VCHCONNECTIONS Health is Gold.

Sức Khỏe Là Vàng | FALL ’18

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Thank you to all of our volunteers and providers for all your
Overview of Events help last quarter! We are extremely grateful to everyone's help as
our health fair could not have been as successful as it was without
 Spring 2018 Health Fair @
our collaborators and providers. Thank you to: The City of Santa
Salgado Community Center Ana, Salgado Community Center, Mayor Tri Ta, Councilman
 Health Fair Statistics Sergio Contreras, Community Service Commission (CSC),
 Spring Recap of Events Western University Pharmacy, Western University Optometry
 Special Sites Lions Club, UCLA Vietnamese Dental Student Association, Dan
 Upcoming Fall Events Griffiths, A3M Bone Marrow, Ears to Hear, Dr. David D. Dang, Dr.
Quan Nguyen, Dr. James Tran, Dr. Theresa Thanh Nguyen, Thao
Tran NP, John K. Sawamura DC CFT, Every Woman Counts
VCH is funded by Community OCHCA, REACH BPSOS, Regional Center of Orange County, Sigma
Activities Committee (CAC) Theta Tau – Iota Theta Chapter, Latino Health Access, CalOptima,
and is a proud member of the
USAC Community Service Alzheimer’s Orange County, Regal Medical Group, doTERRA,
Commission (CSC). California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, Southland Integrated
Services, Inc.
Spring 2018 Health Fair at Salgado Community Center
For our Spring health fair, our 47 volunteers were pleased to serve 150 patients. By collaborating with our
providers, VCH was able to provide hypertension, BMI, bone density, glucose, cholesterol, hearing, and
many more screenings and services to help alleviate some of the health disparities within the Vietnamese
and Hispanic communities. This Spring, we also welcomed three new screenings: dermatology,
hemoglobin, and children’s health. We would not have been able to help as many patients as we did
without the support of our providers and collaborators, as well as our volunteers.
 HEALTH FAIR STATISTICS
Compared to California State
Total Number of Patients
150 Patients Statistics (California Health
Screened
Interview Survey 2016)

Average Age of Patients 53-64 years old –

16.4 % – Pre-Hypertension 28 % – Adults Diagnosed with High

At Risk for Hypertension
59.2 % – Hypertension Blood Pressure
25 % – Borderline
At Risk for High Cholesterol 22 % – Adults with High Cholesterol
17.1 % – High Cholesterol

21 % – Pre-Diabetic 22 % – Adults Diagnosed with Borderline

At Risk for Diabetes
9.9 % – Diabetic Diabetes or Diabetes

At Risk for Osteopenia 22 % – Osteopenia

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(Decreased Bone Density) 6 % – Osteoporosis

Hemoglobin 33 % – Abnormal Levels –

48 % – Exp. Language Adults Who Delayed Care

4 % – Due to Cost/Lack of Insurance
Barriers to Health Care Access Barrier 44 % – Due to Difficulty Understanding
37 % – Have No Insurance Doctor

Median Annual Household Federal Poverty Leve (FPL)

$10,000 – $20,000
Income $24,600 – 4-Person Household

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. AskCHIS 2016. Available @ http://ask.chis.ucla.edu
http://familiesusa.org/product/federal-poverty-guidelines (2017)
 SPRING QUARTER RECAP
Health Sites
Asian Garden Mall VCH CanCan Party
UCLA

This quarter, our volunteers were
able to serve over 60 patients at
Asian Garden Mall in Westminster.
Through our 4 successful health
sites during weeks 1, 2, 5, and 7,
We were able to offer screening
services such as hypertension,
vision, and BMI to patients.
VCH hosted our very first CanCan
Party during Week 7 to learn
about the different symptoms of
ovarian and breast cancer and
how to detect the signs. We also
learned about different resources
available for support, prevention,
and self-advocacy.

L.A. Kitchen Food Bank

L.A. Food Bank
During Week 7, our members were
given the opportunity to volunteer at
the LA Food bank and serve food to
the greater community of LA! This
was one of our many special sites
available for Spring Quarter.
 MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Upcoming Events for Fall ‘18
• General Meetings • Fall Health Fair
• Wednesdays, Odd Weeks • Sunday, Week 5
• Health Sites • Dim Sum Fundraiser
• Sundays Week 3, 4, 7 • Tuesday, Week 7
• Saturday, Week 4
• Special Site – OPICA Adult Day Care
• Fridays, Week 4, 6, and 9

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