Los Pozos is located in central Honduras, and is about 18 kilometers from Talanga, where community members have access to the health center. People in Los Pozos are primarily dedicated to agriculture, cattle raising, sugar cane production, and day labor. Global Brigades is currently preparing to begain working with the Water Program in Los Pozos, and implementation of other programs as part of Global Brigades’ strategic plan in Honduras has just begun.
Municipality: Talanga
Department: Francisco Morazan
Los Pozos does not have its own health center, but travels to the nearby community, Talanga, in order to get health care. There, the health center is a CESAMO, a larger scale health center where doctors and occasionally dentists are on staff. The most common illnesses are asthma, common cold, skin allergies, hypertension, diabetes, and arthritis.
*Statistics are based on Los Izotes where community members from Los Pozos attend Medical/Dental Brigades.
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Health Education Workshops
The community of Los Pozos has 1 Community Health Worker that was trained by another organziation. The Global Brigades Honduras team is working diligently to train volunteers as CHWs in our partner communities as part its Holistic Model. Los Pozos will receive training as soon as possible to further support the health of its community members.
Community members of Los Pozos attend Medical and Dental Brigades in Loz Izotes. The brigades are held in the local school, which has 4 separate classrooms. Doctors spend an average of 10 minutes with each patient and we are able to provide 9 educational charlas a day.
In working closely with the medical program, the dental program provides fillings, extractions, and fluoride treatments as a standard part of medical brigades. Most community members do not have regular access to dental care due to the lack of dentist within a reasonable distance.
*Statistics are based on Los Izotes where community members from Los Pozos attend Medical/Dental Brigades.
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Fillings Performed
Dental Education Workshops
Community members of Los Pozos attend Medical and Dental Brigades in Loz Izotes. The brigades are held in the local school, which has 4 separate classrooms. Doctors spend an average of 10 minutes with each patient and we are able to provide 9 educational charlas a day.
Los Pozos currently has a private hand well system. This system is outdated and not able to meet the communities needs. Community members are forced to carry their daily water needs back to their homes, which forces them to sometimes compromise on their water needs and use time that could be spent in other ways.
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Following the work conduct by the engineering program, Global Brigades determined that the best solution the community would be a ground water system with a pump. This water system will connect to a storage tank that will distribute water through 9.3 km of piping to all homes in the community. Construction will begin as soon as possible.
| Chapter | Date | # Of Volunteers |
|---|---|---|
| McMaster University Engineering Brigade & University of Calgary Engineering Brigade, & Dalhousie University Engineering Brigade | April 2018 | 32 |
Global Brigades is working on implementing the Holistic Model in Los Pozos but has not yet begun with the Water Program. Now in the planning phase, implementing any improvements to the community’s existing water system will follow the Engineering Program’s assessment and start as soon as feasible.
Global Brigades is working on the implementation of the Holistic Model in Los Pozos, but has not yet begun with the Business Program. Now in the planning phase, a community bank will be established as soon as feasible, followed by market studies and investment in an anchor business to provide additional capital.
Global Brigades is working on implementing the Holistic Model in Los Pozos but has not yet begun with the Public Health Program. Now in the planning phase, the financing, delivery, and installation of household health infrastructure products will start as soon as feasible.
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The optimal solution to provide this community with better public access is to oversee and improve the existing services in the community by applying surveys to the community members and conducting research
| Chapter | Date | # Of Volunteers |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | February 2023 | 10 |