Current Intake start dates:
22JAN18 – COMPLETE (See blog)
03JUN18 – FULL (In progress – follow them on facebook)
05AUG18 – FULL
22OCT18 – OPEN (4 spots available)
20JAN19 – OPEN
02JUN19 – OPEN
04AUG19 – OPEN
20OCT19 – OPEN
Working alongside a qualified practitioner, the aim of the outreach project is health promotion & free assessments in villages, corporate businesses, schools & community centers to increase the knowledge about nutrition and the effect of physical activity in the prevention of obesity and development of NCD’s.
In addition to various communes and villages, we work with several well known 5 star resorts in/around Nadi, Denerau & the Manamanuca Islands. In teams of 4 to 8, you will perform health checks adding to the data captured from previous intakes and provide encouragement to reach health goals. You may also be involved in preparing educational talks on various topics such as the dangers of sugar and other disease causing issues.
Take part in an outreach program designed to empower Fijians to make informed decisions about their heath. You may have the opportunity to conduct health screenings like blood pressure checks, blood glucose level tests and waist to hip ratios measurement.
In exchange for these qualified services and depending on the time of year, our volunteers are often provided rooms within the 5 star resorts at no extra cost!
As a volunteer on the public health & nutrition care project you’ll work in various communities around Nadi and Lautoka as well as remote island communities which lack access to basic healthcare. With support and assistance from the program coordinators, you will be assigned specific health cases and may be involved with but not limited to:
– Conducting individual and group consultations
– Remote island healthcare education
– Corporate health
– Children’s health & education
– Identifying protein deficiency among school kids
– Assisting in the prescription of natural protocols
– Providing educational assistance and local talks (if desired)
– Helping build nutrition and diabetes awareness campaigns
– Designing fitness and exercise programs
– Village exercise programs
– General healthy living programs.
This is a varied program in which volunteers should be willing to ‘go with the flow’ as things operate at a slower pace in Fiji than what many are used to in their home countries.
Volunteers may also take part in presentations on exercise and living an active lifestyle, with topics such as healthy eating, sexual health and physical activity for school children.
