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David Werner
P.O. Box 1344
Palo Alto, CA 94302
(650) 325-7500 (Phone)
(650) 325-1080 (Fax)
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David Werner, Director
http://www.healthwrights.org
Type of Organization | Non-Profit
ID: Contact for donor or verification purposes
Type: 501C-3
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Service Areas | Regions: Africa, North America, Asia, South America
Countries: Healthwrights is based in Palo Alto, California but is involved with projects internationally.
Specific cities, regions, or groups of people: Healthwrights works mainly in the 3rd World in the South (mainly Mexico), but increasingly in disadvantaged communities in the North. Healthwrights works closely PROJIMO. For more informaiton visit - http://www.healthwrights.org/projects/projimo/projimo.htm
Age Group: Adults, Children
Fees Charged: Sometimes
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Services Provided | Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Medical Equipment / Supplies, Education, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Rehabilitation / Training
There is a facility/physical building for patient care at the specified location.
Accomodations for volunteers near or at the specified location.
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Needs | Financial Assistance |
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Volunteers: Prosthetists, Orthotists, Technicians, Lay Persons, Physicians, Nurses, Therapists |
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Materials, Components, and Equipment: New, Disassembled, Equipment, Used, Medical Supplies |
General Background Information | Historical Information
Founded in 1994 by David Werner
Total volunteers to date: 500
Annual average volunteer participation: 50
Total recipients of care to date: Thousands
Annual average recipients of care: Hundreds
This organization has a business/financial relationship with another Non-Profit organization.
Name: The Barr Foundation, Liline Fonds, Mulago, ect.
Address: Contact for further information
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| Financial Information
Organization does NOT provide funding for volunteers.
Volunteer needs to raise individual funds for all expenses.
Currently and Historically, the organization's funding and contributions have come from:
Government: 0%
Individuals: 15%
Personal: 25%
Other: 60%
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| Mission Statement
HealthWrights is a non-profit organization committed to advancing the health, basic rights, social equality, and self-determination of disadvantaged persons and groups. We believe that health for all people is only possible in a global society where the guiding principles are sharing, mutual assistance, and respect for cultural and individual differences.
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Additional Information & Comments | In short, HealthWrights focuses on these activities:
Community health:
Disability issues, rights and technologies, with leadership taken by disabled persons and their families.
Child-to-Child
Critical analysis of the man-made causes of poor health
Networking
Development and distribution of educational materials - Including David Werner's books Where There Is No Doctor (Spanish version available).
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