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"Dental disease can lead to serious health complications including disability and death. The consequences of poor dental care are devastating, but preventable with proper care."

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"Dental disease can lead to serious health complications including disability and death. The consequences of poor dental care are devastating, but preventable with proper care."

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"Since the first dental clinic in 2011, volunteers have treated over 4,400 people in need, performing over 14,000 dental procedures.

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"Since the first dental clinic in 2011, volunteers have treated over 4,400 people in need, performing over 14,000 dental procedures.

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In March of 2018 the Cheerful Heart Mission team of 25 volunteers conducted their 8th dental clinic. During the six day clinic 937 patients were treated and 3,110 procedures performed including extraction, restoration, cleaning, fluoride and sealing. Additionally, 1,200 tubes of toothpaste and 3,500 toothbrushes were distributed."

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Cheerful Heart Mission - Music Education Mission

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"The purpose of the Cheerful Heart Music Education Mission is to share the love of God through music; to nurture the musical talent and the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth of children in need; and to bring joy to the underserved people of the area."

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"The purpose of the Cheerful Heart Music Education Mission is to share the love of God through music; to nurture the musical talent and the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth of children in need; and to bring joy to the underserved people of the area."

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Music schools are established in which children participate in choir and learn guitar, violin, percussion, voice and dance. Instruction is provided by SOUND Affect International, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and the Cheerful Heart Music Education Mission. Educational opportunities extend to local music teachers and worship leaders through master classes in instrumental techniques and teaching methods. The community is invited to attend a culminating concert for each school session.

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COMPLETED: 825 Latrines, Lamielle, Haiti, 2018

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COMPLETED: 825 Latrines, Lamielle, Haiti, 2018

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COMPLETED: Loma de Cabrera, DR and Tilori, Haiti 2018

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COMPLETED: Loma de Cabrera, DR and Tilori, Haiti 2018

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"In January 2018, twenty music teachers and performers from the United States led the Escuela de Música in Loma de Cabrera, DR and Ekòl Mizik in Tilori, Haiti. One hundred and seventy children and thirty adults attended the schools."

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UPCOMING: Loma de Cabrera, DR and Tilori, Haiti             March 2019

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UPCOMING: Loma de Cabrera, DR and Tilori, Haiti             March 2019

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UPCOMING: 800 Latrines, Laqua, Haiti, 2019

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UPCOMING: 800 Latrines, Laqua, Haiti, 2019

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UPCOMING: Loma de Cabrera, DR and Tilori, Haiti        January 2019

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UPCOMING: Loma de Cabrera, DR and Tilori, Haiti        January 2019

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UPCOMING: Loma de Cabrera, DR and Tilori, Haiti          October 2019

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UPCOMING: Loma de Cabrera, DR and Tilori, Haiti          October 2019

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UPCOMING: Loma de Cabrera, DR and Tilori, Haiti               July 2019

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UPCOMING: Loma de Cabrera, DR and Tilori, Haiti               July 2019

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UPCOMING: Potable Water Mission: Chlorination Facility, Tilori, Haiti, 2019

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UPCOMING: Potable Water Mission: Chlorination Facility, Tilori, Haiti, 2019

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A 224 mile shared border of the Dominican Republic (DR) and Haiti exists on Hispaniola, and island where "the DR occupies the eastern two thirds and Haiti the western third. The border region of the two countries is especially poor. Being remotely located, this region is underserved by national governments that lack the adequate resources needed to assist all people equitably. At times La Fontera, as the border region is sometimes referred to, seems to have been abandoned by the outside world."

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Dental Mission to the Dominican Republic and Haiti, 2011

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Health services are scarce and when found are underfunded and overwhelmed. Large portions of the population do not have access to basic services such as sanitation and potable water.

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"Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas and one of the very poorest in the world with a 2017 International Monetary Fund estimated per capita nominal GDP of only $784 (USA $58,792) ranking 170th of 188 countries. Seventy-seven percent of its 10.6 million people live on less than $2 per day."

