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Paata Outreach

Stranded volunteer Heather Martin provided first dental outreach to the island of Paata, giving out tooth brushes, tooth paste and Dental floss. Heather will be leaving one week later than scheduled, since her original flight was cancelled, it took a week to get another return flight home! But Heather did not let that detour her […]

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Pediatric Services in Chuuk, Micronesia

Caring Hands Worldwide expands to include pediatric services in Chuuk, Micronesia. This last month we worked with Dr. James Lace to obtain his medical license for Micronesia and now he is providing badly needed services in the Chuuk State Hospital and seeing children in the medical office at the dental clinic. Dr. Mark Tranby and […]

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Oregon House Bill 3139

May 27, 2015 is a historic day with the signing of Oregon House Bill 3139 sponsored by Representative Cedric R. Hayden and signed this date by Governor Kate Brown. This bill will allow mobile health clinics in rural Oregon communities to provide services with fewer restrictions, thus allowing for extended staying in communities to better […]

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