Welcome to Salud Juntos (Health Together)
....Cooperative Catalyst for Health.....
The clinic at La Gaucamaya
Our hope is to empower and enrich the lives of people in Latin America through improved health and well-being. We will accomplish this through our mission to collaborate with communities in the development of best public health practices and integrated medical services.
We believe that collaboration, diversity, compassion, empowerment and sustainability are all necessary to reach these goals. Read more about our vision and mission.
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Latest News
Whitman College Pageant
Raises Over $28,000!!
Whitman College Sorority's "Mr. Whitman" Pageant raises over $28,000! Thanks to Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority and Whitman College for their generous donation of over $28,000 to Salud Juntos. Salud Juntos was selected as the non-profit to benefit from the annual "Mr. Whitman" event Oct. 30 at Cordiner Hall at Whitman University. Read more and see pictures
The Partnership for Honduran Health and Salud Juntos News The Partnership for Honduran Health, a group of students from Cornell University formed to help support sustainable public health programs in communities in Honduras in partnership with a larger NGO, Salud Juntos. . Read more
The First Annual Seattle Benefit a huge success!
Over 65 guests joined us at the beautiful McAleer residence on Lake Washington to talk about Salud Juntos' activities. Read more
Plans are now being made for our brigade in January of 2010. The brigade will start January 4th, 2009 at Punta Ocote. University of Arizona Professor Joe Miller, MD and medical resident Pat Broyles, will conduct a vision clinic similar to the one in January of 2009. Later in the month other health care professionals including Sally Edwards, MD, Jane Mohler, RN, MPH, PhD, and Mindy Fain, MD will be working with patients in Punta Ocote. Executive Director, Sheridan Reiger, plans to be in Honduras for over 2 months working to initiate the new program with 6 community health workers stationed in the small villages around Punta Ocote. Want to Help? If you have special skills and would like to join us, please contact us at info@saludjuntos.org