The FOTCOH WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Program will focus on efforts to nurture good hygiene practices, especially hand washing with soap. Good hygiene practices reduce the incidence of diseases such as pneumonia, scabies, skin and eye infections and diarrhea-related diseases like cholera and dysentery. The key to improving hygiene practices amongst children is to […]
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Introducing our Education Clinics!
The Education Clinics, unlike the Medical Clinics, are intended to add an educational component to the FOTCOH programs outside of what the medical teams provide for patients. An important aspect of working towards keeping the Haitian population healthy is teaching practices and skills that they can apply to their daily lives. FOTCOH has developed a […]
Room for One More
Desi, a young Haitian girl, arrived at the FOTCOH clinic along with a friend really in the morning during a FOTCOH hosted Dental Clinic. She came by tap-tap from 30 minutes away, her and her friend having just enough money for the round trip ticket and nothing more. Desi and her friend waited patiently in […]
Caterpillar Donations Generator to FOTCOH
Access to reliable power will aid medical volunteers’ efforts Peoria, Ill. – Imagine not having access to clean water, plentiful food or shelter. Many Haitians face these challenges every day. In an effort to ensure rural Haitians have access to a medical clinic with reliable power, Caterpillar Inc., along with Haytrac, the local Cat dealer […]
The House of Life: The Story of Dick and Barb Hammond
Read the remarkable story of the founders of FOTCOH! Order your copy today! www.shelleybriggscallahan.com
How One Couple Brought Health Care to Haiti
http://www.fairobserver.com/region/latin_america/providing-health-care-to-haiti-90333/
Hurricane Matthew Update
HURRICANE MATTHEW UPDATE In the midst of such terrible destruction and loss of life in the western part of Haiti, our hearts are breaking for this country that continues to suffer unbelievable catastrophes. This latest natural disaster brings back horrible memories of the 2010 earthquake where so many lost their lives and hundreds of thousands […]
2004 September Mission Team
First row: Barb Hammond, Kent Bryan, MD, Martha Olsson, RPh, Dick Hammond, Linda Bryan, FNP Second row: Sandra Antor, RN, Carol Miller, PNP, Sharon Tear, FNP (with camera), Lynne Dibadj, Pat Stoner, Carole Woolfolk, RN Third row: Katherine Conner, RPh, Gary Paulson, Anne Hramec, RN, Heidi Walker, RN, Phillip Olsson, Gregg Stoner, MD, Warren Smith, […]
2005 May Mission Team
The FOTCOH May 2005 Mission Team (including) Norma Barto, Reyna Barto, Linda Damery, Summer Dyer, Piper Garwacki, Barb Hammond, Dick Hammond, Scott Hough, Gabriel Hoy, Robert Hoy, Katie Koehler, John Krajewski, Stacey Lamb, John Locke, Christina Myers, John Myers, Mark Purcell, Michael Rubin, Elizabeth Runge, Kurt Runge, Martha Runge, Betty Schlacter, Jehu Strange, Carolyn Welsh, […]