Rainy season has temporarily brought a
decline in patients, and I have a new cumpeñera, which means I have a lot
more down time at work. In that free time, I have taken to doing little
projects around the clinic, like this food pyramid poster I put in the waiting
room:
By the end of my bridge year, I expect
these walls to be filled with informational posters. I am currently working on
a poster about taking care of your body when you’re pregnant. (We own the only
ultrasound machine in Puerto Quito and the surrounding area, so many of our
patients sitting in this room are excitedly waiting to see their unborn baby!)
All the “food” on this poster is velcroed
on, so the idea is to take them all off, guess where they go on the pyramid and then check if
you’re right. (It is geared to children, but I have heard many adult patients
discussing food portions and how their diet relates to the recommendation of
this Pirámide de Alimentación.)
(If you’re interested in humanitarian
blogs, particularly about health care, I stumbled upon a really neat blog [while researching ideas for these posters, ironically] about a small
organization trying to help maternal health care in Honduras here: http://darlaluzhonduras.wordpress.com/)
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