By Mary Elizabeth Flores In our commitment to educate and inform adolescents about sexual and reproductive health at Clínica Verde, we held a contest among our teen club members last month to reward not only their knowledge but also their commitment…
One of the great benefits of working at Clinica Verde is that it introduces us to so many generous and wonderful people who are interested in helping out. Jessica Wheeler is one of those special people. We first connected with her after…
By Megan Thoms Life has a way of coming full circle, with lots of dots that don’t always seem to connect, but when viewed over an extended time have a way of linking together and revealing its…
Don and Joan Farrar Don and Joan Farrar have watched Clinica Verde grow over the past 8 years from an idea to a reality. A Harvard Ph.D. with over 30 years experience in the areas of economics, finance, capital markets…
At Clinica Verde, we realize that patients can't always come to us - sometimes we have to go to them to share our services and help teach those in surrounding communities about positive health behaviors. We love this part of…
Equipping the next generation of responsible and healthy leaders This month, our first Teen Club students celebrated their graduation after one year in the program. It was an emotional day for our teens, who have worked hard to develop their…
Petronila, 20, recently discovered she was pregnant. She is now part of Clinica Verde's Maternal and Infant Group, and visits every Wednesday with other new mothers to learn about care and nutrition during pregnancy. Here is what Clinica Verde means…
We're super-excited at Clinica Verde to have launched a 10-week pilot for our Prenatal Nutrition Program, led by our Nutritionist Mary Elizabeth Flores. The program uses interactive lectures, food-based approaches and socio-behavioral change curriculum to teach pregnant mothers about the…
We're really excited to share with you the launch of a new program at Clinica Verde - Grupo de Bienestar Materno Infantil (GBMI). This project to promote maternall infant wellbeing is a pilot using interactive lectures, food based approaches and…
By Bryce Gray, for Medill News Service Inside Felipa Del Carmen’s tin-roof, dirt-floor home in Nicaragua, piles of wood stand at the ready to keep an indoor fire burning. The mother of six says that a number of her children…