Let’s Be a Part of the Solution
RPCV Health Crusade offers so many ways for you to help and support our efforts. You already have the skills that we need!
You do not need to be a health expert. You just need to have an interest in helping PCVs and RPCVs live our healthiest lives. Don’t just complain about a problem. Time to be a part of the solution!
EDUCATION
Let’s share what we know with each other and learn what we don’t know so that we have the resources we need to make the best decisions
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Let’s figure out what we need for ourselves and how we can be there to help each other through our individual journeys of health
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Let’s recognize when to do and when to advocate, whether the changes can happen within U.S. Peace Corps or requires an act of Congress
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Latest Articles from RPCV Health Crusade
Read more about our efforts and progress as we try to simultaneously build this group,
build this website, manage a monster health survey, collect and analyze survey results
…all while trying to make a difference!
The Passing of Judy Heumann
Judith “Judy” Heumann, widely regarded as “the mother of the disability rights movement”, passed away on March 4, 2023. The disability community lost one of its most formidable champions. If[…]
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Many of us start the year with good intentions. We want to make positive changes. Some of those changes often include making health a priority. Every year, many of us[…]
Read moreLet’s Practice Self-Care During Service and Beyond
As Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs), we get so focused on our work and on helping others that we sometimes forget about taking care of ourselves. But it is important to[…]
Read moreHow to Cool Down In The Heat
During Peace Corps service, you can’t expect the typical amenities that you have in the USA. Air conditioning is a luxury. Some Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) serve in areas without[…]
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