Engineering World Health

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Engineering World Health

• The Johns Hopkins University Chapter

A hospital in India with poor resources
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EWH Mission

• To answer the needs of disadvantaged areas
  through providing and maintaining appropriate
  medical technology.
  
• It aims to send quality equipment, do routine
  consultation on the equipment, and evaluate the
  situation to see what is needed and who needs
  help.

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Our Mission

• Promote the EWH mission though several different
  projects
  
• Projects Include Equipment Design, Repair,
  Build Fundraising Summer Institute
  

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Equipment Design

• A design project can invent anything which
  fulfills a need that will be beneficial to the
  developing world
  
• Structure Each project will have a leader and
  several members
  
• Leader It is the responsibility of the leader to
  propose and initiate the project, as well as
  maintain its progress throughout the semester
  
• Proposal Following EWH guidelines a specific
  proposal for a project must be drafted.
  
• Prototype After receiving funding from the
  national chapter, a prototype will be constructed
  with the equipment in Clark hall.
  
• Ideas Project ideas are given by EWH, but other
  suggestions are can also be submitted for their
  need to EWH

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Current Design Ideas

• Ionizing Radiation Meter
• Oxygen Concentration Detection
• Pulse Oximeter for Heart Rate
• Cold Box
• Clorox Mixture Monitoring

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Equipment Build

• Equipment builds will allow us to engineer
  necessary equipment from specifications given by
  EWH
  
• Structure Build teams will have one or more
  leaders and any EWH member may be part of the
  build.
  
• Leader The leaders will learn how to build the
  equipment and be able to teach members at the
  time of the build.
  
• Funding Funding will be provided by the chapter
  (by virtue of its benefactors). Equipment costs
  and itemization must be made through the
  treasurer
• Ideas Ideas for builds can be gathered from
  various sources (ie. instructables.com) or EWH
  headquarters. Anyone interested in building a
  certain piece of equipment must have any idea
  authorized by EWH to evaluate its need.

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The Bili-Meter

• The purpose of this device is to ensure the
  correct wavelength of emitted light for
  phototherapy units.

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Equipment Repair

• Equipment repair will allow us to volunteer
• our time and skill to companies/hospitals that
  share the goal of providing medical equipment to
  the developing world.
  
• Projects Leaders will initiate contacts
  throughout the industry and organize events for
  members to travel and help repair medical
  equipment.

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Fundraising and Summer Institute

• Ordinary Fundraising activities held by NPOs
• Summer institute- check www.ewh.org for more
  information. We may use some of our fundraising
  to help those who are chosen by EWH to represent
  our chapter in the developing world

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How can you help?

• Fill out the membership form.
• The chapter does not have a strict hierarchy, but
  many leadership possibilities are available
  
• Take initiative become a leader of a project.
  If interested, please write what type of project
  you are interested in leading on the contact form
  and we will contact you with more details.
• Come to the events! Whether it is design, repair,
  build, or fundraising, support the cause of EWH
  and try to attend the events!
  
• Share your ideas and concerns with members.

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Questions/Concerns?

• Is this a good time for all of our general body
  meetings?