For years we’ve heard about the health risks of smoking, obesity, and stress. But what if those factors were less important than our environment? Research shows that where we live has a big impact on health outcomes. And unfortunately, people living in rural areas often have a lower life expectancy, higher […]
International Nurse Day 2021 – Nurses: A Voice to Lead – A Vision for Future Healthcare
Submitted by Adriana Farquharson, International Program Coordinator Nurses account for more than half of all the world’s health workers. Unfortunately, there is an urgent shortage of nurses worldwide with 5.9 million more nurses still needed, and 90% of the shortages coming from low- and middle-income countries. Nurses are at the […]
Mom’s Health this Mother’s Day
Submitted by: Tatumn Zale, Development AssistantLaundry. Cooking for the family. Empathy. Tidying the house. Caretaker. It’s no wonder moms are so happy when they have the house to themselves for a weekend!It is the story we hear all the time: Mom has prioritized her energy to caring for the others […]
Health Equity: Understanding and Identifying the Root Causes of Inequalities
Are you a medical professional or a community activist? Just passionate about public health?You may already have first-hand knowledge of disparities within your local community, but have you considered how health inequities come to be in the first place?The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion seeks health equity. […]
Minority Health Month – A Q&A with Maria Valenzuela
Maria Valenzuela has been serving the Hispanic community in Arizona with Esperança since 2000. In that time, she has created nationally recognized preventative health curriculum and was asked to speak about her work in front of the United States Congress, has presented at two World Health Organization (WHO) global forums […]
Our Role In Public Health
Submitted by Tiffany Luu, Development ManagerThis year, National Public Health Week (NPHW) is celebrated on April 5-11, 2021.So what is public health?The American Public Health Association (APHA), leader of NPHW defines it as, “promoting and protecting the health of people and the communities where they live, learn, work and play.” […]
National Doctor’s Day & How to Celebrate
Now more than ever, our world is looking to the strength and guidance of its physicians. Frontline health workers have been stretched thin and risk their own lives daily to ensure our communities are being vaccinated safely. Esperança has relied on the generosity of physicians for the past 51 years, […]
Planting Seeds of Hope in Mozambique
In Mozambique, there is very little work to be had, causing families to survive on what they grow themselves in tiny plots of land called machambas. Flora, a mother of five, works hard each day to get her machamba to produce enough to keep her family fed.“We live off the […]
Water System Leads to Blooming Micro-business in Nicaragua
It’s amazing how little value we place on water in the U.S. We couldn’t live without it, yet it’s rarely a concern in our day-to-day lives. But what if water were scarce? How far would we go to secure this vital resource for ourselves and our family – to survive? […]
World Water Day 2021 – Measuring the True Value of Water
Submitted by Anna Carolina Ortiz, MPH, International Program Director Water is an invaluable resource that makes the world go round. Yet, 2.2 billion people still live without access to safe water to this day. The United Nations’ campaign for World Water Day focuses on valuing water or the different meanings […]
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