Staggering statistics:
*forty percent of population has
no access to basic healthcare
*fifty percent of children
(representing half of the
population are un-vaccinated
*Over 200,000 people are infected
with HIV infection
*Malaria affects 30,000 people/yr
*over 750,000 people infected
with cholera since it was
introduced by UN workers in
2010; @10,000 cases resulting
in death

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Hygiene education includes not only working with patients, but also local dentists and students brought from the United States.

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The 2015 Cheerful Heart Dental Mission | An Overview

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Dr. Pamela Alberto                  Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon Rutgers University

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Dr. Pamela Alberto                  Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon Rutgers University

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Regarding the experience for nursing students who participate in the trip: "An important part of becoming a health care professional is to want to give back and to treat patients who have needs, but may not have the money to get the care."

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"The Dominican Republic has a population of 10.1 million people with thirty-five percent under the age of fifteen. The country’s economy has improved over the past few years but it remains one of the poorer countries in the world. The per capita GDP is $7,477 and one million of its people live on less than $2 per day. There are an estimated 88,000 cases of HIV/AIDS and cholera presents a major new health threat."

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Phil Ponella                          Director of IT                    Jacobs School of Music

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Phil Ponella                          Director of IT                    Jacobs School of Music

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"I am hoping to get more involved with this project, as I see the incredible value for the participants. The students are primarily girls, because the boys get involved in sports (soccer mostly). The music program gives the girls an after school activity when they would otherwise have none"

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"In an effort to create a sustainable program, the Cheerful Heart Mission has hired two local music teachers to conduct an ongoing music school. The program is held at Iglesia Evangélica Metodista Libre, the church that partners with Cheerful Heart Mission in Loma de Cabrera, DR. Children receive instruction in music fundamentals, keyboard, percussion and guitar weekly, throughout the year. Children use instruments, donated by Cheerful Heart Mission, which are kept at the church. They have supervised access to these instruments during the week so that they can practice. There is no charge for those enrolled in Cheerful Heart Mission music education programs."

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"Lamielle is an exceptionally poor community in the Central Plateau of Haiti on the border with the Dominican Republic.  It has a population of 4,336 people living in 812 homes.  Only 26 of the homes had a functioning latrine." These circumstances necessitate defecating in shallow pits or open fields, which can cause public health issues owing to the local river as a source for drinking water. "The lack of proper sanitation resulted in the spread of bacterial, viral, and protozoal gastrointestinal infections, including cholera."                                                                  March 2018, installed:
*825 latrines in the community of Lamielle, Haiti
*a latrine at every home, every school, and every church in this impoverished community

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Dental care presents an area of great need. While available in larger cities, rural areas lack access to dentists. Even dental training is scare, with only one There exists only one school of dentistry in all of Haiti, and that institution graduating very few students. This creates a situation where dental care is unavailable to most Haitians.

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Dental care presents an area of great need. While available in larger cities, rural areas lack access to dentists. Even dental training is scare, with only one There exists only one school of dentistry in all of Haiti, and that institution graduating very few students. This creates a situation where dental care is unavailable to most Haitians.

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"In this border region owning a toothbrush is considered to be a luxury.  Decay and other health risks associated with poor oral hygiene can be reduced with access to toothbrushes and toothpaste, and with basic education. Proper brushing techniques  are taught to children and adults, and instructional material explaining proper dental care distributed. Education is a priority and is a key to improving general community health."

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"In 2015 the Cheerful Heart Mission, in partnership with the Black Rock Church in Fairfield, Connecticut, completed the installation of 1,250 latrines (CHM 725, Black Rock 525) in the neighboring community of Tilori.  Lamielle is located only three miles from Tilori, in the same watershed."

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"Local healthcare professionals have indicated that since the completion of the Tilori and Lamielle Latrine Projects the incidence of cholera originating in these communities has decreased dramatically, to zero.

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Reference/Source www.cheerfulheartmission.org/