Healthy Living Program

Health, Hygiene, and Sanitation Initiative

CdA’s monthly health talks are the result of a follow-up campaign for our 2013 Water Filter Program, in which we distributed 60 home-based SAWYER filters to interested families in Tehuiste. The community’s water is highly contaminated with feces and E. coli, and 82% of the population has parasites from fecal-oral contamination. This is a result of water and food contamination, as well as a lack of sanitation and hygiene education. Many people are used to diarrhea, stomach pains and lethargy as a normal part of daily life. Medical services are miles away and getting to and from the community is difficult and expensive.

In 2015 we offered revised workshops as well as a few new ones:

Correct Use of Fertilizers
Hand-Washing
Tippy Tap
Brushing Teeth
Keeping the Latrine Clean
Preparing Food
Sexual Education
Sexually Transmitted Illnesses and AIDS
Dengue
Chikungunya

First Health Talk - Dengue and Chikungunya

On March 4th CdA hosted the 2015's first of a continued series of health talks to the residents of Tehuiste. This first talk focused on the subjects of Dengue and Chikungunya, two prevalent viruses transmitted by mosquitoes. Our health specialists discussed the causes of the diseases, common symptoms to look out for, and what actions to take if the virus has infected someone. Medicine will be delivered and administered for those showing symptoms as they become available.