About
Hygiene Heroes
We envision a world where children do not suffer from easily preventable diseases.
Since 2014, a team of UC Berkeley students
under Haas Professor David Levine has developed a curriculum to teach
preventative health in underprivileged regions. In prototyping our materials,
we learned the most effective way to change behavior is through interactive
styles of learning, such as stories, games, and songs. We now work with
students and faculty at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as well as local experts from
Asia, Africa, and South America to improve our materials.
Over the last two summers, we piloted our
lessons in Chennai, India. The children enjoyed our material and, more
importantly, adopted healthier habits. We have adapted our curriculum to
incorporate the researchers' feedback and suggestions.
We are currently developing resources on
new health topics including COVID-19, Reproductive Health, and Mental Health.
See our current projects on the curriculum page.
Our Team
Faculty
David I. Levine
Professor,
Haas School of Business
Much
of Dr. Levine’s research focuses on overcoming barriers to improving health in
poor nations. This research has examined both how to increase demand for
health-promoting goods such as safer cookstoves and water filters, and how to
change health-related behaviors such as handwashing with soap.
William Riggs
Professor,
University of San Francisco
Dr.
Riggs is a professor the University of San Francisco and an award winning
recording artist and record producer. He teaches housing, transportation and
economic analysis and his research specializes in encouraging sustainable
behaviors. He is an expert in participatory planning.
Malathy Duraisamy
Professor,
IIT Madras
Dr.
Duraisamy is a professor at IIT Madras. Her research
ranges from labor markets to schooling and human development.
Hygiene Heroes Project Director
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Geetha G (emerita)
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Sangeetha G
Volunteers
A team spanning four
continents has worked on developing, testing and revising Hygiene Heroes
Team
Coordinators
- Ishira Shrivatsa
- Alexa Bryant
- Yvette Yao
- Eric Berkovsky
- Ravi Patel
US Students Testing in Tamil Nadu
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Gatham Srikanth (2013-16)
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Kelsey
Steffen (Cal Poly) 2015
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Ricky
Williams (Cal Poly) 2015
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Aparajita Pande 2015
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Julia
Seiberling, 2016
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Melanie
Cernak, 2016
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Steve
Harrell, 2016
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Nimerta Sandhu 2016
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Wanting
Su 2017
Tamil Nadu Staff
- Chintan Jain, 2016-18
- Barka Gowtham,
2018
Teach for
India Fellows
- Bhagyashree Ganesh
- Divya Sabanayagam
- Sripriya Mohan
Filmmakers
- Nicholas (Nick) Scheuerman: Video puppet show: Little Monkey
- Cary Woodworth & Tyler Milles:
Uncle Silly Washes Hands
Programmers
- Jeffery Spitz & Zachary Spitz:
Grandma wants you to eat candy
- Richard (Xiaohui)
Han: Game prototype
- Priyam Mohanty:
Website
- Xin Yi Chen: Website
- Katrina Le: Website
- Eric Berkovsky:
Website 2019-
Data Gurus
- Yuan Pei
- Dennis Lee
- Qiuyi (Jenny) Chen
Tamil Nadu Interns
- Padmapriya Govindarajan,
2014-15
- Arya Padman
(2014-15)
- Sriram Kalathoor,
2014-2016
- Ashwini Rajagopalan,
2014
- Pratim Acharya, 2014
- Anjana Krishnan, 2014
- Aiswarya Rangarajan,
2014
- Nandini Jayam,
2015
- Divya Chidambaram (2015)
- Diana Evangeline, 2015
- Nandini Bjayam,
2015
- Blessy Sharon, 2015
- Daniel Nath,
2016
- Pranav Sridhar, 2016
- Gouri Ramkumar,
2016
- Swathi C S, 2018
- Anamitra Baruah,
2016
- Sangeeta D, 2018
- Arun Mathew, 2018
- Anadhu Prasad, 2018
- Anitha Vemanna,
2018
- Srinivas Akella,
2018
- Suresh Khanna, 2018
Co-authors of children’s stories
- Echo Lu: Gerry the Germ Returns
- Rawan AbuShaban:
The Red Fairy
- Sibusisiwe Mukwakwami:
The Robot
Makers
- Emilty Demsetz:
Dental Story, Cold germ game
- Margaret Ma: Smoke images, Mr.
