by admin | Nov 6, 2017 | Health / NCHC, People
Written by Brandon Spratt, Doctor of Nursing Practice Candidate at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing As my first true experience outside of the US, Comunidad Connect’s opportunity to volunteer in southern Nicaragua was an escapade I’ll never forget. Then a...
by admin | Oct 12, 2017 | Health / NCHC, Programs
Last week we had a successful first aid workshop with the Brigadistas (community health workers) of Los Robles, Datanlí, Pueblo Nuevo and San Estéban. The Brigadistas received training and first aid kits to ensure immediate health response in their communities....
by admin | Oct 3, 2017 | Health / NCHC, Programs
Since 2016, local volunteers in rural Nicaragua have invested over 5800 hours of community service to earn preventative health projects, such as our painting initiative to decrease the number of mosquitos in the home. Specially formulated paint reduces mosquito-borne...
by admin | Sep 4, 2017 | Health / NCHC, People
Interview with Lindsey Harbison, Nursing Student at Kennesaw State University Tell us a little about yourself. I am currently in my last semester of Nursing School at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. I moved here from Snowmass Village, Colorado,...
by admin | Aug 11, 2017 | Health / NCHC
Over the last two months, students from the University of Calgary and Ohio State University have been carrying out research, providing a more holistic understanding of health in rural Nicaragua. Natasha Hoehn, a graduate student from the University of Calgary,...
by admin | Aug 9, 2017 | Health / NCHC
A committed group of donors we call our NCHC Advocates make recurring financial contributions to ensure our good friends in Los Robles and surrounding communities have access to health care services and education. Strategic partnerships and critical funds generated...
