are reporting far fewer cavities than ever—the effects of years of preventative measures in children. The lines are gradually shortening at our ophthalmology clinics, as we return sight to hundreds and leave fewer eye diseases behind. On the same note, our Wellness Center has created an incredible network of nonprofits and government agencies to coordinate our work and provide the best and biggest impact in the Majuro community. We run communityoriented programs, working in each village for a month at a time so that there is a community strength to tackle community problems. We are setting up the groundwork for a future corps of community health workers, one of the most sustainable and organic ways to work in a community. Overall, our programs line up with the very vision of the country’s leaders: we are addressing 2 of 10 points in President Heine’s OnBoard Magazine Canvasback Missions, Inc. 940 Adams St., Suite R, Benicia, CA 94510 (707) 746-7828, (800) 793-7245 (SAIL) info@canvasback.org | www.canvasback.org www.canvasback.org Fall 2016 | 10 “Agenda 2020” country plan and half of the noncommunicable diseases initiatives followed by the Ministry of Health. We are now operating in three foreign countries: the Republic of Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. Even more countries are reaching out to us, impressed with our long track record of quality and responsibility. Perhaps most importantly, we’re getting to know the vibrant Micronesian communities here, in the US. The way forward is bright, and it revolves around community. When everything is done in partnership— us with our donors, us with local communities, or local communities with government—the results are always better and longer lasting.
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