Community Health Education

Healthy Habits Program. The goal of this program is to improve the overall health and well-being of children and the communities where they live, through health education, instruction about proper hygiene and promotion of healthy habits and self-care.

Health Education Talks. Awareness among the adult population in active self-health promotion is important for empowering communities and promoting positive change. With this objective in mind our paramedical personnel under the direction of the medical staff implemented health education talks in different communities. The topics included women’s health, child nutrition, HIV/AIDS and caring for common health problems in the home.

Fluoride Program. Studies done by the National Guatemalan University Dental Program have shown that the use of fluoride by school age children can reduce new cavities by up to 60%