Nursing Heart Inc.

“The Executive Director and Treasurer reviews the Form 990 prior to filing.”

“All members of the Board are advised to expenditures above $1,000 when not associated with expenditures of a particular project in Guatemala. All members monitor the financial activity of the organization.”

“The Executive Board initiates contract and reviews of Executive Director. The review is performed in May and with a new contract beginning July 1.”

“All documents held by the organization are available to the public upon request unless prohibited by HIPPA rules. Nursing Heart functions as an official organization recognized by the Guatemalan government and tax authority as "Asociacion Corzaon de Enfermeria". A full statistical history of the work of the organization during 2020-2021 is available at the website nursingheart.org.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Community Health Workers-the CHW project finds local champions who are interested in supporting their community and trains them to become Community Health Monitores (CHW). Through health education and development, and strengthening of partnerships with local governments, and non-profit organizations, the program empowers individuals and communities to become the major players in solving their health problems. They will be trained to assess, refer, manage, and prevent major health issues within their communities, and focus on health prevention activites identified through community health assessments.The goal of the program is to improve the quality of life and reduce the burden of disease for the inhabitants of San Martin Jilotepeque through access to early health interventions and health education. We provided enhanced equity of access for disadvantaged communities, act as a trusted bridge between the community and local health services, and ultimately prevent unnecessary deaths from preventable diseases and chronic illnesses through partnerships built on trust. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Online Global Health-Nursing Heart is now offering personalized Online Global Health Programs to allow us to continue connecting people through nursing care in times of Covid-19. Special attention will be given to understanding nursing in Guatemala, and in creating an international nursing connectedness between USA and Guatemalan nurses. The Online Global Health programs focus on community health assessments, health education, health disparities in marginalized communities, intercultural communication, and a "deep dive" into Guatemala's health and nursing education systems.Participants will gain a cultural understanding of Guatemala and the challenge of a developing country and acquire knowledge about nursing care and health care services provided by non-profit organizations and the public health care system in Guatemala. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: School programs. As schools have been closed since March 2020, no school clinics have been approved. However, we delivered essential basic supplies such as toothbrushing kits and anti parasite treatment through parents when they came to collect the monthly homework for their children. This is upholding our primary health care focus to prevent tooth decay and malnutrition issues related to parasites. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Water Project. This project arose from the need for water that exists for some families in the community and is also part of a closure on our 3 year community empowerment program that Nursing Heart has been running in Pacoxpon. Starting as an educational program to strengthen the health committee and the community, the water project is a new type of project for us but it has been developed due to the need to have access to water that exists in the community.The water project for Pacoxpon is currently benefitting 43 families directly who have to walk for more than 1 kilometer (1.5 hrs) to obtain water for family use (drinking, cooking and cleaning). The installation of rainwater tanks to capture a water reserve for the dry season will alleviate some of this need for water. The community are planning a large project to bring water directly from a spring. The remaining of the grant funds will go towards the bigger project to benefit all 90 families who struggle to have consistent access to water. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Womens clinic. The prevention of women's health through the rapid VIA test is a fundamental program since precancerous cells can be detected early in women of childbearing age. While pap smears are available in health clinics in Guatemala ther are many barriers to receiving this service and one of them is lack of knowledge and understanding of the importance of this preventative practice. Cervical cancer is the bigger cause of cancer related death in Guatemala. This season we have conducted 10 VIA clinics in 9 communities utilitzing only”