 day program
Accommodations & meals (vegetarian options
available)
Clean drinking water
Airport pick-up and drop-of
In-country transportation
Spanish translators and coordinators, and
security
Program sustainability and follow-up between
brigades
Public Health Project Materials: $100

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION 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 trained staf in Nicaragua
Share best practices for all aspects of brigade
preparation
Answer questions about brigade and community

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION JOIN THE NEXT

BRIGADE

NAME LAST NAME

President: Sleman Hussain
Email: hussains5@southernct.edu
Phone Number: 203-545-6810

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