Healthy Living Initiative

Vital Stats

Mario G

Athens, OH

  • people helped200
  • People Doing It 50

The Problem

The “Healthy Living” project is a long-term initiative that aims to support the socioeconomic development of rural communities affected by Chagas disease in the province of Loja in southern Ecuador. The three target communities involved in this project are Guara, Chaquizcha, and Bella Maria. With a holistic approach, this public health strategy looks to prevent the transmission of Chagas and other diseases “associated with poverty” by facilitating participatory processes of human development that are sustainable and sustained by the people involved. (para español, busca 'Vivir Saludable')

Plan of Action

The Healthy Living Initiative's 5 goals are: 1)improvement of health, 2)infrastructure development (roads, housing, water systems), 3)provision of employment opportunities, 4)skill building for the citizens, and 5)reinforcement of security within households and throughout the community. These goals will be achieved through continuous consultation with community members, education, generation of monetary-generating opportunities, housing improvement or rebuilding, and constant evaluation and re-evaluation.
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Global Poverty
Healthy Living
Homelessness
Global Health
Organic Food

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