Global Public Health Brigades
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- Category: RSO-Service Organizations
- Description: Public Health Brigades (PHB) is an international network of college students and professionals that volunteer to design and implement public health solutions in the developing world. In collaboration with Medical and Water Brigades, this program empowers volunteers to build relationships with rural communities and create integrated projects to combat the threat of disease and the challenge of limited resources. Our holistic model focuses on education and infrastructural development to ensure sustainability. PHB empowers volunteers with the material, know-how, and support to deliver solutions that provide value while preserving local culture and conserving the environment. Public Health Brigades is a program of Global Brigades, Inc., a secular nonprofit based in Los Angeles, California whose mission is to empower students to provide communities in developing nations with sustainable solutions that improve quality of life while respecting local culture. Our vision is to be the largest student-led social movement on the planet. For more information, visit our website at: http://www.chapmanglobalbrigades.wordpress.com
- Website: http://www.chapmanglobalbrigades.wordpress.com
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President Name:
Katie Terry
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Vice President/ Second Officer:
Jasmine Patel
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Advisor Name:
Dr. Lisa Sparks
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Advisor School Title:
Director, M.S. in Health Communication
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What unique contribution will this organization bring to campus?:
The opportunity to reach out to international health issues and bring awareness of these issues to the campus.
Public Health Brigades (PHB) empowers under resourced communities in the developing world (we travel to Honduras) to decrease life threatening diseases by improving home infrastructure and providing public health education. Working side-by-side with community members, PHB volunteers improve the overall infrastructure within the home through the construction of four projects: eco-stoves, latrines, water storage units and concrete floors. Between brigades our in-country team provides follow-up to ensure the maintenance of the structures and work to find funding that will compliment the health goals of the community to perpetuate future construction.
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What proposed activities does your club intend to host?:
Global Brigades Day
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Will this organization be affiliated with any off-campus group or organization, national or local?:
Global Brigades is the worlds largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. There are 9 skill based service programs to improve the quality of life in Honduras and Panama.
Global Brigades, Inc. (USA)
1425 E. Brandywine Lane
Fresno, CA 93720 -
When do you transition your officers?:
Spring
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