United Methodist Committee on Relief

United Methodist Committee on Relief Health Kits for Disaster Relief

To Sustain Everyday Life: UMCOR Kits Are Another Way to Give -

Please contact the church office on what to do with the Health Kits.

The following kit is used in places where people do not have ready access to many essential supplies for everyday life. Please follow the directions exactly. Include all items; do not add items that are not on the lists. Extra gifts, though given with the best of intentions, render a kit unusable and must be removed. Note: All items sent must be new!

Health Kit (Updated: 07/11/2005)

Health kits provide basic necessities to people who have been forced to leave their homes because of human conflict or natural disaster. Health kits are also used as learning tools in personal hygiene, literacy, nutrition and cooking classes. When people gain the knowledge and materials to maintain personal hygiene, their overall health improves.

The following is a list of items for the health kit –there will be examples on Sunday to see exactly what the items look like since they are so specific.

1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to 17" x 27")
1 washcloth
1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)
1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)
1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, No child-size brushes)
1 large tube of toothpaste (4.5 oz. or larger, expiration date must be 6 months or longer in advance of the date of shipment to UMCOR Sager Brown)
6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
1 box Ziplock bags (1 gal. size) – plain double zippers, not the fancy type
*Please include $1.00 for shipping.

Place these items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag. Value: $12 per kit.