What We Do
Community Health
CHSC Mobile Clinics
Many of the locations CHSC serves are so remote that people may travel hours to receive the most basic healthcare services. CHSC operates mobile clinics in some locations to bring Christ-centered compassionate healthcare to those communities. These clinics provide basic primary healthcare for children and mothers who need it most.
Community Health Empowerment
Many causes of under-5 child death in poor communities can be addressed with low-cost community health education initiatives. CHSC trains volunteer health educators in many village communities on how to initiate these practices. Those volunteers then become a trusted resource in their village for health information and at home care for sick children. They teach families how to prevent diseases like malaria, treat diarrhea, and initiate community childhood vaccination programs. They also educate mothers on how to improve childhood nutrition, even in resource-poor settings, and help address the social conditions that cause malnutrition. They also teach on the need for maternal and prenatal care, and help mothers decide when to seek care from a healthcare provider for their families.
The strategy of training someone in the community to be a health educator and who can other health educators is known as CHE: Community Health Empowerment. CHE empowers communities to identify and respond to their own health challenges without being dependent on outsiders. CHSC health educators have initiated this self-replicating program in many communities around the world.