El Ceibo—CHWs respond to a humanitarian crisis
El Ceibo humanitarian crisis: CHWs were there at the beginning to help. This long post describes the events that took place over several...
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Kathy Cirksena
Aug 24, 2021
Vaccinations update
Community Health Workers are getting vaccinated in Petén! We are happy that the dedicated CHWs who work with Petén Health can now get...
Kate Feibusch
Jun 11, 2021
"The Good Doctor" (ABC) recognizes Petén Health
Wow—we loved the shout out to Petén Health by Freddie Highmore, star of TV series "The Good Doctor"! Hilary Bartels and Kate Feibusch...
Kathy Cirksena
Jun 5, 2021
Running water uphill
A Community Health Worker approached us with a problem in his village—57 families were left without running water during the dry season,...
Kate Feibusch
May 29, 2021
Petén Health research on diabetes: Presentation to UCSF Colloquium
With the hard work and diligent effort of Maritza and Lauren, our team collected interviews with 15 CHWs and the research was selected...
Kate Feibusch
May 4, 2020
Reflections on our visit to El Naranjo in February 2020
In what seems like a lifetime ago, we brought an intrepid group of 11 travelers from the U.S. to Guatemala for the Inauguration of the...
Kate Feibusch
Feb 17, 2020
Supply list: Plaster?
We asked the Community Health Workers what supplies they needed us to bring down when we travel for the inauguration of the Medical...
Kate Feibusch
Feb 16, 2020
Seeing clearly now...
Guess how much 900 pairs of reading glasses weigh? 57 pounds! We will carry them down to Guatemala at the end of the month. Community...
Kate Feibusch
Feb 11, 2020
Wrapping up!
Tidying up the construction site of the Medical Training Center in Petén, Guatemala in preparation for the inauguration at the end of...
Kate Feibusch
Feb 10, 2020
Terraced garden love
I love this photo. This terraced garden area is how our (100% volunteer) architect Lucas Plumb dealt with an inconvenient 10 foot drop...
Kate Feibusch
Feb 9, 2020
Into the details
It's all in the details now—this week we installed the railing on the porch at the clinic of the Medical Training Center in Petén,...
Kate Feibusch
Feb 2, 2020
Kate Feibusch
Jan 25, 2020
Neurology class in Petén
Epley maneuver? Ask a CHW
Kate Feibusch
Jan 19, 2020
What's on TV today? School opening!!
Watch party! We spent the morning watching -- live via WhatsApp -- the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new school, sponsored by Petén...
Kate Feibusch
Jan 13, 2020
Surgery is needed, next step is a 4 hour drive
It’s 3am and the Peten Health Community Health Workers are loading this rented van full of 13 pre-surgical patients. They will drive 4...
Kate Feibusch
Jan 13, 2020
CHWs Made a Difference in 2019!
CHWs treated many patients in 2019
Kate Feibusch
Jan 11, 2020
Necessary preparations
The Petén Health Community Health Workers finish each clinic visit by counting out and dispensing any necessary medicines, saving...
Kate Feibusch
Nov 18, 2019
November 2019 Transitions!
The Education Building has been a great addition to the life and work of the CHWs. Students have a comfortable place to stay and learn...
Kate Feibusch, M.D.
Jun 17, 2018
Beccah's Adventures: Training on the Respiratory System
Peten Health and the Community Health Workers welcome Beccah to El Naranjo for six weeks during May and June. Beccah has a strong...
Kate Feibusch
Feb 28, 2018
Kate Visits Peten February 2018
Week of February 25. Kate is off to Peten where she’ll be making progress on building the new Medical Training Center and Clinic in the...
Kate Feibusch
Feb 8, 2018
How we train rural farmers as health care providers
CHWs Advanced Training January 2018 January's advanced training course brought together Community Health Workers from 2002, 2005, 2010,...
Kate Feibusch
Jan 19, 2018
Amazing generosity in 2017 helped us grow...In Peten, keeping track of medications. Ideas from many
January 7, 2018 . Kate writes: Just spent an exciting weekend doing our first year of TAXES (not). We spent a lean 3% on operating...
Kate Feibusch
Dec 28, 2017
Live from Windsor! Peten Health was on Facebook Live Streaming.
On a learning curve about non-profits and social media, Kate recently did several live streaming Facebook posts as part of an online...
Lesley McGalliard M.D.
Jul 22, 2017
Waiting room serves as classroom, for now
In May, the Community Health Workers moved their work to a new space, an unused government clinic that they have permission to occupy for...
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