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Recent Announcements

February 2010 We are now a Not For Profit!!!! We are now officially registered as a Not For Profit in the State of Illinois. Federal 501(c)(3) status will be coming ...
Posted Feb 2, 2010 4:32 PM by Andrew Dykens
January 2010 Happy New Year!!! We hope that 2010 will bring prosperity to all. Perhaps Peace Care, during 2010, will find itself in a position to impact the lives of some and ...
Posted Jan 1, 2010 11:15 PM by Andrew Dykens
December 2009 Peace Care is fortunate to have a terrific group of volunteers helping to move this project forward. We have been fortunate recently to forge a relationship with the Students in ...
Posted Dec 1, 2009 5:28 PM by Andrew Dykens

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Linking Peace Corps Volunteers and their Communities with US Health Experts.

Peace Care is a proposed collaboration between Peace Corps, US Primary Care Training Programs, US Schools of Public Health, and Global Communities to improve the health of these Global Communities.

Mission Statement

What is this project?

Read the Full Proposal

Read the Organization Description:

Acknowledgements -- The Problem -- The Vision -- Critical Evaluation -- The Strategic Plan -- Bibliography

Take a Look at the Projects we have under development.

Watch a Video: Short Summary or the Full Presentation.

Read a Summary -- Résumé en Français -- Resumen en Español -- ملخص باللغة العربية

Download a One page Summary.

Organization Successes

We are currently developing two Projects, Zambia 2010 and Senegal 2011.

In 2009, Peace Care was voted 1st in Global Health in Ideas for Change in America on Change.org!!! Peace Care was in the top 65 ideas out of over 7800 submissions! We are aiming for a top 10 spot, overall, in 2010! Thank you for your support!

Peace Care is in the News!

How can you help?

1. Sign up to Help!!!! -- We are seeking students and professionals with experience in global health, residency administration, public health, Peace Corps, global communities, public health research, medicine, business, finance, education, information technology, grant writing, and law to help us move forward with the project of Peace Care. If you are interested, please sign up to help and let us know in what capacity you may be able to join the effort!

2. Spread the word on Facebook: Join the Page and then Invite your Friends!!!

3. Show your Support / Discuss / Spread the Word!

What's next?

Establishment of Peace Care as a Non-profit
Pilot Project through an established Global Health Track and a Peace Corps Post
Collaboration with the World Health Organization Global Health Workforce Alliance

With nearly 5,000 children dying daily from diarrhea related illnesses; with HIV/AIDS ravaging communities worldwide and the under-recognized threat of chronic diseases overwhelming the health of the world's communities; with health disparities widening in all corners of the globe, there is a dire need to build healthcare capacity in low income countries.

Learn more about Global Health and Global Health Education.