Duke Project HEAL

Project HEAL is a Duke University organization committed to health education in Honduras and in the

Project HEAL is an organization that strives to reduce health disparities and facilitate access to medical care in rural Honduran villages. Recognizing the disease burden endured by Honduras as the third poorest country in the Western Hemisphere as well as its limited medical resources, we plan and implement civic engagement projects to promote capacity building, community development, and prevent

ive health behaviors. One of our main objectives is to raise funds to send Duke students to Honduran villages over the summer to implement educational and research-focused projects. Programs designed by Project HEALers focus on community research and health education for kids and adults. Each year, we not only develop and maintain a strong working relationship with our Honduran partners, but we also assess community needs and adjust lesson plans based on changing needs and resources. Additionally, partnering with El Centro Hispano, a Durham-based organization that empowers the local Latino community, lets members facilitate our health education activities before going to Honduras. Our local work has strengthened the collaboration between Project HEAL, DGMB, El Centro Hispano, and the Latino community. Continuing our success in gaining funding for our projects, we received one of the $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grants for our summer of 2011 women’s health initiative, which will feature women’s health discussions, capacity building at the health clinic, a public health campaign, and health education and research programs. Furthermore, this year we have successfully initiated a local health education initiative in collaboration with El Centro Hispano, an organization that supports the Latino community in Durham, and Duke Global Medical Brigades (DGMB), another dPS organization that coordinates annual projects in Honduras. We have also restructured our executive board to better represent our changing goals, including the newly elected Local Outreach Chair, Health Education Coordinator, and Campus Programming Co-Chairs this spring.

04/18/2021

Hi everyone! We want to share some information about food insecurity in Durham. Attached are infographics so club members can learn more about the issue and what to do about it. Thanks!

03/31/2021

Hi everyone! Project HEAL is recruiting for 4 executive team positions: secretary, international service leader, education chair, and volunteer coordinator (descriptions below). You may indicate interest in more than one position. Applications close next Wednesday, April 7 at midnight. We are excited to welcome new team members and expand the club's leadership!
Link: https://forms.gle/2szkMuPiZjsLz3Rn6

04/07/2020

UPDATE: DUE 4/15!

Hola PHEAL!

Join Project HEAL’s 2020-2021 Executive Board! We are a service organization searching for diligent individuals who are passionate about Latin American health and are confident in their abilities to interact with different communities.

Application due 4/13 at 11:59PM EST: https://bit.ly/DukeLatAmHealth

Positions descriptions: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EapZk2mAF7DZmxlLb4GCEoQHwAwj6J2r/view?usp=sharing

01/10/2020

SUMMER 2020 OPPORTUNITY!
DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2020.

Application: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j5SQlQFPJvCKmoUPYujzg9BzRZ02d4gq/view?usp=drivesdk

Project HEAL is looking for motivated students interested in public health, medicine, or service to apply to Project HEAL's summer research and educational outreach trip to Honduras in the summer of 2020. This is an established program going strong at Duke for over 10 years, where a small team of students will meet weekly in the Spring semester to construct their own independent research study and health intervention to be carried out on the ground in rural Honduras. Past projects have looked at water contamination, trash disposal, prenatal health, adolescent self esteem, and more. More information can be found in the application!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j5SQlQFPJvCKmoUPYujzg9BzRZ02d4gq/view?usp=drivesdk

2020 Project HEAL Honduras Application.docx.pdf

12/05/2019

Hola Project HEAL!

It may not even be winter break, but summer 2020 is quickly approaching! If you are interested in global health, getting experience conducting your own research, collaborating with NGOs, and travelling, consider applying to Project HEAL's summer 2020 Honduras trip! We select around 4 students to travel to Honduras each summer to conduct research and volunteer in a local community for 6-8 weeks. Applications are now open until beginning of January, but we have an earlier priority deadline of December 15. See the attached application for more information!

2020 Project HEAL Honduras Application.docx.pdf

11/12/2019

Hi Project HEAL!
*Salud Para Todos T-shirt*

https://forms.gle/wgqTT4uHnmzfWG4A7

Our organization works domestically and globally with communities to address heath-related concerns! One of the organizations we work closely with is El Centro Hispano: a Latino nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the community, building bridges and advocating for equity and inclusion for Hispanics/Latinos in the Triangle Area of North Carolina. This semester, we designed a t-shirt in collaboration with El Centro to encourage Duke students to support the Durham Latinx population. Consider getting one because all proceeds go to El Centro Hispano!

Fill out the link below if you're interested and please share!

https://forms.gle/wgqTT4uHnmzfWG4A7

04/10/2019

Meet a member of the Honduras Team 2019: Anisha Watwe!

I am a sophomore at Duke University in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences and am from Cary, North Carolina. I am pursuing a self-designed, Program II degree in global reproductive and sexual health policy. Specifically, I am interested in global health disparities and am driven to pursue universal health equity for women and underserved populations. Being on the Honduras team this summer will allow me to conduct field research on the issue I am most passionate about while at the same time improving my Spanish-speaking skills. I am also on a competitive Bollywood fusion dance team at Duke and love to draw.

04/10/2019

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06/21/2018

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