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Community Health & Wellbeing
About
Diabetes program with Laura Monti and Filomena Barnett
A multicultural team of herbalists, health promoters, nurses, and doctors advance community and environmental health, integrating indigenous healing with modern healthcare at health centers and homes in Comcaac villages of Punta Chueca and Desemboque.
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Comcaac healers apply ancestral knowledge of desert and sea plants, and native foods to promote health to effectively address emerging and new diseases such as diabetes and Covid-19.
WHAT WE DO
Healthcare for 300 patients a month in two villages
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Botanical medicine with sustainable plant collection and preparation and distribution
Diabetes prevention and management
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Community nutrition- native foods and beverages, solar powered community gardens
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Access to clean water
EDUCATION & APPRENTICESHIPS
Traditional Medicine Institute: Advanced learning in traditional healing , public health and primary health care for Comcaac health leaders
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Youth apprenticeships for botanical medicine
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Knowledge exchanges with indigenous communities
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Advanced education for professional health careers
ADVOCACY FOR INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
Medications and healthcare equipment
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Emergency healthcare and transportation for critical healthcare
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Integrative traditional medicine clinics & infrastructure, equipment and medical supplies
INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CARE
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION
Comcaac Nation Authorities, Mexican Health Department, IMSS-Bienestar and INPI Instituto Nacional de Pueblos Indigenas, Universidad de Sonora, El Colegio Sonora Traditional Medicine of Northern Mexico Certificate Program, CONACyT, Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo
