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Our approach to sustainable development towards key global health indicators doesn't take a one-size-fits-all approach. We work with our partners to identify target communities, assess key needs, and set up indicators to measure over the long-term.
Based on our surveys, we identified key needs around nutrition and wellbeing towards chronic conditions in the community. Our Public Health projects focused on food sustainability in the community given the destruction caused by recent hurricanes. Our Medical camps saw over 500 patients in need over the course of several days, across a spectrum of illnesses. We partnered with the local clinic to set up an electronic health records system for patients in the community.
Our initiatives on the ground pair medical professionals with youth to create a mentor-mentee relationship, whether during our medical camps or during informal sessions. We aim to create continuous learning for our students and inspire selfless service through mentorship. This unique service-learning model provides youth unique opportunities to learn about medical practice in global health settings at the high school level - an opportunity not provided by any other health organization in the world.
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Based on our approach for 'non-toxic' sustainable development in public health, we identified the key indicators we wanted to work on in Puerto Rico.
In the wake of Hurricane Maria, there were critical needs around food sustainability. Infrastructure was devastated, and with our local partners we saw significant gaps in the disaster relief provided publicly to urban areas vs. underserved rural areas.
We focused our efforts on the communities that needed it most in the mountainous villages, and worked with leaders of the provinces to identify how we could create the most impact. Over the course of two missions, our team aided in sustainable agriculture projects foused on long-term nutrition as well as sanitation projects to address the rise in infectious disease.
