Community Health Council Non-Profit Achievements Infographic

CHAPTER EXPANSION ACHIEVEMENTS COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL The CHC expanded to include three university chapters and to conduct research with Harvard Medical School: Founded in September 2014, the BOSTON chapter holds bi-weekly meetings and boasts 100 members with 4 on the 2015 The CHC conducted 3 HARVARD research projects with Harvard Medical School MEDICAL SCHOOL UNIVERSITY Board of Directors. MISSION STATEMENT The chapter has 20+ members and was awarded 1"place at the Bierkamper PENNSTATE. Founded in August 2014, the chapter holds bi-weekly meetings and boasts 30 members with 5 on the Board of Directors. University of Nevada School of Medicine Student Research Convocation for "Partnering with those impoverished of care to treat the individual and their community."SUPPLIES & CARE anemia research that it performed in Iquitos with CHC in June 2014. Iquitos, Peru: June 2014 - 17 vols Oranger, Haiti: Aug 2014 - 4 vols Jan 2015 - 12 vols OUR METHODS Aug 2014 - 7 vols Primary care visits, with free labwork, prescriptions CHC gathered and transported volunteers and supplies to distribute aid to the poor living in Haiti and Peru, during multiple trips throughout 2014. O Medical Care and Supplies >1000 and attention Health Education Programs Iquitos, Research Projects Peru MUAC, height, weight, age data to quantify 1,750 malnutrition Health Community Organization Oranger, Haiti Oranger was in the epicenter of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti. It is located in a remote Education 100s Programs ABOUT US Dental visits, Patient Health area in the mountains and had Questionnaire-2 (PHQ2) data collected to assess CHC is a 501(c)3 non-profit, founded in 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The mission of the CHC is to provide healthcare to those who otherwise could not get it. In addition, because an "ounce of prevention is worth a pound of care," the CHC works to address the with free never received direct medical care labwork, before CHC's mobile clinic in 200 prescriptions >125 need for mental August 2014. CHC found a prevalence of many untreated and attention health services communicable and Primary care visits, with free labwork, non-communicable diseases such reasons people get sick in the first place with social and educational initiatives. Through partnerships with NGO's, local government and other similar outreach organizations the Community Health Council coordinates much needed medical care. Blood samples collected for anemia research Vitamin Pills distributed to combat as HIV/AIDS, hypertension and various infections due to their lack of access to clean water and 200 250,000 malnutrition >1000 Bars of Soap >800 prescriptions and attention medical care. The next CHC trip, in Our community care clinics run at little to no charge to patients and is heavily staffed by volunteers and locally trained professionals. In some schools in Belen, Peru, June 2015, aims to enlighten CHC to Oranger's specific needs and to lay the foundation for building a Qualitative interviews on Vitamin Pills health systems and nutritional epidemiology 87% of kids Toothbrushes distributed to sustainable health clinic and to run >1000 Toothpastes 6,750 projects addressing sex ed, dental hygiene, and clean water and electricity. combat The Community Health Council builds relationships with local leaders and community groups to identify new projects and adapt to emerging community needs. Our ongoing commitment to collaboration and community enhancement encourages ongoing conversation that allows the community to be the key players in community change. live with at and 800 least one malnutrition parasite infection. unable to find means that you someone comes to one of our clinics, it's a really big deal, because Peruvian sister organization. It's pretty amazing if you think about it. Imagine what it's like to see a mom wait on a long line for 2 hours for one bar of free soap. That's what we see in rural Peru. This is the kind of abject poverty that we hope you are interested in learning about through our posts, blogs, and volunteer trips. We can solve the problems of poverty, but the first step is to learn and to talk. Part of the reason for this is because many families cannot afford soap. In fact, from our interviews of over 800 families, in some communities, we were any individual who was able to claim the ability to buy groceries greater than two days into the future. That's how poor some of these people are. And it can't afford soap if you can barely afford food. Soap is a very important part of the prevention and control of diarrheal illness, such as parasitosis. So, when have to forgo much of their income from that day in order to seek care through Consejo de Salud Comunitario, CHC's Visit us at www.communityhealthcouncil.org