1. 2016 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Successful and Effective Strategies
and Resources for Health Education
Projects and Community Health Fairs
Monday, 30 May, 2016

2. 2016 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Moderator: PDG Karl Diekman, D 5160
Panelists:
PDG Jane Little, D 5010
PADG Sheila Hurst, D 5160
Past RI Director Yash Pal Das, D 3080
Ambassador Sally Cowal, ACS

3. PDG Karl Diekman, D 5160

4. HEWRAG
Health Education and Wellness Rotarian Action Group
RAGs function independently of Rotary International.
RAGs must operate in accordance with Rotary policy.

5. What is a Rotarian Action Group?
 An autonomous group of
Rotarians, family members,
program participants, and
alumni who are experts in
a particular field.
 Group members share their
expertise by collaborating
with clubs and districts on
service projects.
RAG for Population and Development

6. Examples of Rotarian Action Groups
Blood Donations Peace
MalariaLiteracy
WASHRAG

7. Humanitarian Service
Clubs must achieve 3 of 7 goals:
One choice is:
Ensure that at least one club member
belongs to a Board-recognized
Rotarian Action Group
John F. Germ
RI President-Elect
PRESIDENTIAL CITATION 2016-2017

8. Current Rotarian Action Groups
As of April 2016, there are 26 Rotarian Action Groups addressing
the following areas of service:
• Addiction Prevention
• AIDS & Family Health
• Alzheimer’s/Dementia
• Blindness Prevention
• Blood Donation
• Child Slavery
• Clubfoot
• Dental Volunteers
• Diabetes
• Disaster Assistance
• Endangered Species
• Environmental Sustainability
• Health Education and Wellness
• Hearing
• Food Plant Solutions
• Hunger and Malnutrition
• Literacy
• Malaria
• Mental Health
• Microcredit & Community Development
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Peace
• Polio Survivors
• Population and Development
• Water and Sanitation

9. WHFRAG + Kenya Smiles Became HEWRAG
The World Health Fairs Rotarian Action Group
Has combined with Kenya Smiles
To form HEWRAG
Health Education & Wellness
Rotarian Action Group

10. What’s unique about HEWRAG?
Its 3 areas of emphasis
1. Health Fairs and Medical Missions
2. Oral Health and Nutrition
3. Cervical Cancer Prevention

11. PDG Jane Little

43. PADG SHEILA HURST

44. A Model for Improving
Children’s Oral Health in
Kenya, East Africa, & Beyond
A Program of Districts 5160,
9212 (Kenya), and
6150 (Central & NE Arkansas)
KENYA SMILES

45. The Rotarian, February 2014

46. The Rotarian, August 2013

47. The Rotary Foundation
Celebrating the First 100
years
Page 257

48. Featured
in the ROTA
March 2016
Newsletter
REACH OUT TO AFRICA NEWSLETTER MARCH 2016

49. Featured 3 times in Breakout Sessions

50. How did this happen?

51. It all started with 2 Incredible District Governors
PDG Geeta Manek, District 9200 (9212)

52. And her classmate
PDG Laura Day, District 5160

53. Team Leaders Sheila Hurst & Jeff Bamford

54. Joined by PDG Karl Diekman and PP Protus Lumiti

55. ~45 million people
~1000 dentists ~39 million people
~30,000 dentists
~99 million people
~500 dentists
First we identified a problem worth solving.

56. Kenya has widely available healthy foods and drinks

57. And heavily marketed, inexpensive, sugar-based,
highly processed foods and drinks

58. We identified some ways to address the problems
Building AWARENESS
Providing INFORMATION
Promoting EDUCATION
Prevention is the goal.

59.  $200,000+ Rotary Global Grant project
RC Karen-Nairobi and District 5160
 $53,000 raised $10 at a time from Rotary Clubs
and individuals
 Contributions from D 5160, 9212, & 6150
 The Rotary Foundation Matching Funds
 Additional gifts and donations bring the current
funding total to $450,000+
Then together we found funding to help solve it.

60. Dental Kits for 5000 children
 Rotarians donated $10
to sponsor a dental care
kit with for dental care.
 $53,000 raised
 5000 children received
dental kits and oral
health lessons.

61. Healthy Snacks Magnetic Game

62. Puppets from Folkmanis
Folkmanis Puppets

63. Oral Health & Nutrition Tool Kit
English Curriculum
English Curriculum

64. Oral Health & Nutrition Tool Kit
Swahili Curriculum
Swahili Curriculum

65. Implementation! 2 Vocational Training Teams

66. 6 top Kenya Dentists to
UC San Francisco
School of Dentistry
Visits to leading American dental schools

67. Training on an Aseptico Mobile Operatory

68. Honored by the California State Assembly

69. Vocational Training Teams worked together in Nairobi

70. Instruction and training
for faculty & students
University of Nairobi School of Dental Sciences

71. Kenya Dental Association Continuing Education Classes

72. Nutrition Education for 300 women

73. for Mothers & Caregivers
Training the Trainers in villages near Meru

74. 35 hour nutrition education course for local women

75. Growing and preparing healthy foods in healthy ways

76. 600 women in Meru now own and use
locally manufactured jiko energy efficient stoves.

