Health Education
Limón Aid is among many teams that travel to Limón throughout each year except during the rainy season, when Limón is isolated and medical care is scarce. During these times especially, it is essential that the people know how to care for their wellbeing and ways to protect their health when immediate medical care is inaccessible. In order to promote lasting improvements in the lives of those in Limón and the surrounding areas, Limon Aid is committed to health education as well as providing care to those in need.
AIDS Project
To help combat the growing incidence of AIDS and the many negative effects associated with the disease, Limón Aid has done and will continue to do the following:
- Educate (using teaching and informational material) residents of Limón about AIDS and how it can be prevented
- Distribute condoms and birth control pills
- Provide medication and AIDS/HIV testing kits
- Support families dealing with AIDS by supplying food, clothing, and money for transportation to and from treatment
- Work with local personnel who will continue to fight the AIDS problem in our absence
Diabetic Clinics
To help educate the people of Limón on the daily treatment and management of insulin based diabetes Limón Aid has held and will continue to hold clinics focused on:
- Proper nutrition necessary to maintain blood sugar within normal levels
- Distribution of insulin and education on the proper way to check blood sugar levels and administer insulin shots