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General Overview
Population	587
Number of Houses	103
Student Volunteers*	211
Community Medical Access	Centro de Salud - Santa Fe
Brigade Site	Casa Comunal
Most Common Illnesses	Parasites, Muscular Pain, Common Cold
Most Recent Brigade	March 2016
*refers to approximate number of volunteers since 2011 as data is not available prior to 2011.
Additional Information
General Community Profile
Pre-Brigade Curriculum
Pre-Brigade Lesson Plan

Arimae Medical Access

Arimae is a community in the Panama province, located about

right off of the Panamerican highway and about a 4 hour drive from the

Panama City airport.  The nearby town of Santa Fe has its own health

center which is maintained by Panama's Ministry of Health, MINSA

(Ministerio de Salud).  However, the brand new health center frequently

lacks a full pharmacy and the staff regularly lacks capacity to see all

the patients each day.

 

Community Demographics

Arimae is home to about 587 people and has about 103 homes,

with an average of 5-6 inhabitants per home.  Arimae is an

indigenous community, but what makes it unique is that the community

is split evenly between two different indigenous groups: the Embera

and the Wounaan.  The two different indigenous groups descend from

common ancestors; they both live and dress similarly, but each has its

own language.  When they converse, the two different groups typically

use Spanish.

 

Brigade Site Information

In Arimae, medical/dental clinics are hosted in a community building.  The 

space is very open and allows patients do see all aspects of the clinic

as it goes on around them.  Volunteers working in Arimae will see

an average of 90 patients per day, and doctors typically spend about

15 minutes with each patient.  Brigades are able to provide an average

of 5-6 adult charlas a day, totaling about 6 hours of adult health education

each brigade.  It is very important to separate the adult and children's

charlas at this community because the open space prevents the group

from visibly splitting up parents and children for health workshop

discussions.

 

Past Brigades Information and Statistics

 

Medical/Dental Brigades Chapters that Worked in Arimae
Medical Brigades Chapter	Date	Volunteers	Clinic Days	Charla Topics
Vanderbilt University	March 2012	23		-
University of Washington	August 2012	40		-
Georgetown University	March 2013	45		-
Ohio State University	August 2013	28		-
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	January 2014	21	3	-
California State University Bakersfield	June 2014	27	3	-
University of Michigan Dearborn	April 2015	21	3	STIs, Nursing, & Oral Hygiene
Small Group Brigade	July 2015	6	1	-
University of Virgina & UNC Charlotte	March 2016	41	2	Oral Health
IUPUI	August 2016	24	2	Healthy Postures

 

Medical Numbers
Brigades Chapter	Patients	Healthcare Professionals	Referrals
Pennsylvania State University	802	8	-
University of Washington	419	4	-
Georgetown University	214	4	-
Ohio State University	282	6	-
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	267	4	0
California State University Bakersfield	473	11	0
University of Michigan Dearborn	348	4	7
Small Group Brigade	96	5	-
University of Virgina & UNC Charlotte	322	6	1

Dental Numbers
Brigades Chapter	Patients	Extractions	Fluoride Treatments	Dental Restorations
Georgetown University	125	32	-	0
Ohio State University	69	53	4	0
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	102	49	20	0
California State University Bakersfield	202	116	120	0
University of Michigan Dearborn	93	40	27	32
Small Group Brigade	31	15	5	16
University of Virgina & UNC Charlotte	110	80	-	0

Last updated: June 2016 

 

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