77. Lessons in a pre-school in Kibera Slum

78. The children were all curious

79. Grateful and Joyous
And thrilled with the dental care kits.

80. But has Kenya Smiles really made a difference?

81. Oral health lessons and dental kits for 5000 children

82. Support for dental programs in rural villages

83. Oral health lessons and supplies in Loitokitok District

84. Oral Health Lessons for Families by Local Dentists
Families in Mukuru Slum
learning about good nutrition,
oral health, and dental care.

85. Professinal preventive care for children

86. Mobile operatories and portable dental chairs for clinics

87. New Scholarships for Dental Students

88. Women’s baking program with energy efficient oven

89. Nutrition for Life Bakery open for business!

90. 16,500 Direct Beneficiaries to date
Many strategies can be used in
other locations and other projects.

91. 3000 children in Myanmar, January 2015

92. 3500 children and educators Kenya, October 2015

93. Now there is Local Program Leadership

94. Adults want to learn about good dental health, too

95. Kenya Smiles is Simple

96. Kenya Smiles is Sustainable

97. Kenya Smiles is Scalable

98. Kenya Smiles
Would you like to learn more?
We’d like to talk with you!
Thank you.

99. YASH PAL DAS
Past Rotary International
Director

100. 1905- 2005
ROTARY CELEBRATES 100 YEARS

101. Inspiration for the Project
1997: Mrs. Sneh Bansal was
detected with Cancer
2000: Rtn. Subhash Bansal
decided to provide care for
cancer patients in Ambala as
no such facility was available
in there

102. Cancer Awareness and Counseling Program
100 awareness camps
2500 women examined for Breast Cancer.
Decision in 2005 to set up a full time Rotary Hospital

103. OUR DREAM

104. OUR MOTIVATOR
Dr. Jai Dev
Chairman
Contributed over US$ 1
million

105. January 2010
Hospital begins to function

106. RECEPTION AREA

107. WARD CHARGES US$4 PER DAY

108. Initiated by the Rotary Club of Ambala in 2005
to commemorate 100 years of Rotary
US $2 million donated by Rotary Members & Community
A No Profit - No Loss Hospital
Built up area: 40,000 sq. ft.
100 Beds General Hospital
ROTARY’S GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY

109. 109
OUR OBJECTIVE
Motto: Low Cost but Quality Healthcare for all
Model: Infrastructure, including Land, Building,
Equipment, etc. to be provided through donations by
Rotarians and the Community
Funding: Running expenses to be borne by patients

110. CONSTRUCTION TEAM

111. MODERN EQUIPMENT

112. Surgery with C-Arm in Progress

113. ANGIOGRAPHY–ANGIOPLASTY PROCEDURES

114. ADVANCED LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS

115. • Cath Lab for Angioplasty and Pace Maker implant
• Advanced Pathology Lab
• 2 Operation Theatres – with Laminar Airflow –
Bacteria free system
• Separate Male and Female Wards
• 10 Private Rooms
• Semi-private wards
• 24 hour Emergency with critical are MD doctor
OUR FACILITIES

116. • General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Orthopedics
• Ear Nose Throat
• Radiology
• Physiotherapy
• Critical Care
• Urology & Kidney
• Oncology
• Neuro Surgery
• Dermatology
• Interventional
Cardiology
OUR DEPARTMENTS

117. OUR DREAM FOR THE FUTURE
250 Bed Multi-specialty hospital
Advanced Cardiac Care Center
Radiotherapy Equipment
Develop into a full-fledged Medical College
and Cancer Research Center

118. Rotarians are doing good in the community.
THANK YOU

119. Ambassador Sally Cowal
Senior Vice President,
Global Cancer Control
American Cancer Society, Inc.

122. Cervical cancer prevention programs…
Save women’s lives, keeping families and
communities intact
Can be successfully integrated into existing
health services for women and girls
Are in demand, viable, and affordable in
all countries

123. Cervical cancer prevention programs…
(continued)
Are a highly cost-effective "best-buy" in
global health (WHO)
Contribute to achieving current and emerging
global development targets on
1. the health of girls and women and
2. the reduction of noncommunicable
diseases (NCDs) worldwide.

124.  Vaccination
 Examination
self-testing
VIA
PAP Smears
 Treatment
Cryo therapy
LEEP
 Referral
Preventing, Evaluating, and Treating HPV

125. Ladyganga.org

129. HEWRAG can help you…
o Design your project
o Find your project partner(s)
o Connect you with the right resources almost
anywhere in the world
o Provide guidance during implementation
o And much more

130. You’re invited to join HEWRAG today!
Become part of our team working
to eliminate cervical cancer.
Hewrag.org hewrag@gmail.com

131. Health Education
and Wellness
Rotarian Action Group

132. • To promote good health and wellness through
healthy lifestyle choices and disease prevention.
• To achieve and maintain good health and to utilize
effective preventions in an integrated way.
• To build awareness, promote education, and
provide information about good health and wellness
HEWRAG’S GOALS

133.  Visit Rotary.org/actiongroups
 Visit www.hewrag.org
Attend the Annual Meeting
Write to Hewrag@gmail.com
Sign up for the HEWRAG newsletter
Like us on Facebook.com/hewrag
Consider joining HEWRAG
For more information about HEWRAG

134. Stop by Booth #3236. Let’s talk…
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