Minnesota International Health Volunteers
- Minnesota International Health Volunteers
Minnesota International Health Volunteers works to improve the lives of women, children and their communities around the world. A nonprofit organization based in Minnesota, MIHV operates community based health programs in the United States and abroad. Since its founding in 1979, MIHV has designed, implemented and evaluated health projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States. It currently has projects in Tanzania and Uganda, focusing on child survival, reproductive health and malaria control.
In 2000, MIHV began to apply its global health experience to international communities in the United States, working to address health disparities in refugee and immigrant communities. MIHV empowers communities and has trained more than 4,000 community health workers around the world.
*Creates health education materials
*Conducts community-based research
*Trains community health workers
*Educates health care providers
*Helps communities prevent, diagnose and treat diseases
*Partners with community organizations
MIHV’s partners and funders include foundations, government agencies, other nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, corporations and associations.
MIHV Focus Areas
*Breast and cervical cancer
*Cardiovascular disease
*Nutrition and exercise
*Healthy youth development
*Maternal newborn care
*Family planning
*Diabetes
*HIV/AIDS
*Tobacco use
*Malaria
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