| General Overview | |
| Population | 386 |
| Number of Houses |
85 |
| Student Volunteers* |
216 |
| Health Center Type |
CESAR - Agusto Martinez |
| Brigade Site |
School |
| Most Common Illness | Diarrhea, Respiratory Infections, Dengue |
| Most Recent Brigade Date | May 2014 |
El Trapiche Healthcare Access
El Trapiche is located in the Choluteca department in the south of Honduras. It is located near the municipality of Choluteca, a large urban area. The community has access to a local health center that is at most a 25 minute walk for community members. This local health center is known as a CESAR, which is the smaller of the two different types of health centers provided by the government. It is usually staffed by at least one nurse.
Community Demographics
El Trapiche is home to about 386 people and has about 85 homes, with an average of 4 inhabitants per home.
Brigade Site Information
Brigades in El Trapiche are held at a local school. Doctors spend an average of 10 minutes with each patient and volunteers are able to provide 5-6 educational charlas a day. Each brigade sees an average of 300 patients per day. Below are some pictures of the Brigade Site:
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Current Community Initiatives
Caritas de Honduras is another organization working in El Trapiche.
Community Health Statistics
Below is a chart showing the illnesses treated on our most recent brigade to El Trapiche.
| Illness Type | # of Cases |
| Common Cold | 280 |
| Respiratory Problems |
108 |
| Gastrointestinal |
81 |
| Ears, Eyes, Nose and Throat |
70 |
| Dermatological |
32 |
| Systemic |
56 |
| GenitoUrinary |
29 |
| Chronic | 71 |
| MusculoSkeletal | 93 |
Community Dental Statistics
Below is a chart showing the dental procedures performed on our most recent brigade to El Trapiche.
| Extraction Patients |
23 |
| Total Extractions |
31 |
| Filling Patients | 14 |
| Total Fillings | 30 |
| Fluoride Treatments | 318 |
| Children in Charla | 318 |
| Dental Charlas Given | 32 |
Current Status
Last Visit: 5/22/2014
This past June, a group of volunteers from University of Mississippi visited El Trapiche on their brigade. With the help of both Honduran and US health care professionals, they saw a total of 726 medical patients over four days, as well as 72 dental patients. Patients came from 12 different surrounding communities to receive medical care on the brigade.
Visit Other Programs in El Trapiche
Global Brigades strives to implement a model of Holistic Development in communities through a system of collectively implementing health, economic, and education initiatives to strategically meet a community's development goals. Learn more about the other programs being implemented in El Trapiche:
Dental
Microfinance
Engineering
Water
Public Health
Business
Architecture
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