Family Health Ministries

Supporting international communities in their efforts
to build and sustain healthy families


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Learn about their two-day hike! (updated 1 July)

Family Health Ministries (FHM) is a multi-ethnic, Christian nonprofit organization dedicated to developing long-term relationships with underserved individuals, families and communities to help themselves in culturally-relevant ways.
Currently FHM supports programs in maternal and child health, nutrition, education and church development in Haiti and other underserved communities.

FHM's vision is create a better tomorrow by building healthy families and healthy communities.

tel. (919) 382-5500 or info@familyhm.org
Tax ID #: 56-2206165

Read FHM's 2008 Annual Report

Did you miss reading one our NEWS BRIEFS (right column)? Visit the entire 2009 archive or click on a news topic below.

FHM FEATURED ON DICK GORDON'S "THE STORY" (27 May 2009)

DEBBIE STROBEL JOINS FHM (21 May 2009)

STUDENTS RAISE $$$ FOR CHILDREN IN HAITI (18 May 2009)

HELP FHM "GO GREEN" (11 May 2009)

CHEAP SCOPE CAN SPOT CANCER ( 5 May 2009)

CELEBRATE HAITI! WAS SATURDAY (4 May 2009)

CELEBRATE HAITI! IS SATURDAY, May 2nd! (1 May 2009)

EXPERIENCE HAITI IN A POSITIVE WAY (20 April 2009)

HAITI IN THE NEWS (20 April 2009)

LEARN KREYOL AT DUKE (13 April 2009)

FONDWA ORPHANAGE NEARS COMPLETION (1 April 2009)

DUKE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH FHM (25 March 2009, updated 30 March 2009)

STUDENT TEAM RETURNS FROM HAITI (24 March 2009)

STUDENTS ENJOY BEACH AT JACMEL & LEOGANE (13 March 2009 from Leogane)

HEALTH ASSESSMENTS SHOW HIGHER HEMOGLOBINS (12 March 2009 from Fondwa)

TEAM ARRIVES IN FONDWA (11 March 2008, from Fondwa)

FIRST FOCUS GROUP IN LEOGANE (10 March 2009 from Leogane)

TEAM ENJOYS 2ND DAY IN LEOGANE (9 March 2009 from Leogane)

DUKE STUDENT TEAM ARRIVES IN LEOGANE (8 March 2009 from Leogane)

SCREENINGS BEGIN AT NEW CLINIC (3 March 2009)

HEY YOU! (26 February 2009)

2008 Annual Report Now On-line (18 February 2009)

DUKE MED STUDENT BEGINS HAITI INTERNSHIP (17 February 2009)

SATELLITE CLINIC GETS ROOF (10 February 2009)

HAITI MISSION TEAM UPDATE (Blanchard, Haiti, 5 February 2009)

MISSION TEAM ARRIVES WITH TETANUS VACCINES (2 Feb 2009)

PRAYER WARRIORS NEEDED (26 Jan 2009)

FIRST BABY DELIVERED AT NEW CLINIC (22 Jan 2009)

EVERYBODY CAN BE GREAT BECAUSE ANYONE CAN SERVE (19 Jan 2009)

SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT BEGINS CLASSES (15 January 2009)

News Stories from 2008

NEWS BRIEFS

STUDENTS TAKE TWO-DAY HIKE (30 June 2009)
Read about the two-day hike Duke Engage students recently completed in La Visite National Park in Haiti.

FHM MEDICAL TEAM RETURNS (29 June 2009)
Posing on the stairs of the Fondwa Guest House before their return to Port-au-Prince, the fifteen members of FHM's medical mission to the Blanchard Clinic enjoyed a few days of relaxation before returning to the US. See pictures from the trip. and read more about the team's trip on FHM's Mission Team Blog.

CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING EXPANDS (16 June 2009)
FHM Research Coordinator Jackie Ndirangu is leading a team to expand cervical cancer screening to Port-au-Prince in June and July. Screening locations include FHM's Blanchard Clinic and the Christian Community Church clinic in Cite Soleil.

About 70 women per day are being tested for the HPV virus. By the end of July, FHM will have tested more than 6000 women. Read more about the cervical cancer prevention program and the people who are making it happen.

MEDICAL MISSION TEAM BLOGGING (15 June 2009)
Family Health Ministries' next medical mission team leaves Saturday, June 20, for Blanchard, Haiti. Fifteen team members will travel under the leadership of FHM Executive Director, Kathy Walmer. Read the team's blog which will updated whenever the team has electricity and Internet access.

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HANNAH MEADOR LEADS DUKE ENGAGE (9 June 2009)
Hannah Meador is Family Health Ministries' coordinator for the Duke Engage Program in Leogane Haiti. Many of you know Hannah as she worked in FHM's Durham office for about 10 months in 2007. Hannah recently graduated from Vanderbuilt University.

Read more about the new Duke Engage program in Haiti, including weekly notes from participating students and entries by the team's official blogger.

DUKE ENGAGE BEGINS IN LEOGANE (2 June 2009)
Seven Duke Engage undergraduate students arrived yesterday in Leogane, Haiti to work on Family Health Ministries projects. The students have three major areas of work: GPS mapping and surveying of existing Leogane health facilities; surveying women’s perception of health care needs and services in the community, and developing educational programs for cervical cancer prevention. The students will be working in Leogane for eight weeks, providing service as well as learning about Haitian culture, traditions, and healthcare needs. Learn more about the program and keep up with their blogs.