Health Education

MEDICO is committed to furthering a sustainable response to health care through education.  Our commitments include providing a component of health education in addition to the clinics of medical, eye and dental.  Educators with experience or an interest in health education are needed on each mission team to facilitate this component using teaching tools developed and provided by MEDICO.  Inquiries regarding this role for any field team are welcomed.  Please contact information@medico.org if you are interested in this position.

MEDICO Endowed Scholarship Fund - MESF

Purpose: to provide opportunity of financial assistance for field team participation, educational purposes or other identified needs that meet the MEDICO mission statement criteria.  This is available to qualified individuals who complete and submit an application and are then selected by committee review. 

This program underscores the legacy of MEDICO's efforts through donors committed to providing opportunity for those in need.  Philanthropic opportunities are available. 

Inquiries regarding participation can be directed to information@medico.org . 

Contributions supporting this program are charitable gifts under the 501(c)3  non-profit status and are tax deductable as allowable by law. 

ADOPT-A-VILLAGE Initiative

MEDICO’s Adopt-A-Village Initiative is an expansion of an earlier program in which teams of volunteers visited the same village every year for five years. During that time MEDICO’s efforts were tracked and documented in an effort to measure progress:

• Establishment of a dental fluoride program for school children resulted in fewer cavities and fewer extractions.
  
• Eye exams and distribution of prescription and reading glasses meant that, over time, many patients were returning to the clinic just for checkups.
• Provision of vitamins, parasite meds, improved general health and wellness.
• Health hygiene instruction offered during the team's week of service showed overall improvement in patients' health status.

 Clearly, MEDICO—in partnership with pre-selected host organizations—substantially affects the well-being of the village.

 During the five years of our initial Adopt-A-Village Initiative, MEDICO also supported the village by providing school supplies and creating a nearby small health clinic with basic medicines to be distributed as needed by a local doctor or nurse. Our current AVI sites include the communities of Las Aradas and Monte Verde, Honduras.  Working in tandem with the local community, MEDICO enhanced already established programs to help create a healthier community.