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Our Work Petén Health

WebVillage-based Care. Using finely-tuned medical protocols, the community health workers (CHWs) provide emergency and primary health care for their neighbors. The goal of Petén Health and El Programa de Salud Comunitaria is to have health care available to people where they live. CHWs make house calls when necessary and usually care for patients

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About Us Petén Health

WebABOUT PETÉN HEALTH. Petén Health is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization founded in 2017 to support El Programa de Salud Comunitaria, the community-based rural health care program in Petén, Guatemala. This program, in which community members receive the training and equipment necessary to address remote villages' health needs, has been

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Vaccinations update

WebCommunity Health Workers are getting vaccinated in Petén! We are happy that the dedicated CHWs who work with Petén Health can now get vaccinated to protect themselves against the latest surge of Covid-19 which is sweeping the region. The progress is slowed by lack of distributed vaccine options: CHWs must travel to El Naranjo to get …

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News from Petén Petén Health

WebWe spent a lean 3% on operating Kate Feibusch. Dec 28, 2017. Live from Windsor! Peten Health was on Facebook Live Streaming. On a learning curve about non-profits and social media, Kate recently did several live streaming Facebook posts as part of an online Lesley McGalliard M.D. Jul 22, 2017.

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Petén Health research on diabetes: Presentation to UCSF Colloquium

WebWith the hard work and diligent effort of Maritza and Lauren, our team collected interviews with 15 CHWs and the research was selected for presentation to the UCSF Family and Community Medicine Colloquium on May 27, 2021. We found the insights of the CHWs on their patients, their communities and their self-assessments on diabetes …

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El Ceibo—CHWs respond to a humanitarian crisis

WebEl Ceibo humanitarian crisis: CHWs were there at the beginning to help.This long post describes the events that took place over several weeks in August and early September 2021. The US and Mexico decided to deposit thousands of Central American asylum seekers and other migrants in the tiny border town in El Ceibo, a community our …

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History Petén Health

WebThrough quarterly reports from the field, Dr. Kate Feibusch captured the compelling story of establishing and growing this remote clinic and Community Health Worker training program. These entries in her log from over a decade ago, give a feeling of the challenges and accomplishments of training a new group of CHWs.

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CHWs Made a Difference in 2019!

WebHow many families in Petén got care from CHWs last year? The counts are in! In 2019, the Petén Health Community Health Workers took care of 4638 patients during 203 clinic days in the existing central clinic. These patients came from over 60 different rural communities in the department of Petén, the largest and most remote area of Guatemala.

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Neurology class in Petén

WebThe Community Health Worker students spent this week studying NEUROLOGY. They learned how to tell the difference between seizures and other types of loss of consciousness.

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"The Good Doctor" (ABC) recognizes Petén Health

WebWow—we loved the shout out to Petén Health by Freddie Highmore, star of TV series "The Good Doctor"! Hilary Bartels and Kate Feibusch consulted with the writers for the final two episodes of season 4, in which the surgical team travels to Guatemala to provide medical care. Production was such a fascinating process from beginning to end, …

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Stay in Touch Petén Health

WebPetén Health is in Windsor, California, USA. El Programa de Salud Comunitaria and its Casa de Salud are in Petén, Guatemala © 2017-2024 by Petén Health < info

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Mental Health Workshop for Advanced CHWs

WebThe advanced community health workers (CHWs) shoulder enormous responsibilities. In addition to being subsistence farmers, at the mercy of the rains to keep th

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Running water uphill

WebA Community Health Worker approached us with a problem in his village—57 families were left without running water during the dry season, which has now become 5 months long. These families, (1/4 of the community) had to haul water by hand from other areas of the village. Many got up in the middle of the night to fill buckets with the trickle …

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Donate Petén Health

WebConsider making a monthly donation! For legacy gifts, employer matching and donations of stock or in-kind donations, please contact us at [email protected]. Peten Health is a 501 (c) (3) organization: EIN 81-5408198. Donations are fully tax-deductible. All donations will be applied toward the area of greatest need.

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Into the details

WebIt's all in the details now—this week we installed the railing on the porch at the clinic of the Medical Training Center in Petén, Guatemala. It was put to immediate use by the Community Health Workers' kids. This porch will surely …

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Necessary preparations

WebThe Petén Health Community Health Workers finish each clinic visit by counting out and dispensing any necessary medicines, saving patients from having to pay high prices at the pharmacies in town. Behind the scenes, CHWs work to find quality generic medicines in the capital, Guatemala City, and get them to our clinic, 12 hours away. …

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Photos & Videos Petén Health

WebThese (graphic) pictures show the wounds, treatment and healing of two foot injuries that came in on the same day, a Sunday. CHWs step up in emergencies!

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What's on TV today

WebWatch party! We spent the morning watching -- live via WhatsApp -- the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new school, sponsored by Petén Health and Seeds of Learning and built with the town's volunteer labor. It replaces a derelict building that threatened to fall on the kids! Despite the drizzly weather, the whole town turned out for …

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