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WELCOME TO SOFT POWER HEALTH!

Soft Power Health is a U.S. based 501c3 organization with two main projects:

  • The Uganda Project - the Uganda Project includes three main branches: the rural primary and preventative health clinic located in Kyabirwa village, the malaria education and prevention program serving villages in three surrounding districts, and the family planning outreach program serving villages in the two nearest subcounties.  All programs serve to educate and empower locals to take control of their health care with the resources we provide. 
  • The Kids Kayaking Camp - building confidence, and teaching patience, respect for nature, and risk-taking to inner city kids through the sport of kayaking. The kids kayaking camps take place in the US, and we have added a recent addition, our inner city kid kayakers volunteering with the Ugandan project.




Soft Power Health was founded by Dr. Jessie Stone in 2002. Jessie Stone is a graduate of New York Medical College. She is an MD, professional whitewater kayaker, and founder and director of Soft Power Health.



Dr. Jessie Stone conducting a malaria education session in Uganda



River Adventures with the Kids Kayaking Camp



WHAT'S NEW?

  • Read Jessie's latest news from Uganda in What's Happening Now, January 2009.
  • Soft Power Health's 2008 Newsletter (see link to PDF file below)
  • Soft Power Health Clinic Renamed the Allan Stone Community Health Clinic. This past summer the Soft Power Health clinic changed its name to the Allan Stone Community Health Clinic. Allan Stone, Jessie's father, died in 2006. He was the biggest supporter of Soft Power Health's work, and the clinic serves as a reminder of his encouragement, generosity, and support.
  • Community Field Patients
  • DIG
  • New Nets!

The Soft Power Health Newsletter

The Soft Power Health newsletter has been mailed out. If you didn't receive a copy, click on the link to view the pdf file.
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Soft Power Health Newsletter (PDF)
New Nets!

Soft Power Health is thrilled to bring the best mosquito nets available in the market to Ugandans. We received our first delivery of BestNet mosquito nets in April 2007 and have since received another delivery. The BestNet nets are made of polyethylene, making them much tougher than nets made of polyester or cloth. The polyethylene also allows for insecticide to be impregnated in the plastic, eliminating the need for "retreat". This is important because the net will maintain its effectiveness for 5 years eliminating the need for people to handle the insecticide used to retreat mosquito nets.

Furthermore, the BestNets nets are dark blue in color, which means dirt will not show up as it does on a white net, reducing the number of required washes. Also, the nets are  slightly rigid compared to the polyester nets, which facilitates air flow, thus keeping those sleeping under them cooler. Why is this important? From our experience, the main reason owners do not sleep under their nets is because they get too hot! Our feedback, thus far, shows that people really like the new nets and like sleeping under them.



Ugandan showing off his new net
Soft Power Health demonstrating proper net usage


The Kids Kayaking Camp Needs Your Help!

Please help us continue our kids kayaking camp.