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Valle Escondido Assessment 11-15-11

00:21 Jul 12 2012 Valle Escondido

Mobile Clinic Assessment

Date:	Nov 15 2011
Community Name/Area:	Valle Escondido
Contact Person:	Patricia - PC
Contact Information Phone/Email etc:	64295481
School Contact:	no
Community Impression (main medical concerns, school, etc:	- A number of special needs children in the community. - Fever/knee pain, diarrhea - main concerns - Lots of skin infections similar to San Cristibol, especially scalp infections. - They consume about one gallon of oil per family of 6 every week. - When preparing water to drink the community boils water than adds cold unsanitized H2O to it.
Where was the clinic held? Conditions? Electrical outlet, privacy:	Ranch next to school.
Bathroom Facilities / Hand Washing:	There was one pit latrine at school. One at the PC workers toilet. Also, there was one at school.
Transportation Requirements to get there? Accommodation requirements?:	20 minutes by boat - was a one day clinic
Estimated Community Population:	350
If no, why?:	The community does drink out of the water tanks, however, the water source is not protected and gets dirty and breaks a lot.
Types of houses seen in community:	Wood/thatched roofs
Follow up action, i.e. community needs:	Talk to Joe about water problems.