Public Health Brigades attack the health problems our medical and dental brigades see in the clinic at their听source. 听Public health brigades build sanitation stations consisting of a sink, shower, and toilet,听clean water retention pools, eco-stoves and听cement floors of houses. 听These听construction projects greatly reduce the exposure community members have to parasites, bacteria and other environmental factors that cause听sickness within communities. 听Public health brigades typically last for seven days. 听See the mock itinerary below as well as more detailed breakdowns of the public health projects and their impact.
Public Health Structure Breakdown
Sanitation stations are the heart and soul of public health. 听These provide houses with sinks, sanitary toilets and showers 鈥斕齛ccomodies a majority of communities do not have access to. 听The lack of proper sanitary facilites and habits in rural communites causes the spread of bacteria and other harmful microbes. 听Sanitation stations provide families with ways to practice proper self-hygiene, sanitarily dispose of waste and wash their hands, clothes and dishes in clean water. 听乐播传媒 are responsible for mixing cement and constructing every aspect of the sanitation station. 听Global Brigades hires听masons from in-country to guide our students' effort and critical thinking skills to construct听sturdy, long-lasting sturctures. 听
Cementing floors of houses is another cornerstone of a public health brigade. 听Many of the diseases and ailments community members contract originate from their living arrangements. 听Dirt floors allow bacteria and parasites to enchroach on community members' lifestyles and activites. 听Cementing floors is prioritized because it provides a safer living environment for community members and听eliminates the most听common听ailments our medical brigade sees in the clinic.