Community Health Needs and Resource Assessment: An Exploratory Study of Filipino Americans in the New York Metropolitan AreaConducted by New York University’s Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH), this study examines the health issues concerning the Filipino Americans residing in the New York metropolitan area. Among the issues discussed in the study are the Filipino Americans’ health status and health-seeking behaviors, health care barriers, health resources, and best approaches to meet their health needs. The study also includes an extensive review of published medical and public health literature on Filipino Americans. CSAAH, as part of the New York University Institute of Community Health and Research, conducts research, training and outreach programs intended for Asian Americans in New York in partnership with community-based organizations, governmental agencies, healthcare institutions and other academic centers.
FASHA ReportThe Filipino American Senior Health Assessment (FASHA) was initiated by the Filipino American Health Initiative of Chicago (FACHIC) to evaluate specific health needs of the Filipino senior community in Chicago and to guide implementation of targeted health education programs and interventions. Our findings have been presented at several conferences including the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health Minority Health Conference and Society of General Internal Medicine Regional Meeting. FASHA findings will eventually be presented in a community health forum and has been used to develop programming and apply for funding for FACHIC’s future programs.
Operation Mango ReportA Chicago-based taskforce named Operation Mango was established in January 2001 by a diverse group of Filipino American individuals who, from both personal and professional experiences, witnessed the need to address and document the most urgent, social and psychological needs of this rapidly growing community. The initial mission of Operation Mango is to become more informed of the community’s needs, with the hope of developing a strategic plan that would address these needs within the Chicagoland area. The Operation Mango Report was released online in 2005. |
February 2012 Illinois Senior Medicare Patrol Program
Medicare will only cover home health services (a nurse or therapist who comes to your home) if you are “homebound.” If you are “homebound,” you cannot leave your home on your own without some kind of assistance. Home health services include physical therapy, speech therapy, and skilled nursing services. Basic care services like bathing, help with getting dressed, cooking, cleaning, etc. are NOT skilled nursing services. If someone offers you “free” basic care services in your home, this is fraud – just say no! If you need home health services, contact your doctor. Your doctor must write a prescription for home health services before you receive them. Never accept home health services from anyone who comes to your door or calls you on the telephone, even if they tell you that your doctor sent them!
Pebrero 2012 Ang Programang Illinois Senior Medicare Patrol
Aakuin lang ng Medicare ang mga serbisyong pangkalusugan sa tahanan (isang nars o terapist na pupunta sa iyong tahanan) kung ikaw ay “homebound”. Kung ikaw ay “homebound,” hindi ka maka-alis ng bahay ng mag-isa na walang tulong ng ibang tao. Kasama sa serbisyong pangkalusugan sa tahanan ang pisikal na terapi, terapi sa pananalita, at serbisyo ng dalubhasang nars. Ang mga pangunahing serbisyo ng pangangalaga gaya ng pagpapaligo, pagtulong sa pagdadamit, pagluluto, paglilinis, atbp. ay HINDI serbisyo ng dalubhasang nars. Kung mayroong maghahandog sa'yo ng “libreng” pangunahing pangangalaga sa iyong tahanan, ito ay isang panlilinlang – tumanggi ka na lang! Kung nangangailangan ka ng serbisyong pangkalusugan sa tahanan , tawagan ang iyong duktor. Kailangan ng iyong duktor na sumulat ng riseta para sa serbisyong pangkalusugan sa tahanan bago ka tumanggap nito. Huwag kang tatanggap ng serbisyong pangkalusugan sa tahanan mula sa sinumang bibisita sa iyo o tatawag sa telepono, kahit na sabihin pa nila na sila ay pinadala ng iyong duktor!
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