Butts story
- Lily Ho
- Jackie Zhou: Birbal gets in
Trouble
- Katie Holmes: My Castle (also
author)
- Bernadette Justine McVerry: Grandma wants you to eat Candy & Tooth
brushing early reader
- Jenn Kotler (RIT): Gerry the Germ
and The Germ Race board game
- Charlotte Passot:
Gerry the Germ Returns
- Adelyn Chan: Gerry the Germ goes
to School
- Jessica Su: Cookstove stories
- Sarah P Weiner: Early readers for
Handwashing and for Avoiding Malaria
- Nazia Rahman: The Monkey Prince
- Claudia Bibiano:
Seven in One Blow
- Isabel (Wai
Ting) Chan: One Rice, 1000 Gold
Curriculum Designers and Testers
- Nikhil Pimpalkhare
- Nikita Chigullapally
- Divya Lagisetti
- Nicole Chin
- Gwyneth Tran
- Rohil Kanwar
- Kiah Kristel
Martinez
- Yvette Ysabel Yao
- Dan Besliu
- Jin Jackson
- Saneeha Shamshad
- Marc Castillo
- Jasmine Wang
- Ranzhi Xue
- Nisha Roy
- Rohen Sukkawala
- Johnny Sin
- Anushka Paladugu
- Toshali Katyal
- Ibrahim Ramoul
Menendez
- Lucinda Laurence
- Jeseo Park
- Srushti Vora
- Michelle Xue
Li
- Tovah Siegel
- Michelle Maddox
- Kaavya Venkat
- Maya Spencer
- Romina Gupta
- Gift Opar
- Ariele Scharff
- Chris Trinh
- Nitisha Mehta
- Vien Yeung
- Fangfei Yin
- Jessica Yan-Fen Su
- Krista Waugh
- Justine Po
- Kita Aboudha
- Tanvee Joshi
- Devanshi Rathi
- Allie Cvitanovic
Philippines teams
Team
Leaders
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Yvette
Yao
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Justin
Vincent Go Tan
Fall 2020 Interns
- Agapi Christine Lopez Miral
- Brian U. Tañedo
- Eleni Tammi Te Tanriosa
- Frances De Guzman
- Jarelle Rashannah
Tifanny C. Cu
- Kristen Almuete
- Kristen Mae Uy
- Larry Miguel E. Acuña
- Maria Rosario Angelica T. Bautista
- Mikaela Magpayo
- Nadine Ysabelle
De Guzman Florendo
- Patricia Jesi
S. Acuña
- Richard II Yu Dela
Rosa
- Shaina Vivienne Roa To
- Sofia Angela R. Reyes
- Abigail Ann F. Te
- Algeo Andrew E. Olmilla
- Alyssa Irish G. Layco
- Angelica Mae A. Agatep
- Avy Cathleen C. Salvador
- Christine Alexandra Fajutagana Kaw
- Danise Nica L. Sy
- Dominique S. Aluquin
- Eds Nichole A. Cagas
- Eleni Tammi
T. Tanriosa
- Enrico Raphael P. Uyguangco
- Erin Annika Gabrielle M. Mendiola
- Fitzroy Raphael T. Ebarle
- Gabriel Lloyd Mari S. Mallari
- Gia Paulina M. Sison
- Gianina Moira D. Antonio
- Isabel Mikaela A. Salsona
- Isabella Mae L. Bolaños
- Jean Marcus A. Sahagun
- John Paulo D. Mendoza
- Kaila Andrea G. Legarta
- Maria Beatriz D. Basbas
- Maxine Therese M. Tuazon
- Shania Louise T. Orocio
- Uriel Victor M. Escobido
Summer 2020 Interns
LogN Coding teams (2022)
Business
Intelligence:
- Seoyeon Cho
- Yebin(Evelyn) Jeong
- Jiho Kim
- Sungjoo Kim
- Yeonjun Lim
- Andrew Nam
- Andrew Park
- Sooyeong Park
- Seungyeon Shin
Game
Design
- MinSeok Kim
- Sihyun Lee
- Joseph Park
- Sejoon Park
Machine
Learning
- Moonhyung Choi
- Hyunho Kim
- Yoochan Noh
- Sungjoon Park
Robotics
- Laurence Jang
- Edward Yum Kim
- Hyungjae Kim
- Sungmin Lee
Software
Engineering
- Jeho Cho
- Anthony Lee
- Seo Yeong(Rachel)
Lee
UI/UX
- Jihoon Kim
- Minjae Shim
Partners
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Berkeley
Free Clinic
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Good
Business Lab
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